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Clean Works helps lower HIV transmission from intravenous drug use

Submitted 01-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

I recently interviewed Steve Alsum. He is the coordinator for Clean Works, a needle exchange and disease prevention program that operates on Mondays and Thursdays out of Heartside Ministry. Clean Works is a ancillary program of The Grand Rapids Red...

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Historic Civil War encampment located right beneath our feet

Submitted 01-04-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

As you walk by the many shops and buildings in Heritage Hill that we have grown fond off, buildings like Martha’s Vineyard or Central High School, do you ever wonder what existed here before? I have a passion for history and one of my...

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The First Beer Mile of 2010

Submitted 01-02-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

A beer mile is an odd event. To compete, you could be good at running, you might be good at drinking beer but to win you need to be somewhat good at both. The Grand Rapids Beer Mile was the brainchild of Steve Schoon, who had been reading about beer...

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Grand Rapids Central High School JROTC

Submitted 12-28-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids Central High School is the city’s oldest public high school. It has seen such graduates as Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee and Former First Lady Betty Ford. It is also home to the city’s oldest JROTC program. There has been concern from...

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St. Andrew's Cathedral - Midnight mass

Submitted 12-25-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

Church-goers attending the Christmas Eve midnight mass were met by a wall of choral music immediately upon entering the Cathedral of St. Andrew. Soloist Diane Penning Koperski, The Saint Andrew Cathedral Choir and Schola of the Diocese of Grand...

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Super Happy Funtime Burlesque Christmas Special: Santa's Sleighride review (photostory)

Submitted 12-20-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

   Super Happy Funtime Burlesque has been around for quite a while now, entertaining audiences and offending critics. Friday night was no exception to the high standard they have set for themselves, when the Grand Rapids troupe put on...

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Introducing: Shimmy Shack Burlesque (photostory)

Submitted 12-16-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

MATURE CONTENT: Contains partial nudity Shimmy Shack Burlesque is in a lot of ways a little sister to the already popular Super Happy Funtime Burlesque. It includes many of the same performers and Corey Ruffin (Mr. Happy Pants) even MCs. There...

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Grand Rapids, MI Flickr group

Submitted 12-15-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

Meeting up with the Grand Rapids, MI Flickr group might seem a little intimidating if you look at the photos in the group pool. There are plenty of people carrying around big equipment, and it's full of quality photos from people who are just going...

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Snow drifts, sleds, seasonal cheer and pussycat beer!

Submitted 12-10-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

Ho,ho, howdy! I have shamelessly blaring holiday music in both my office and my home for 3 days straight. A few years ago I realized the Holiday season had sped by and I had barely noticed SO to retaliate I now INDULGE in the holidays…. I...

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The Role of a Curator in ArtPrize 2010

Submitted 12-07-2009 under LOCAL LIFE

ArtPrize 2010 should award the "Best Curation of an Unconventional Art Space." This past year, I would have voted for Holly Bechiri as its first recipient for her curatorial work at 45 Ottawa. Holly is an artist...

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