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Grassroots benefit concert raises funds for family fleeing Palestine

Submitted 10-28-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids is home to many venues, but one of the most unique is the James Russell House, colloquially called “the Mansion,” which hosts an annual, day-long art and music festival called Woodstock Fest. Breaking from tradition,...

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Long Road Distillers, GR's first distillery, approaches 10th anniversary as it continues local sourcing

Submitted 10-18-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Surrounded by thorny branches and needle-like leaves, these berries grow wild in ragged juniper bushes across Beaver Island off the coast of Charlevoix, where the award-winning Long Road Distillers team scoured. Founded on the principle of taking...

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Enduring West Side staple Fulton Street Pub & Grill gets spooky this October

Submitted 10-10-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Fulton Street Pub & Grill is dead serious about Halloween this October, with a large selection of spooky season events, performances and even a Dracula-themed five-course dinner experience planned.  In operation for over half a century, the...

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Multiple film events come to Grand Rapids this fall

Submitted 09-16-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Originally established in 2009, the Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF) is returning to the city Sept. 20-22, featuring multiple screenings, venues and local filmmakers.  The festival’s kick-off event is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 20 with...

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Four ways to get involved with The Rapidian

Submitted 09-10-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

The best part of being part of The Rapidian is that there's no one way to do it! Whether you want to write, read or support, there's a place for you in our newsroom. Write for The RapidianGot a story to tell? The Rapidian Reporter program...

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Grand Rapids celebrates 10th annual Grand Rapids Zine Fest

Submitted 08-20-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Zines (it rhymes with ‘bean’) are small, often handmade magazines or booklets filled with a wide variety of subject matter, from politics to poetry. Here in Grand Rapids, zine-makers celebrated the 10th Grand Rapids Zine Fest (GRZF) at...

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Restaurant review: Brunch House is in the house

Submitted 08-19-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

When you hear about a themed restaurant, it’s either going to be really bad or really good. I’m happy to report that Brunch House is the latter, and I was pleasantly surprised by how well this concept turned out. Brunch House brought all...

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Grand Rapids Bike Polo hopes to plant roots at upgraded Highland Park courts

Submitted 08-15-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

At the newly renovated Highland Park stand two freshly painted asphalt hardcourts lined with crisp white, 4-foot-tall dasher boards, lights and two goals.  After 14 years of searching for a permanent home, the Grand Rapids Bike Polo Club (GRBP...

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Grand Rapids Children's Museum Brings Pixar’s 'Inside Out' to Life

Submitted 08-02-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

An interactive exhibit inspired by Pixar’s 2015 hit “Inside Out” is now open at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum through Sept. 8.  The exhibit, “Emotions at Play,” is designed to engage visitors’...

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How tattoos went from circus spectacle to common self expression in Grand Rapids

Submitted 07-22-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Teryl Grooters never wanted a tattoo, that is, until he turned 60.  While working at Vito's pizza on the west side of Grand Rapids, Grooters decided one day to visit the tattoo shop across the street and get a bulldog tattooed on his arm to...

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