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Housing + school + healthcare, all in one place

Submitted 12-19-2016 under NEWS

By Charles Honey, School News Network Carmen Fernandez warmly remembers growing up in the Roosevelt Park neighborhood in Southwest Grand Rapids. Families of different races, ethnicities and languages got along, parents looked out for each other...

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Live art, music create win for equity at Race Together

Submitted 12-09-2016 under NEWS

Surrounded by party-goers with cocktails in their hands, artist J.A. Medcalf worked steadily at his easel with a palette of browns, reds and blues for over three hours. The music of Vox Vidorra played in the background, spirited and soulful,...

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Amid post-election tension, Race Together to celebrate equity

Submitted 12-06-2016 under NEWS

In these post-election days of increased harassment for members of marginalized communities, Partners for a Racism-Free Community (PRFC) is hosting a celebration of the racial, ethnic and religious diversity of West Michigan. Anyone who wants to...

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Creative writing and music students team up for genre-bending performance

Submitted 11-30-2016 under NEWS

Students at the Creative Youth Center and Triumph Music Academy are coming together for a brand new collaborative project, a free night of Spoken Word + Music. On December 16, CYC students will perform original poetry at the Wealthy Theatre Annex...

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Shop locally, give back at Grand Rapids Downtown Market during Winter Wonderland

Submitted 11-29-2016 under NEWS

The Downtown Market kicks off the holiday season next Wednesday with a Winter Wonderland Open House from 4-8 p.m. on December 7, with festive activities for kids, families and adults, and an extra hour of shopping. The Winter Wonderland Open House...

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Investigate "Science of Snow" at Grand Rapids Public Museum this December

Submitted 11-29-2016 under NEWS

Join the Grand Rapids Public Museum this December for hands-on programming all about the Science of Snow! Through an ongoing program called "Science Tuesdays," visitors get to experience hands on science at the Museum. Science Tuesdays is...

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'Light Up Downtown' this Friday with WYCE, City of Grand Rapids, DGRI

Submitted 11-29-2016 under NEWS

WYCE 88.1FM, West Michigan’s Community Radio Station, will be heard throughout the winter season in downtown Grand Rapids. This Friday, December 2, 2016 is the kickoff to the holiday season with “Light Up Downtown” taking place at...

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Catalyst Radio: Tea Trade Cafe

Submitted 11-25-2016 under NEWS

Host Jessica Gladden speaks with Becky McDonald, founder of WAR (Women at Risk)International, a trafficking education and advocacy program. The program has opened Tea Trade Cafe, a new fair trade coffee shop in Grandville, Michigan, which provides...

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#TheShift Summit plots cooperative course to success for local Black residents

Submitted 11-22-2016 under NEWS

On Friday, November 18, an audience of over 50 people, including many African-American small business owners and non-profit community workers, attended #TheShift Summit at the Seidman Business Center of Grand Valley State University. The Summit was...

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'Beautiful, cool and majestic': Urban students experience Lake Michigan

Submitted 11-22-2016 under NEWS

By Charles Honey, School News Network As they stepped onto a platform and gazed upon Lake Michigan, a group of Grand Rapids fifth-graders let loose a torrent of wonder.   “So pretty!” “Oh my gosh, it’s beautiful!...

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