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Video production camps focus on debunking myths about masculinity

Submitted 07-23-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The Community Media Center will be holding two camps for middle and high school students this summer. The first camp, entitled “My Hero,” will focus on video production and run August 4-8. The second camp, “Man Power,” will...

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Movies in the Park to show The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Submitted 07-22-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

On Friday, July 25 Movies in the Park will feature "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on the big screen at Ah-Nab-Awen Park.  The movie begins at dusk and pre-screening events start at 7 p.m. Food will be available from GoNuts, What the...

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Sweetie-licious expands pie passion to East Grand Rapids location

Submitted 07-22-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

“I connected baking and love at an early age,” says Linda Hundt, owner of Sweetie-licious. Sweetie-licious will be opening its third location in East Grand Rapids. The bakery café will be taking over Mary Ann’s Chocolates in the...

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Grand Rapids Brewing Company boasts only certified organic beer in Michigan

Submitted 07-22-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The original Grand Rapids Brewing Company (GRBC) opened back in 1893, but its latest incarnation sits at the corner of Fulton Street and Ionia, just a few doors down from their sister brewery, HopCat. GRBC is focused on brewing organically, just as...

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Eastgate neighborhood heats up with August summer events

Submitted 07-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Nestled next to East Grand Rapids, near the Ottawa Hills and Mulick Park regions of Grand Rapids, this vibrant bedroom community of families and professionals has a lot to love. Originally part of the ‘Paris Township’ in Kent County, the...

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Eastgate neighborhood comes together for August community activities

Submitted 07-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

With tree- lined streets and a block-wide community garden, the Eastgate neighborhood is buzzing with activity this summer. August is shaping up to be an especially busy time with the popular Dumper Days happening August 9th at Plymouth Heights...

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Review: "One Man, Two Guvnors" at Circle Theatre

Submitted 07-18-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Circle Theater’s new show, “One Man, Two Guvnors,” is a raucous slapstick comedy of the Italian Commedia dell'arte comedy style. The boisterous, high-energy cast mixes elements of audience participation with improvised...

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What's on Tap: July 16-23

Submitted 07-17-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Brewery Vivant Farm Hand, French Farmhouse Ale Triomphe, Belgian IPA Big Red Coq, Red Belgo-American IPA Undertaker, Belgian style dark ale Wit, Belgian wit  FLY2COQ - Vivant Edition, Belgian inspired Michigan Pale Ale  Tripel, Belgian...

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Heritage Hill Garden Tour highlights diverse neighborhood gardens

Submitted 07-16-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The seventh annual Heritage Hill Garden Tour, a walking tour of private gardens in the neighborhood, was open to the public on July 12. Since it began, the garden tour has alternated every year between the north and south districts of the...

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Flex your muscles for Special Olympics

Submitted 07-16-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The state's first Special Olympics Plane Pull since 2003 will be held at the Gerald R Ford International Airport on July 19. The event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics in which teams work together to move an aircraft. Registration will begin...

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