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Rock-Hounds Downtown

Submitted 08-15-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

As dozens of fresh faces and old gathered in the Amway Grand Hotel Lobby last Thursday evening, Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray giggled with excitement. “I can’t believe the turnout!” A geologist with Blandford Nature Center, Dr. Dockeray...

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ArtPrize hosts volunteers for kick-off event

Submitted 08-10-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Imagine that you have decided to become more involved in your community. Imagine that ArtPrize is the event that you settle on as the object of your altruistic work. What sort of experience welcomes a volunteer for this local art extravaganza? Great...

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Barefoot Racing Hits Grand Rapids

Submitted 08-10-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Want to feel the earth move? On Sunday, August 28 the Merrell Naked Foot 5k will hit Grand Rapids and barefoot runners will have the chance to bolt over grass and dirt and be one with Riverside Park. The Merrell Naked Foot 5k series is new this year...

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Artifacts from Self Making at the GreenLion Gallery

Submitted 08-09-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

  Earlier this year the GreenLion Gallery opened its doors at 150 E Fulton, in downtown Grand Rapids. Recently I visited the gallery to view their current exhibition which includes work from Renee Zettle-Sterling's “Artifacts from...

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Civic Theatre's "Fame" a hit

Submitted 08-09-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

The musical “Fame” was a hit at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre last Thursday night as a sold-out audience of 800 and a line of waitlisted walk-ins swarmed the lobby, anxious to take their seats. “Fame,” a widely acclaimed musical...

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The Silver Spork rides into town

Submitted 08-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

If you’ve ever eaten lunch at a school, you know what a spork is.  If you’ve ever wanted to try lunch from a food truck, you need to find out where The Silver Spork will be.  This chariot of local cuisine is a new kid on the...

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Stacking up: How the new Fulton Street Farmers Market will put GR on the map

Submitted 07-28-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Farmers market patrons explain which item they are most excited about. View The Rapidian at Fulton Street Farmers Market in a larger map. The year 1922 brought many things: James Joyce published Ulysses, the early horror film Nosferatu was...

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Public Speaking? No Problem

Submitted 07-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

On Thursday mornings at 7:30 a.m. Toastmasters join for a 60 minute session. Club members develop speaking and leadership skills by replicating a formula of activities and member roles each meeting. This week, I had the opportunity to be “a...

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Grand Rapids Farmers Markets 101

Submitted 07-25-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Despite their rising presence in our city, many of us may have little to no prior knowledge about farmers markets. Perhaps we have lumped them into the category of flea markets, estate states, craft shows; essentially anything we would have to...

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Happy birthday, Mr. Calder

Submitted 07-22-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Alexander Calder would be 113 years old today.  We, along with Google and much of the art community, celebrate his contribution not only to the art world but to our world here as Grand Rapidians. The above slideshow was created by simply...

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