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Celebrating Arbor Day, the Urban Forest Project plants 150 trees in Mulick Park

Submitted 04-26-2016 under NEWS

In Michigan we know that our forests and trees are beautiful and special, but you might not know that the founder of Arbor Day, which is a legal United States holiday and is celebrated this year on Friday, April 29, spent the majority of his most...

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Bike co-op launches 1000 Bikes Campaign to provide more rides to community

Submitted 04-19-2016 under NEWS

The Spoke Folks, a bicycle cooperative in Grand Rapids, launches its campaign to gather 1000 donated bikes by October 1, 2016. Because Spoke Folks looks to get as many people riding as possible, a large part of their mission is to provide an...

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Children's poetry travels local bus system

Submitted 04-12-2016 under NEWS

Grand Rapids' Poet Laureate, Lew Klatt debuts his new project, "Grand Poems in Rapid Transit," during National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Collaborating with The Rapid and several local afterschool programs, Klatt will be...

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Bartertown works to build community through food with new programs, livable wages

Submitted 04-12-2016 under NEWS

Changes have been brewing at Bartertown Diner, a staple hotspot for the plant-based food community. On March 2, 2016, new owners Thad Cummings and Crystal Lecoy quietly and officially joined the Bartertown team, with a mission of inclusion and...

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The Rapid's new ad series tells riders' stories, benefits to community

Submitted 04-12-2016 under NEWS

Paul Mackie, one of the nation’s foremost mass transit bloggers and the communications director of the Virginia-based nonprofit research organization Mobility Lab, recently posed this challenge to America’s public transportation industry...

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Michigan sees increase amid national downward trend in abortions

Submitted 04-04-2016 under NEWS

Abortions in the United States are decreasing on an average of 12 per cent since 2010. However, one state stands out in stark contrast with an actual increase of 18.5 per cent - Michigan.   Those numbers aren’t skewed by fewer lives...

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Mayor Bliss to discuss Housing and Homelessness in monthly call in show

Submitted 04-04-2016 under NEWS

City Connection continued Monday, April 4th at 5 p.m. on LiveWire, Comcast Cable 24, for Mayor Rosalynn Bliss' third episode of the show. Discussion centered around Housing and homelessess with Tracie Coffman, Director of the Kent County...

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Play exploring racial issues based on actual experiences of local community members showing at Wealthy Theatre

Submitted 04-01-2016 under NEWS

A play grappling with racial issues in the West Michigan area, “LINES:The Lived Experience of Race 2016” is showing this weekend, April 1-3, 2016 at the Wealthy Theatre. Actors will be performing the actual experiences and words of local...

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Central District Cyclery moves to Creston neighborhood

Submitted 03-30-2016 under NEWS

Nate Phelps, owner of the Central District Cyclerly bike shop newly settled in the North side, is already getting involved in the neighborhood. The shop sign went up on the new storefront March 28, making the newcomer official. However, Phelps...

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ArtPrize winner curates new artist collective exhibit at Harris Building

Submitted 03-25-2016 under NEWS

The Artifacts GR, a new artist collective in Grand Rapids will be displaying it's first collection at the historical Harris Buildling beginning March 25, 2016.  The exhibit, Lemonpepper, will feature over 25 works in an array of styles...

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