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The Pickle Club sets up camp in East Hills

Submitted 08-27-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

For the past few years, the pale blue house on the corner of Hermitage and Fitzhugh in East Hills has sat vacant. Now the residence is about to welcome a creative new vibrancy to the Diamond Gate neighborhood: an experimental art venue. Dubbed the...

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Well House community garden to give access to fresh produce in food desert

Submitted 08-27-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Well House hopes to improve access to fresh, healthy food in the north end of the South East Community Assocation (SECA) neighborhood by creating a community garden for residents to grow and harvest vegetables. SECA is one of several food deserts in...

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Vuela Grito; Picardo celebrates 25 years of art

Submitted 08-26-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

On Thursday August 29, 2013, local artist Erick Picardo hosts an evening of spoken word poetry, and authentic drumming. The show is titled "Vuela Grito", which loosely translates to "flying scream", or as Picardo explains it,...

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GR Makers, Mutually Human Software create space for hardware, software innovation

Submitted 08-26-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

GR Makers and Mutually Human Software have teamed up to provide a coworking space for the tinkerers in hardware and the hackers in software to collaborate and encourage craftsmanship. Samuel Bowles, Mutually Human Software's Vice President...

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Shop Seasonally: melons come to market

Submitted 08-21-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

With September quickly approaching, the produce at the market is getting sweeter. Several varieties of berries are coming into season, as well as musk and watermelons. Consider stopping by the market to pick up these seasonal sweets, learn how to...

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Event Coordinator balances hospitality, leadership for "24/7" job

Submitted 08-21-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Behind those romantic scenes so many think consume the lives of wedding planners, people often overlook the ongoing tasks and details needed to make each wedding day perfect. Jamie Carnes, director of event management and design at RSVP events,...

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Woodbridge Dairy protects environment, practices principled farming

Submitted 08-21-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Karin and John Uebbing first decided to change over their farm, Woodbridge Dairy in Byron Center, to certified organic  in 2004. The initial motivation, they say, was financial. “Originally the drive was money. When the money didn...

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Your story matters

Submitted 08-20-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

This Friday, August 23 at 6 p.m., while you're settling into your spot on the Ah Nab Awen lawn to watch Anchorman, you can tell your story at The Rapidian's Story Matters storytelling booth. We’re going to be experimenting with...

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Tell us your story

Submitted 08-20-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Our personal stories are what make our families and communities what they are. That is why LINC is partnering with Amway to help capture the community voice with Project Story. Storytelling is an important tool to connect with people, understand...

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Foraging Grand Rapids: Purslane

Submitted 08-16-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Note: This is the first article in a series that I will be writing about foraging in West Michigan.   I begin describing my foraging adventures in the city of Grand Rapids and its outer limits with purslane deliberately, because purslane only...

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