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Catalyst Radio: East Hills neighborhood planning new Gay Day event

Submitted 07-13-2012 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW This week’s edition of Catalyst Radio features East Hills Council of Neighbors, and a first-ever event for the neighborhood called Gay Day,...

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A Watershed Moment: The push for a better Renewable Energy Standard

Submitted 07-10-2012 under NEWS

Michigan’s environmental advocates scored a big win last week when the Michigan Energy Michigan Jobs Campaign announced that it had collected 530,000 signatures, over 200,000 more than needed, to bring a more aggressive Renewable Energy...

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Mark Kahny and The Boogie Woogie Babies perform at Jazz at the Zoo

Submitted 07-10-2012 under NEWS

Despite the high temperatures last week Monday, a large crowd gathered at the John Ball Zoo for the weekly Jazz at the Zoo concert hosted by the West Michigan Jazz Society (WMJS). WMJS 2012 musician of the year Mark Kahny and his band performed...

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Romanian immigrant's memoir describes totalitarianism through a child's eyes

Submitted 07-10-2012 under NEWS

Carmen Bugan and her family emigrated from Romania to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in November 1989. The family fled Romania after years of harassment for her father’s anti-Ceausescu protests. Carmen, born in Romania in 1970, is a writer, mother,...

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Mayor wins Climate Protection Award for Grand Rapids

Submitted 07-09-2012 under NEWS

Mayor George Heartwell’s heart for the people of Grand Rapids and his view that caring for the environment is a matter of morals catapulted the city to the top honor as 2012 US Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Award Winner for...

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WIC participants now have easier access to fresh fruits, vegetables

Submitted 07-08-2012 under NEWS

Beginning this summer, fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers markets just became easier to get for mothers participating in the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) in Kent County. The WIC program is...

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Catalyst Radio: SowHope aiding and inspiring disadvantaged women around world

Submitted 07-06-2012 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW On this edition of Catalyst Radio, we speak with Mary Dailey Brown, the president and CEO of SowHope, a local nonprofit working to aid impoverished...

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GRAM on the Green to kick off this Friday

Submitted 07-05-2012 under NEWS

This Friday begins the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM)’s weekly summer outdoor event GRAM on the Green, providing the community with a variety of family friendly activities such as giant game sets on the Peter M. Wedge Plaza and musical...

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Mayor Heartwell hosts July edition of live call-in show Monday Night

Submitted 07-02-2012 under NEWS

At 5 p.m. Monday night, Mayor Heartwell's live interactive public access show City Connection was simulcast right here on The Rapidian. City Connection is an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to talk with our mayor about important city issues. If...

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Summer Picturesque launches with MLive collaboration, contest

Submitted 07-02-2012 under NEWS

The Rapidian's next Picturesque will run the entire month of July, asking Grand Rapidians to submit photos around a central theme: Summer Lovin'. This includes the beach, pool, vacation spots, summer scenery, food and drinks, holidays and...

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