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Eastown Ministries reaches out to community

Submitted 11-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

  At Eastown Ministries, a punching bag hangs next to a painting of a cross. “We’re between the street and the church,” said director Jim Carpenter. “The kids aren’t going to go to church, but they’ll come...

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #18- The Crane Wives

Submitted 11-06-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

THEY’RE BACK!! We had so much fun with The Crane Wives that we asked them to be our first returning guest.  This time, however, WMI editor James Quatrine and contributor Sam Rhew sat down with Emilee Petersmark, Ben Zito, and...

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Remnants of Route 66: collage art of Jewly Warren displayed at On Girl's Treasure

Submitted 10-30-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Jewly Warren is a Grand Rapids artist who has spent the last few years exploring collage techniques. She describes herself as a self-taught artist, whose main passions are painting and photography. Active in the arts community in the Detroit...

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Art and what it says to you.

Submitted 10-30-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

  Voices The ultimate goal of an artist is to communicate. The artist wishes to convey a message to an audience through their work. Sometimes a message is heard, though, at times it may not be the message that was intended. Other times no...

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #17- Kelsey Rottiers

Submitted 10-29-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In this episode, I sat down with folk singer/songwriter Kelsey Rottiers at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids. She talked about her new EP "Bear Hope," The Red Thread Movement, and why she is trying to raise awareness about sex...

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Lost and found at ArtPrize

Submitted 10-25-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

My parents pulled into the parking lot of the Van Osdel dorms to pick me up. It was my birthday and the plan was to go out and eat, then go to ArtPrize. It was the first time that myself, my mom and my dad visited ArtPrize, and my older brother who...

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Art Prize: What an Eagle!

Submitted 10-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

  The sun is shining, a few white fluffy clouds slowly move past, and thousands of people of all ages are strolling around downtown Grand Rapids. What is a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon? Art Prize seems to become more popular every...

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Rowster pioneers coffee subscription service

Submitted 10-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

A warm cup of coffee between your hands, the smell of roasting coffee beans and the sound of the espresso machine steaming milk form the atmosphere of Rowster New American Coffee, located at 632 Wealthy Street. Rowster is committed to the...

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Frankenstein For President: local film maker releases silent film

Submitted 10-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Local activist and independent film maker Matt Judge has enlisted a small army of friends to realize his goal of writing and filming his first movie. "Frankenstein for President" is a silent film that Judge describes as "part horror,...

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #16- Life Size Ghost

Submitted 10-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In this episode, contributor Lauren Richardson and I caught up with Talitha Snowden and Erik Ryden from Life Size Ghost before their show at Billy's Lounge.  Episode includes excerts from their tracks: In Your Sleep, Fall Behind, Lonely...

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