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Run the GazelleGirl & Run to Make a Difference

Submitted 12-13-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

The benefits of signing up and running a foot race are tangible — you’ll have a personal goal to train for and in doing so you will gain in physical fitness, your mental attitude will improve and you’ll have a blast on race day....

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GR .1k Race Raises Money for Friar Fight Against Duchenne

Submitted 12-13-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Many high school boys play golf, and some may even play in a golf scramble, but not many high school boys start a golf scramble for charity. Kyle Smith and Mike Friar were two high school boys at East Kentwood when they first started their annual...

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Video game obsession affecting grades even at college

Submitted 12-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

The machines are taking over the world, and at Calvin College, it is sooner than expected. On Oct. 12, the highly anticipated Pokemon X and Y games were internationally released. Stores worldwide like Gamestop, Wal-Mart and Meijer held midnight...

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West Michigan winters I have known

Submitted 12-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Winter seems to have gotten the jump on us this year with that arctic blast we got even before Thanksgiving. Michigan - always keeping it interesting! Last year we had a dry, rather balmy beginning to winter, until someone upstairs finally...

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What's On Tap: December 12-18

Submitted 12-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

B.O.B.'s Brewery Blondie, Golden Ale Crimson King, Amber Ale Full On IPA, India Pale Ale London Calling, Porter Peanut Butter Porter, Specialty Porter Robert The Barrel, Bourbon Barrel Ale Spaceboy Stout, English Oatmeal Stout Calgacus, Scotch...

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Grand Rapids Brewing Company strives to maintain organic, local focus in spite of challenging obstacles

Submitted 12-11-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

If there are two things you know about Grand Rapids Brewing Company (GRBC), it's their historical legacy and their unique all-organic fare. These are themes the brewery is committed to maintaining, even in the face of the challenges they...

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Local artists band together for typhoon relief

Submitted 12-11-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

It’s been more than a month since Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, claiming the lives of more than 5,600 people and displacing an estimated 4.4 million. While the devastation may have superseded from the front page, times are...

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Experience Grand Rapids' new program seeks to reach out to visitors

Submitted 12-11-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids, the second largest city in Michigan, has annual success from ArtPrize and has been crowned “Beer City USA” of 2013. These achievements bring more visitors and tourists.  Experience Grand Rapids (ExperienceGR), a...

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Michigan filmmakers explore reality of small town life

Submitted 12-10-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

On December 13, the documentary "Medora" comes to the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art. The film’s directors, Michigan natives Davy Rothbart and Andrew Cohn will be present for a question and answer session that night. The film...

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Reducing feline overpopulation, one stray at a time

Submitted 12-10-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

When Carol Manos got a local wild cat spayed to prevent her own cats from getting pregnant, she wasn’t expecting it to turn into her a life-long vocation.  But 8 years later, Manos is the proud founder of Carol’s Ferals, a local non...

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