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Perrin brewers show brief overview of brewing process

Submitted 08-21-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

John Stewart has been Perrin Brewing Company's head brewer for about a year and a half. Before that, he brewed for New Holland Brewing, Saugatuck Brewing Company and as a homebrewer. Perrin Brewing is located at 5910 Comstock Dr NW.  In the...

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The Bitter End provides coffee oasis for West Side

Submitted 08-21-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The Bitter End Coffeehouse is a family-owned business that serves fair trade, craft roasted coffee made from organic beans on West Fulton. Owner John Sprite is a Grand Rapids native with a culinary background. “Our coffee shop in a...

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Mario Alfaro: Helping youth in Grand Rapids

Submitted 08-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Helping youth find jobs that will help them later in life is hard. This is why the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan has organized a program which helps youth by providing them with meaningful jobs. Mario Alfaro, Youth Advocate and Gang Specialist...

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Ricardo Martinez: Advocating for youth

Submitted 08-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan's Youth Advocate, Ricardo Martinez, works with Grand Rapids youth ranging from ages 14 to 21. "It is challenging," says Martinez. "I make sure kids get all the help that they need; making...

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Brewery takes on grassroots cooperative business model

Submitted 08-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Three years ago, a group of homebrewers and beer enthusiasts came together to accomplish a common goal: to open a brewery. With the explosion in popularity of craft brewing, High Five Co-Op Brewery stands apart from the crowd by boasting the title...

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Sneak behind the scenes at Marge's Donut Den

Submitted 08-18-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Since 1975, Marge's Donuts Den has been serving the community. The bakery makes donuts, cakes, cupcakes, muffins, cookies and brownies. Marge's also creates custom wedding cakes. Inside Marge Wilson’s kitchen, she explains how...

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What's on Tap: August 14-20

Submitted 08-15-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

B.O.B.'s Brewery Hopsun, Belgian summer whit AHA Bread Beer, Belgian saison Full On IPA, India pale ale Spaceboy Stout, English oatmeal stout Crimson King, amber ale Blondie, golden ale Spooky Action, way beyond IPA Robert the Barrel, bourbon...

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Local videographer's Kala Project highlights beauty, strength in adversity

Submitted 08-14-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Bradley Productions, a Grand Rapids videography studio, has created The Kala Project, a videography based charitable organization with a desire to tell stories that connect, provoke and inspire in the community around them. The goal...

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Girls Inc. program seeks to educate, motivate Grand Rapids youth

Submitted 08-13-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The YWCA West Central Michigan is partnering with the national Girls Inc. preventative program program aimed at girls ages 6-18. The Girls Inc. mission is to inspire all girls to be “strong, smart and bold” and to prevent future...

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Security director examines proposed panhandling restrictions

Submitted 08-08-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

For the past five years Russell Wolff has had many experiences with panhandlers on the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus and the surrounding area. "It’s a public university; panhandlers are welcome to come on our campus,...

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