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Eagle Scout Service Project reinvigorates Immaculate Heart of Mary's Respect Life Month cross display

Submitted 10-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Tom Haley remembers painting the old crosses. In October 2007, Haley and his 7th grade classmates painted more than 100 unfinished scrap wood crosses that were donated to Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School. The students were joined by...

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Moving Cultural Mountains, One Word at a Time

Submitted 10-12-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

As Christian writers, we often hear the question “Why do you write? What behind the desire to sit in a room and pound out words?” Besides the somewhat vague answer of “feeling led to write” or “being inspired,”...

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Preaching Christ to a digital audience requires adaptation of delivery

Submitted 10-12-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

What place does tradition hold in your church's identity? How do those outside your congregation view the value and importance placed on a church's traditions - which may or may not connect with their personal culture, or tribe in our...

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Love in the Name of Christ works to empower area volunteers

Submitted 10-12-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

On the west side of Grand Rapids, a local Love INC office is making significant impact on families and churches by meeting economic and social needs via hundreds of volunteers for those living in and around Grandville. For over 26 years,...

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2012 Aids Walk vital for thousands

Submitted 10-12-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

On Saturday, October 13, 2012, The Grand Rapids Red Project will host the 20th annual AIDS Walk at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids. AIDS Walk is an annual fundraising event dedicated to raising money to support services related to...

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Taste of Michigan brings 20 food bloggers to Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-08-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

The event was the brainchild of Liz Della Croce, who blogs at The Lemon Bowl, and Rachel Gurk of Rachel Cooks. “It all started as a little idea of mine to get together with a few other Michigan bloggers for dinner or something,” said...

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #14- The Hounds Below

Submitted 10-08-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In this episode, contributer Philip Moreno and I caught up with The Hounds Below before their show at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids.  Jason Stollsteimer, Mathew Hofman, Griffin Bastian and Skye Thrasher talked about their new band and...

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Revealing the honesty in imperfection with artist Miranda Graham

Submitted 10-05-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Miranda Graham has “a preoccupation with imperfection.” As a Master’s Student at Kendall College of Art and Design, Graham works primarily with oil, ink and subject to paint disfigures: physical deformities of human bodies, ranging from crooked...

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Crowds gather to see the ArtPrize Top Ten before the winners are announced

Submitted 10-04-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Thousands of people are flocking downtown to get an up close and personal glimpse of the Top Ten ArtPrize exhibitions before the winners are announced on Friday night. “Crowds are similar to previous years, and perhaps even higher,”...

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Color celebrated in this fall's Picturesque gallery

Submitted 10-04-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Our city comes alive with color this time of year. Between the veritable onslaught of art at ArtPrize and the changing of the seasons signified by leaves becoming brilliant yellows, reds, oranges and purples, we've got a lot of color around us....

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