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Teens to attend town hall youth summit

Submitted 03-05-2012 under NEWS

By Akilah F. This April, different Grand Rapids city leaders and youth organizations such as the Mayor's Youth Council, Girls Scouts of America, and local middle and high school students in the community put together a youth summit that is...

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New curbside refuse collection service begins this summer

Submitted 03-02-2012 under NEWS

Beginning July 1st, the city will offer curbside refuse collection services using a micro-chipped 'smart cart' and a pay-as-you-throw system. A customer will be charged only when their City-provided cart is emptied at the curb. Residents...

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Michigan bills aim to take severe bite out of dog fighting

Submitted 03-01-2012 under NEWS

When it comes to dog fighting laws, the “Mitten State” is about to take the gloves off. Michigan’s House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on legislation that would put into effect the toughest dog fighting penalties...

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Grand Valley students get dirty

Submitted 02-29-2012 under NEWS

In many areas around Grand Valley State University's downtown Grand Rapids campus, along with its campuses in Allendale, Muskegon and Holland, the university has placed composting and recycling bins alongside traditional trash receptacles to cut...

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Catalyst Radio: Inaugural LadyFestGR to feature music, art, workshops

Submitted 02-24-2012 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now?  Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW LadyFestGR makes its debut next Saturday, March 3, with a slate of music, workshops, vendors, a variety show and art. The all-day (and night)...

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GR Beer Week has fun on tap

Submitted 02-24-2012 under NEWS

With tickets for this year's Winter Beer Festival at Fifth Third Ball Park selling out in December (all 5,900 of them), the inaugural GR Beer Week provides additional opportunities to celebrate all that is local beer. The Winter Beer Festival...

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Michael Pfleghaar: Design masquerading as something else

Submitted 02-23-2012 under NEWS

The show titled "Michael Pfleghaar: Reinforcing Objecthood" opened at the Grand Rapids Art Museum earlier this month, kicking off the museum's Michigan Artist Series. In this body of work, Michael Pfleghaar pays homage to the mid-...

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Shara Worden to perform at Calvin College this Monday

Submitted 02-20-2012 under NEWS

Like her band name implies, My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden delivers multi-faceted brilliance as she weaves together rock, opera, cabaret, chamber music, and choral elements. She has been hailed as “a pensive force of nature”...

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Catalyst Radio: Beer, politics, music and food all a part of the community conversation

Submitted 02-17-2012 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now?  Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW The Rapidian, hosted by CMC, is where you find the news and stories of Grand Rapids, by Grand Rapids. And as such, it serves as a repository of...

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Dr. Ocean treats "sea sickness"

Submitted 02-16-2012 under NEWS

Don Walsh is little-known for traveling deeper into the ocean than any other human being. Over half a century ago, Walsh and his team plunged over 35,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean. Since then, no one has traveled to such depths. In fact, “we...

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