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Local Muslim poet settles back into Grand Rapids area after six years abroad

Submitted 06-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

“Kari Moss's work speaks to the suffering and struggles of individuals and the tender ones throughout the planet,” says Grand Rapids Poet Laureate, David Cope, “yet it also places the broken ones, the tender ones [and] the...

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Shop seasonally: What's at the market now

Submitted 06-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

As the growing season in Michigan enters full swing, farmers markets are starting to see more produce, people and demand. With an assortment of farmers markets in the area, Grand Rapids offers a variety of locations, entertainment and events for the...

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The Local Feed meets Katie Brandt from Groundswell Farm

Submitted 06-09-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

This week on The Local Feed we learn about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) from Katie Brandt of Groundswell Farm in Zeeland, MI. The farm was founded in 2006 by Katie Brandt and Anna Hoekstra. Hoekstra left in 2009, and Tom Cary joined the...

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Local organizers to bring DIY punk fest back to the DAAC

Submitted 06-06-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

After taking place in a local garage last year, Grand Rapids’ underground favorite, Michigan Meltdown, is back at the DAAC. “[It] has been willing to host subversive ideas amidst a larger collection of people and cultures for nearly a...

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WMI pushes it past potential with Rick Chyme

Submitted 06-06-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

In this episode, Hip hop artist Rick Chyme and keyboardist Ryan K. Wilson crushed it at The Meanwhile with WMI editor James Quatrine. We talked about their new project "5iveit," their former incarnation The Southpaw Players, and the whole...

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Gluten-Free Fair introduces Grand Rapids to new food options

Submitted 06-05-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

People choose their diets based on many factors. For some, there is the luxury of choices and for others there are food sensitivities or the necessity of disease control. Many people avoid gluten. Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat,...

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The Local Feed meets Executive Director of Fulton Street Farmers Market

Submitted 05-30-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

In this segment of The Local Feed on WYCE, we talk to Melissa Harrington. She is the Executive Director of the Fulton St. Farmers Market in Grand Rapids, MI. Listen to learn about their new building and the vendors located inside. The building is...

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Ralston Bowles to play Local First Street Party

Submitted 05-29-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Ralston Bowles, who will be playing the Local First Street Party on June 1 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in front of Bistro Bella Vita, 44 Grandville Ave. SW, sees it as more than just a show. “I guess I see the event as a way of raising...

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Sheryl Budnik's relentless landscapes on view at Forest Hills Fine Art Center

Submitted 05-23-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

It is exceptional to see landscape paintings that are as moving as those by Sherly Budnik. The landscape is a popular subject in general, because everyone has some basis from which to contextualize it, and so it is relatively easy for the...

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State Street gets its life back through re//STATE

Submitted 05-17-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

As much as we hate to see it, every city has them: streets that, over time, have transformed from bustling economic hubs to vast, desolate concrete waste. Their public green spaces become neglected, morphing into empty parking lots while their...

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