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Ed Nino and the Creative Process

Submitted 05-30-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

I was listening to Ed Nino's "Welcome 2 Jericho," which he dropped off in my mailbox a few weeks back, and couldn't really think of how to do it justice. This is a guy, who I initially thought was a little too intense before I knew...

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Glance at the Past - Beer Comes to Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-27-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

John Pannel and Christoph Kusterer tap Grand Rapids' first kegs.

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Dante Cope and the Couture Tape Co-Operative unite Division Ave.

Submitted 05-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Cope is working on a project with a fellow Jackson native. They call their group "Grandson," as a play on the two cities' names. He thought they would be making their first album under this moniker over the next year and probably...

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Google in Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

On May 19 at DeVos Place, Google came to town for their annual update on their business, bringing in their online sales and operations manager out of the Ann Arbor office, John Black, to detail the astonishing growth of their business and where...

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Glance at the Past - Dr. Robert W. Claytor

Submitted 05-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Dr. Robert W. Claytor (1897 -1989), co-founder of the Urban League and pillar of our African-American community.

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Fifty-year-old westsider awarded for performance in boxing ring

Submitted 05-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Pat Schmidt, a local westsider in his 50s, proves that you can still be a star in the ring even after hanging up the boxing gloves. Out of 42 referees that participated in the 2010 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas, Pat...

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Kites, Studio visits and The Midwest Fest invasion.

Submitted 05-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Hello Folks! Bored? (Doubt it!) Looking for something to do…(Maybe?) Here is the weekend round up jam packed with so many cool events it is hard to choose. From great community volunteering opportunities to visiting an artist studio to an entire...

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GR30K to premiere at Thriller! Chiller!

Submitted 05-18-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Sitting down with Director Daniel Falicki feels more like plopping down to watch Saturday morning cartoons than a formal interview about his new film, GR30K.      The film is fashioned after Heavy Metal, a 1980s...

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Glance at the Past - Early Policemen

Submitted 05-13-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Glance at the Past makes the case for the creation of the GRPD.

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Gator Comes Full Circle: Local Author Brings Alligators to MLK Leadership Academy

Submitted 05-13-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"Do you want to hold him?” asked David Critchlow, the cheerful owner of Alligator Sanctuary outside Battle Creek. He had in his hands Alphabet Soup, a foot-long baby alligator with gray eyes and a decidedly nonplussed expression, taking in the...

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