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Local Fishmonger adds oyster bar, chowders, sandwiches to menu

Submitted 10-08-2013 under NEWS

Jeff Butzow, owner of Fish Lads of Grand Rapids has been slinging raw seafood for the past 15 years. A Traverse City native and Pike Place Market veteran, Butzow has brought his skills back from Seattle to the Great Lakes state. Fish Lads fish...

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Safety Ambassadors hit downtown streets

Submitted 10-08-2013 under NEWS

More uniformed workers will be making an appearance in and around downtown and no, it's not more parking meter readers. These trained professionals in teal colored uniforms are Grand Rapids' new Safety Ambassadors. The program was launched...

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City officials take voluntary pay cuts

Submitted 10-07-2013 under NEWS

Much has changed since 2010 in our local government. In 2010, there was an operating deficit of $33 million. Local officials knew action must be taken and started to look for ways to bring down costs. City Manager Gregory Sundstrom created a plan...

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Mayor to answers citizen questions on City Connection

Submitted 10-07-2013 under NEWS

Monday night at 5:00 p.m., Mayor Heartwell answered questions from local citizens in his monthly call-in show on GRTV (and streamed live here on The Rapidian!) "City Connection."  Each month, you can add your own questions for City Connection...

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Catalyst Radio: WYCE BoDeans concert to raise funds for DA Blodgett-St. John's

Submitted 10-07-2013 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW Community Media Center announces the kickoff event in the WYCE: Live at Wealthy Concert Series, featuring nationally-touring artists in fundraising...

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Tree House Community Garden nestles in to Baxter neighborhood

Submitted 10-01-2013 under NEWS

Since 2012 the Tree House Community Garden has been providing Baxter neighbors with access to growing their own fresh food and a safe haven for folks to gather together. Matthew Fowler, along with wife Kristin Fowler and their friends, started the...

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Brewery Vivant, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks add to tree canopy

Submitted 10-01-2013 under NEWS

Last Fall, Brewery Vivant teamed up with Friends of Grand Rapids Park (FOGRP) to plant trees at Highland Park. To build on their already established relationship, the groups paired up again this past Sunday to plant 10 trees at Congress Park. The...

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Local First challenges community to eat local

Submitted 10-01-2013 under NEWS

Grand Rapids area business advocate Local First is challenging folks to take their 10x10 challenge. The challenge involves budgeting $10 per week for local food for 10 weeks. The idea is to shift those funds from where one would normally spend...

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Public input needed for survey of Grand Rapids life

Submitted 10-01-2013 under NEWS

VoiceGR, an initiative of Grand Valley State University through the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy is running an online survey in an effort to gather information about living and working in Grand Rapids. The survey takes approximately 15...

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Local Eagle Scout continues his Scouting journey

Submitted 09-30-2013 under NEWS

For many an Eagle Scout, the path to Scouting's highest rank ends with a frantic sprint of completing requirements just before his 18th birthday.  But for Zach Schemmel, earning his Eagle badge at 16 means new opportunities to grow and...

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