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Great music overflows the streets at Founders Fest

Submitted 06-26-2012 under OPINION

Attendees of this year’s Founders Fest had already been pouring in for 15 minutes, and the line for entry was still stretched around the block. People continued flowing into the street venue in front of Founders Brewery at 235 Grandville until...

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Cabin Time 2: Bogus Lake is more than just an art show

Submitted 06-25-2012 under OPINION

Upon walking in the door at 1111 Godfrey 4C, I was met with a face full of bugs. Not actual bugs, but little black pieces of plastic tied to what looked like fishing line. I didn’t know what they were at first, but I wasn’t exactly...

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Food beat discusses food reviews over Silver Spork dinner

Submitted 06-22-2012 under OPINION

Tuesday night, The Rapidian's own food beat reporters sat down next to local food truck The Silver Spork to talk about upcoming meetups and restaurant reviews. The beat's meetup included a discussion and informational review of both the...

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That 1 Guy to bring heavy dose of weird to your venue

Submitted 06-20-2012 under OPINION

While the notion of a one man band may sound gimmicky, That 1 Guy is anything but.  Classically trained as a double bass player, That 1 Guy - also known as Mike Silverman - creates original soundscapes by percussively playing a hybrid bass...

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Community conversation at Congress Elementary could contribute to policies

Submitted 06-18-2012 under OPINION

What letter grade would you give the statewide education system? What letter grade would you give the local education system? These were two inquiries asked during an open community dialogue on Wednesday June 14. The small community conversation was...

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Street party brings the best beer, food and music Grand Rapids has to offer

Submitted 06-15-2012 under OPINION

On a day when temperatures reached the 90s, the Local First Street Party last Saturday was as crowded as ever, featuring a handful of local bands and even more local food choices. Taking place on Weston Street in front of Bistro Bella Vita, the...

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"One Second Per Day" to screen at GRAM Friday night

Submitted 06-15-2012 under OPINION

Richard Nègre’s “Une seconde Par Jour,“ translated as “One Second Per Day,” is a film of one-second short animated sequences of 25 drawings created per day over the course of 365 days. The director Richard Nègre is...

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Film at UICA exposes unheard story of Pruitt-Igoe

Submitted 06-14-2012 under OPINION

In a sense, having a distorted or inaccurate view of the truth is like playing the telephone game. The truth keeps getting interpreted and reinterpreted until the perception of reality is almost completely wrong. This distortion of truth is the myth...

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Film at UICA shows Steve Jobs at his most charismatic

Submitted 06-13-2012 under OPINION

Filmed in 1995 for a television series called “Triumph of the Nerds,” the film “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” is exactly what it sounds like: an interview that got lost. The original television series didn’t...

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Pyramid Scheme to host massive outdoor block-party-style festival Saturday

Submitted 06-13-2012 under OPINION

This Saturday, the streets surrounding 68 Commerce Ave SW will fill with people, beer and musical festivities as the Pyramid Scheme launches its first annual T-Rex Fest. The venue is hoping to reach the festival’s capacity of 3,500 people with...

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