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Griffins Booster Club celebrates team's first Calder Cup

Submitted 06-19-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Like more than 10,000 other Grand Rapids Griffins fans who packed Van Andel Arena last Friday and Saturday nights, Griffins Booster Club president Jill DeWitt went home disappointed this past weekend when her beloved hockey team failed to finish off...

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Local founder and owner keeps Kava House strong for more than 20 years

Submitted 06-19-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

In 2013, coffee houses and shops seem to be on every corner. The morning beverage has become an anytime beverage for coffee enthusiasts, and cream and sugar went from being the only additions to just a few out of a hundred. Pam Murray, co-owner of...

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GR Bagel wants to show Grand Rapids that real bagels swim

Submitted 06-19-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Sunday morning is a late morning for René Pascal Kalter and Lisa Barhydt, the founders of GR BAGEL. On Sundays, they don’t have to get to their rental space at Uptown Kitchen until around 6 a.m. or so. “Although, we were slow this...

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Growing, eating, reading: New book tells story of Grand Rapids food

Submitted 06-19-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Timing is everything. It matters for growing and harvesting plants and for Lisa Rose Starner, it matters for writing her new book, "Grand Rapids Food: A Culinary Revolution." Laid up by knee surgery in April of last year after tearing her...

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Shop seasonally: what's at the market now

Submitted 06-18-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Getting kids to eat their vegetables has never been easier, not when there is chalk drawing and tractor pulls in addition to their veggies. Bring the whole family to the market, as more produce and activities are in season for everyone to enjoy....

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Ride your bike to Grand Rapids Clips: Beer and Film Tour

Submitted 06-16-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

A bike and beer inspired picnic and outdoor film screening will take over Ah Nab Awen Park in front of the Gerald R. Ford Museum this Friday, June 21, from 8:30- 11:30 p.m.  New Belgium beers will be available for purchase at the picnic-style...

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Drivers rev up for the race at the Berlin Raceway

Submitted 06-14-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

For years, the Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan has been home to weekly races that draw drivers from all over North America to compete for both prizes and bragging rights. This year is no different, and the newly renamed Battle at Berlin 251-...

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CVLT Pizza works to be example of farm-to-table dining

Submitted 06-14-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

CVLT Pizza founder Ryan Cappelletti is out to change the way you see food, and more specifically, pizza. Cappelletti has experience in the locally sourced restaurant scene. Starting with Bartertown Diner, and now recently moving on to CVLT Pizza,...

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The End of Country, Dispatches from the Frack Zone

Submitted 06-13-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

  My interview with Seamus McGraw begins with a question he poses: What do you know about fracking? I tell him. First, they drill vertically to a target layer. I name a few of the deep shale layers being fracked in Michigan – the Utica-...

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CYC to celebrate young writers, new center

Submitted 06-13-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

On Saturday, Jun. 15, the Creative Youth Center (CYC) is having a party to celebrate the grand opening of their new location. This gives neighbors and citizens a chance to have fun, check out their facilities and meet the people in the organization...

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