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President and CEO of Humane Society of the United States comes to Grand Rapids

Submitted 01-16-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Anyone who has read Wayne Pacelle's best-selling book “The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them,” understands the mission of the president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). For those...

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Catalyst Radio: Austin Bunn on his documentary play, and on writing

Submitted 01-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Don't have time to listen now?  Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW Local writer Austin Bunn spends time on Catalyst Radio this week to talk about his documentary project "Rust." When Bunn moved to Grand...

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Adventure racing grows in Grand Rapids

Submitted 01-10-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Last year Michigan Adventure  Racing offered two urban adventure races. In 2012, they will put on nine new adventure, trail and bike races in the Grand Rapids area. Mark VanTongeren and his team of five adventure race aficionados had planned to...

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Local brewery makes it on Midwest Living Magazine's latest list

Submitted 01-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Brewery Vivant, local brewpub, was recently named in Midwest Living Magazine's list of Top 25 New Places to Stay, Eat, and Play. The only other Michigan location to receive recognition on the list with Brewery Vivant was Headlands International...

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Heels That Heal makes Grand Rapids awesome

Submitted 01-05-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Syretta Calvert knows that being a teenage girl isn’t always easy. She became a teen mom and raised two daughters. As a result, “teenage girls became my heart,” she said. In December, her heart found funding. Calvert, 37, received...

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Habitat recipient "pays it forward"

Submitted 12-22-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

It started when a speck of shingle stone landed in Michael Bradley's eye. Bradley was volunteering as one of Union High School's Habitat builders. While Bill Moerdyk, a Kent County's Habitat for Humanity ...

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The Don't We Boys: Dangerous sketch comedy

Submitted 12-16-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Joe Anderson, Dave Lyzenga, and Matt Sterenberg are the kind of guys you want to hang out with. They’re quick wits, don’t take themselves too seriously, and despite their ambiguous ages, are strangely adorable. Attending a Don’t We...

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Family Promise fights homelessness with help from community

Submitted 12-14-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Imagine you are a child and your mother just told you that your family is moving. Your dad left about a month ago and you're not sure where you and your mom and your little brother are going to stay. All your life you have had a safe, dependable...

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Lives of the non-religious: meet the members of CFI

Submitted 12-13-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Center for Inquiry Michigan may not be a widely known group, but members report that it has become a very important haven for area non-believers. Center for Inquiry (CFI) is an international non-profit that "encourages evidence-based inquiry...

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Local blues musicians share love of music with area schoolchildren

Submitted 12-12-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

At a time when music education is a controversial topic in Grand Rapids, West Michigan Blues Society (WMBS) continues to provide an interesting music program called Blues in the Schools (BITS). What is WMBS BITS? Led by the veteran local...

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