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Get your Grandwich on 2012: Part 3

Submitted 07-25-2012 under OPINION

This video analyzes Grandwich entries from Subs N More, Corazon, Rockwell's/Republic, McFadden's, Stella's and The Chop House. All Grandwiches are open to public voting until Monday, August 13. According to the Grandwich website, voters...

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Get your Grandwich on 2012: Part 2

Submitted 07-24-2012 under OPINION

The 2012 Grandwich competition kicked off yesterday, and I reviewed five of the 27 sandwiches being offered around town. In this second video installment, I review seven more Grandwiches in the competition: Bobarinos, Hopcat, Ritz Koney,...

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Let's get on down with the Grand Rapids Soul Club

Submitted 07-24-2012 under OPINION

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “archive” is defined as “a place for keeping records.”  While the definition isn't referring to vinyl 45 rpm “records” specifically, this definition fits what...

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Get your Grandwich on 2012: Part 1

Submitted 07-23-2012 under OPINION

The 2012 Grandwich competition begins today with 27 local restaurants competing. In this first video, I visit Founders, Grand Central Market, Birch Lodge, Big O Cafe and Speak EZ and report on their Grandwich offerings. Like last year, the public is...

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Daniel Farnum's photography hits home

Submitted 07-23-2012 under OPINION

Impoverished circumstances as the subject matter for art is nothing new, especially within Michigan. Many artists and photographers have flocked to Detroit in particular to document the culmination of the city’s downfall. Though this...

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In the battle for pad thai dominance, Angel's reigns supreme

Submitted 07-20-2012 under OPINION

Three downtown restaurants, XO Asian Cuisine, Bangkok Taste and Angel's Thai Cafe, each offer pad thai for lunch. This traditional Thai dish traditionally consists of stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice and red chili...

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Picturesque gallery passes 100 photos, seeks contributors and voters

Submitted 07-18-2012 under OPINION

This summer, Grand Rapids residents have been eagerly adding their own versions of what there is to love about summer to our Picturesque gallery, Summer Lovin'. With just over 100 photos already submitted and a goal of 150 photos by the end of...

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Catching up with Electric Forest's token Grand Rapids band: The Crane Wives

Submitted 07-16-2012 under OPINION

Recently, The String Cheese Incident’s second Electric Forest festival in Rothbury, MI boasted primarily national electronic, jam and folk acts. I was able to meet up with Kate Pillsbury from The Crane Wives to discuss their experience as a...

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Food you don't know about: discover the hidden gems

Submitted 07-16-2012 under OPINION

Every day you drive through the city and think that you know everything that you need to know about it. I feature six eateries that you should know about, but probably don't. I take a look at Rico's Deli, Speak EZ, Jalisco Tacos, Stoner...

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Cutting your heart out to spite your face

Submitted 07-15-2012 under OPINION

Medea is, frankly, not a good time. It's never been. It’s a wickedly dark play about a mother (Medea) who decides to murder her husband’s mistress, the mistress’s father and king, and then her two children. Talk about cutting...

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