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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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Significant Art

Submitted 10-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

  There was a low, wooden, ten by five foot table which had hundreds of miniature people in all different colors and designs.  One man was all colors and was made of a shiner material then many of the others.  One was blue and red and...

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Youth celebrate love of art with animation

Submitted 10-18-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

This summer, the Community Media Center’s youth animation camp partnered with ASIFA/Central to participate in a unique collaborative international animation project. We worked in tandem along with other youth in countries around the world. The...

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Go to "the MOON" at Mexicains Sans Frontieres

Submitted 10-17-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In the past 15 years or so, there has been a bumper crop of guitar and drum two piece bands populating the indie and mainstream musical landscape. Ranging from the basement party in-the-red blow out sounds of Doo Rag and Bantam Rooster, the cynical...

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ArtPrize - A Spectator's Sport?

Submitted 10-17-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Kelsey Byker, an 18-year-old freshman at Cornerstone University was admiring a sculpture of three women entitled “friends” by the sculpture, Nnamdi Okonkwo at ArtPrize 2012 Grand Rapids. Byker and her friends decided to impersonate the...

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Art Prize 2012: The Meaning Underlying the Winning Piece

Submitted 10-16-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Elephants, Monkeys, birds; animals big, and small, are meticulously drawn on a canvas the size of a large wall, all done in pencil. The artist Adonna Khare was born and raised in Iowa. She has been drawing since a young age, and her only tools are a...

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Finding Strength Through Art

Submitted 10-15-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Finding Strength through Art Every year Art Prize, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, brings thousands of visitors to observe the beauty and creativity revealed through art. This past Sunday, many made the trip downtown with their friends and...

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #15- Turbo Fruits

Submitted 10-15-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In this episode contributer Philip Moreno, bar manager extrordinare April Basile, and I sat down with awesome Nashville buzz rock band Turbo Fruits before their show at The Pyramid Scheme.  Jonas Stein, Dave Tits, Kingsley Brock, and Matt...

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