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Make Magazine editor convenes brief town hall meeting among makers

Submitted 04-26-2011 under NEWS

Placed symbolically on each table in the GRid70 cafe (70 Ionia SW) was a board game—Jenga, Mancala, Cribbage, Scrabble—around which 25 people gathered to hear Dale Dougherty share the history of Make Magazine and the eminent Maker Faire...

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Peace pole installation at Wealthy Theatre in honor of Dirk Koning

Submitted 04-22-2011 under NEWS

On a gray noon, the beats of Badenya caromed through Wealthy Theatre as a small crowd gathered for the Earth Day peace pole dedication ceremony. The peace pole was the closing chapter of a memorial to Dirk Koning, the first executive director of the...

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National Record Store Day is here again

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NEWS

Audiophiles, listen up!In case you have not heard, tomorrow is National Record Store Day. Started in 2008, the official Record Store Day website describes it as a celebration of the unique culture that develops around independently owned record...

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Slow down for Slow Art Day this Saturday, April 16, 2011

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NEWS

Picture stopping at a piece of art. What do you notice: The shape? The color? The size? Eight seconds later, your attention is gone and so are you, on to the next piece where you will spend another eight seconds on its aesthetics. If this is you,...

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At least one fatality reported in Fulton Heights house fire

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NEWS

At approximately 11pm Thursday evening a number of emergency vehicles arrived in the Fulton Heights neighborhood for a house fire at 127 Mayfield Ave NE, on the west side of the street. Victims were pulled from the house, and a large group of Grand...

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Educating adults plants seeds of hope

Submitted 04-12-2011 under NEWS

*Leer este artículo en español  | Read this article in Spanish   "Educar es amar ("To educate is to love")," announced Zulema Moret at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Plaza Comunitaria on Friday, April 1. Plaza...

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Educar adultos es sembrar esperanza

Submitted 04-12-2011 under NEWS

*Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez   "Educar es amar” anunció Zulema Moret en la ceremonia de corte de listón para La Plaza Comunitaria el viernes, 1 de abril. ...

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GR Public Library gets spiny with teen poetry this spring break

Submitted 04-06-2011 under NEWS

April is poetry month, and this week, the Grand Rapids Public Library is opening the doors and shelves for the first Teen Book Spine Poetry Contest. Teens are invited to visit their local library branch and wax poetic by stacking poetic. All...

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Child Abuse is Focus of Art and Poetry Exhibition

Submitted 04-05-2011 under NEWS

It is a topic that people don't want to think too much about--child sexual abuse. But it happens every day and in fact, one in three of all girls and one in seven of all boys are sexually abused by the time they are 18 years of age. It is thought...

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[RESCHEDULED] Monthly live call-in show with Grand Rapids mayor to air Thursday 5 p.m.

Submitted 04-04-2011 under NEWS

***UPDATE*** due to a last minute scheduling conflict, this month's episode of City Connection has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 21 at 5 p.m. Our apologies for any inconvenience. At 5pm Monday night, City Connection, Mayor Heartwell's...

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