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Successful 11th annual Bernie Schmidt Boxing Show

Submitted 12-01-2010 under NEWS

The Michigan Golden Gloves Association (MGGA) Boxing Gym hosted the 11th annual Bernie Schmidt Memorial boxing show on Nov. 13. The annual show honors the memory of Bernie Schmidt for his involvement with amateur boxing for many years. His...

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Children's Hospital Offers Preview to Community

Submitted 11-19-2010 under NEWS

People in Grand Rapids will never have the opportunity to see the new Helen DeVos Children's Hospital like they will on Saturday, December 4 when the nearly completed facility opens its doors for public viewing. Starting at 8 a.m. people will be...

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Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist Barbara Martinez Jitner Speaks at GRCC Diversity Lecture Series

Submitted 11-17-2010 under NEWS

Barbara Martinez Jitner drew a significant crowd to her lecture on Wednesday night, Oct 20. From the stage of the Fountain Street Church (24 Fountain NE), Jitner shed light on the situation of young female Mexican factory workers that have been...

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The Fight for Chickens in Grand Rapids Not Over

Submitted 11-15-2010 under NEWS

Just a couple of short months back on August 10th, the City of Grand Rapids Commissioners voted no on a resolution that would have amended the law to allow backyard chickens in the city. The vote was held after much input from the public was heard...

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Ground breaking Art event, Tanglefoot Open Studio, turns 20

Submitted 11-15-2010 under NEWS

Was there Art in Grand Rapids before ArtPrize? Yes, lots of it in all sorts of locales. This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most notorious art events in Grand Rapids, the Tanglefoot Artist Open Studio. The Tanglefoot Building garnered...

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Crowd cheers on Hispanic Flamenco Ballet at Wealthy Theatre

Submitted 11-03-2010 under NEWS

On Wednesday morning, the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet's charter bus pulled up to Wealthy Theatre. Not far away were a swarm of yellow buses carrying more than 300 students. Billed on the dance company's website as the best option for student field...

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Sweeping Republican wins in Michigan turn state red

Submitted 11-03-2010 under NEWS

The Tuesday, Nov. 2 general election saw Republicans taking the most votes in many races from the governor's seat on down. The State of Michigan's new governor elect is Republican Rick Snyder, of Ann Arbor, who garnered 136,246 votes, more than that...

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What the pho?! Bangkok Taste Cuisine celebrates grand opening downtown

Submitted 10-27-2010 under NEWS

Phở lovers rejoice! Bangkok Taste Cuisine has arrived on the scene to finally fill the woefully phở-less void in downtown Grand Rapids. Located at 15 Jefferson SE (the former home of Bobby J’s Downtown and the much-missed My Video Shoppe),...

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Voters give proceeds from Sunday Soup #8 to music collective

Submitted 10-24-2010 under NEWS

Organizers started early today to set up for Sunday Soup #8. By the time the first volunteer cooks trickled in, the Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division) had been tiled with homemade benches, decorated with freshly carved pumpkins and...

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Journalist Anand Gopal speaks at Calvin College

Submitted 10-09-2010 under NEWS

 Renowned free-lance journalist Anand Gopal gave a startling talk Friday night to a crowd of around fifty people at Calvin College.  Gopal, who has reported from Afghanistan for the last three years was full of current information, having...

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