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Shop Seasonally: saying 'farewell' to rhubarb, and 'hello' to cherries, snap peas and pickling cucumbers

Submitted 07-02-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

'Tis the season for a culinary adventure. Not sure what to do with all the veggies in your CSA? Want to add a few techniques to your culinary arsenal? Ever wondered how to pronounce kohlrabi? Chances are that the person selling you food probably...

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GR Makers support ideas, collaboration

Submitted 07-02-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

GR Makers started in a garage. Focusing on Linux programming, Casey M. DuBois started by hosting Linux users and a Makers group at his own home and garage, inherited from his father. Linux is a community supported website committed to promote Linux...

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Really Really Free Market July 7

Submitted 07-02-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

The Really Really Free Market will be moving to the West Side on July 7 from 2 - 5p.m. for their next event. The market will be held in John Ball Park, near the Butterworth entrance next to the playground and picnic tables.   If planning to...

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Local sports and social club offers more than typical sports scene

Submitted 07-01-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Whether you win or lose, it does not matter because after your team exits the field, your next play involves heading to a local bar where cold beer and conversation await you. The Grand Rapid’s Sport and Social Club pairs together athletics...

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Animation camp to create role models for future Superwomen

Submitted 06-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

A summer day camp for high school students in Kent County will be led by a New York stop-motion animator, Chelsea Manifold, along with Community Media Center’s Education Instructor Lynn McKeown. The classes will be at the Grand Rapids...

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Literacy center seeks to promote creativity, local talent with Flash Fiction Contest

Submitted 06-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

The Literacy Center of West Michigan is encouraging aspiring and accomplished writers to enter their previously unpublished short story of 500 words or less to its first annual Flash Fiction Contest. The entry fee is $15 and entries are accepted...

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Outdoor movie screen coming to outdoor parks, venues

Submitted 06-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

The Downtown Development Authority has purchased an outdoor movie screen for use around the city. They are now in the process of determining what they should show, where movies should be screened and other details. To help them do that, they are...

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Kids to learn bike safety, receive free helmet at annual event

Submitted 06-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Business Leaders Linked to Encourage New Directions (BL²END) want to keep kids safe when they get out their bikes and are exercising the freedom of school's hiatus. BL²END will be running Salvation Army's annual Bike...

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U-Pick cherries ready for first of July

Submitted 06-27-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

For the first few days of July, Moelker Orchards and Farm Market will provide “U-Pick” cherry events where fruit enthusiasts from all over can come to pick fresh cherries. They offer white-gold cherries, black sweet cherries, Selah sweet...

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Earthkeeper Farm devoted to soil, community

Submitted 06-27-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

From the beginning, self-sufficiency has motivated Rachelle Bostwick to move away from supporting large corporations in every way possible. “Corporations don’t care about people,” Rachelle Bostwick says. “They care about...

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