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The Grand Rapids Children's Museum celebrates Earth Day

Submitted 04-20-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Looking for a way to get youngsters involved and excited about celebrating Mother Earth this Earth Day weekend? Today, April 20, children can enjoy hands-on activities and child-conscious approaches to environmental learning at the Grand Rapids...

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Catalyst Radio: Holistic Moms Network connecting parents embracing healthy ways of life

Submitted 04-20-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio we learn about an organization called Holistic Moms Network, newly formed in the Grand Rapids area. Avery Karns...

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Worship of words celebrated at Festival of Faith and Writing.

Submitted 04-20-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Festival of Faith and writing, a biennial event located at Calvin College which has been running since 1990, has its closing day tomorrow, Saturday April 20th. Every year thousands of people from all over the world make the pilgrimage to the...

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Local resident embraces her femininity as a bodybuilder

Submitted 04-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Leah Thomas eats a lot. She eats every two hours, totaling about five or six meals a day. But that’s what it takes to be a competitive bodybuilder. Before the sun rises each morning, Thomas, 48, is already at the Kroc Center working up a sweat...

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Marley movie and its local connection

Submitted 04-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

The movie "Marley," a documentary biography of reggae musician Bob Marley, opens Friday in art house theaters across the U.S. It will debut in cities like Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Grand Rapids. It...

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Dog walking business breathes new life into resident

Submitted 04-16-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Frances Gentile, 57, was pedaling her bicycle home in March 2005 when she got an idea. She would start her own dog walking business, and she would call it Frances walks your dog. She had just been fired from her job as a mortgage document...

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Artists put finishing touches on Art.Downtown.

Submitted 04-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

This week there was a flurry of activity all across downtown Grand Rapids as artists scrambled to get their pieces up for Art.Downtown 2012. This one-night only art event is happening from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight. Studios, galleries, shops and...

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Grand Rapids goes green with the help of Tree Huggers

Submitted 04-12-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Angela Topp knows that “going green” can seem like a daunting task without the right help. She recalls her own experience a few years ago, trying to buy supplies to start vermicomposting. She had to order her supplies – including...

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Catalyst Radio: Tommy Allen talks about his writing, passion for creativity

Submitted 04-06-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW Tommy Allen has worked in Grand Rapids as a journalist in a variety media, largely focusing on art and creative efforts. Allen currently serves as...

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Asthma: wheezing, sneezing and camp?

Submitted 04-03-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Asthma is often viewed as a limitation for sports and other activities, especially activities that take place outside. At Camp Tall Turf’s Asthma Camp, these limitations are overcome and asthmatic kids can be kids. Asthma Camp, now in its 16th...

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