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Bowl for a Cause Returns to Grand Rapids!

Submitted 05-24-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

The ANWM/CLUBHOUSE International Bowling Outing is Back! For the past few years, Sigma Lambda Beta Alumni Network West Michigan has partnered with CLUBHOUSE International to fundraise for their cause, which helps pay tuition for Primary and High...

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Flex Gallery and The Power of Art

Submitted 05-20-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

Created to provide greater access to public art, Flex Gallery is a wearable, rotating exhibition space located on curator Zachary Trebellas' left arm. The mobile art space has to date hosted twenty-one custom armbands created by local, regional...

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Afoot: Hymns and Donuts

Submitted 05-04-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

Greetings— I noticed a sign reading "Don't Worry, Customers Please Enter" on the door of a Midtown pastry shop.  After ordering a dozen donuts for co-workers, I asked the counter clerk why they had to encourage customers to...

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Afoot

Submitted 04-22-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

An important goal of the Rapidian is to connect the people of Grand Rapids.  Not only do we get to hear what other people are up to, we get to hear it in their own voices.  Today the site launches a new column that takes this idea in a...

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Grand Raggidy Roller Derby Recap, April 13th

Submitted 04-18-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

Peach Clobber stepped up to the plate this game. The jammer led the All Stars in scoring with sixty-seven points as the Grand Raggidy All Stars defeated Flint Roller Derby 211-109 on Saturday, April 13th. “There were several jams where I felt...

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Grand Raggidy Roller Derby Preview, Saturday, April 13th

Submitted 04-11-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Raggidy Roller Derby will be hitting the track Saturday, April 13th, hosting Flint Roller Derby and the Ypsilanti Vigilantes in a doubleheader held at MSA Woodland. The All Stars face off against Flint and the Attack take on Ypsilanti. The All...

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Grand Raggidy Roller Derby season kicks off with double header against Guelph's Royal City Roller Derby this Saturday, March 23

Submitted 03-21-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

The 2019 Grand Raggidy Roller Derby opener kicks off this Saturday, March 23, as they enter their fifteenth season hosting Royal City Roller Derby of Guelph, Ontario. Held at Griff’s Georgetown, the doubleheader features your Grand Raggidy All...

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Blue Bridge Games brings tabletop gaming to Uptown neighborhood

Submitted 02-12-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

Tabletop games are having a moment. The board game industry surges with record sales as players from around the world use tabletop games as a fun and interactive alternative to digital entertainment.   Tapping into this growing interest are...

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Katie Kalisz: A Quiet Woman's Clarity

Submitted 01-29-2019 under LOCAL LIFE

Katie Kalisz’s Quiet Woman is a powerful collection of life’s most precious and vulnerable moments, reminding us of the ever-present potential of our inner lives and the discovery in our fugitive thoughts: our fears, our contemplation of...

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Homelessness in Grand Rapids: How can we help?

Submitted 12-20-2018 under LOCAL LIFE

The rising population in Grand Rapids has had a direct impact on housing costs and access. For hundreds of people in the area, rising home prices are a problem, pushing low-income individuals out of prior homes and locations and sometimes, onto the...

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