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Fainting Generals' Juliet Bennett Rylah on being an artist in Grand Rapids

Submitted 06-24-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Juliet Bennett Rylah is part of the local band, The Fainting Generals, which has been in existence a little over two years and makes regular appearances at larger-scale festivities in Grand Rapids. Over the years, the band has lost a few of its...

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Kick it up a notch….

Submitted 06-17-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Last night I had the distinct honor of moderating a panel for Rapid Growth. The panelists and crowd were totally interesting covering some pretty heavy arts/economic topics and the general vibe stayed pretty relaxed. Even though it was only...

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A Q&A with Hip Hop Producer Nixon

Submitted 06-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Nixon is arguably the most preeminent producer in the local scene having captured a number of Grand Rapids Hip Hop Coalition awards in recent years. He is also one of the most sought-after emcees in the local landscape.  Everyone involved...

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Local artist invites you into the living room of an immigrant family

Submitted 06-07-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Mandy Burrow, a local artist and art professor at Calvin College, seeks to foster an exchange between United States natives and immigrants in her current installation, "Americans." "Americans" invites viewers into the recreated living rooms of three...

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Glance at the Past - La Grande Vitesse

Submitted 06-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

As Festival of the Arts returns to Grand Rapids, enjoy the story of our downtown landmark.

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Jeff Hill: Dedicated Dad Goes the Distance

Submitted 06-02-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

This is how dedicated Jeff Hill is to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes: he’s given up golf for the summer.  The avid once or twice a week golfer is spending his summer riding a bike 80-100 miles a week. Unlike golfing, the biking isn’t...

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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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