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Vertigo Music to host live music festivities on Record Store Day

Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION

With the advent of the MP3 and digital distribution, CD sales have plummeted and local stores have folded at an alarming rate. However, many local stores are now bouncing back after embracing the new demand for vinyl. Apart from brining customers...

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Join us in supporting The Rapidian

Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION

Over three years ago, our publisher Laurie Cirivello hatched a brilliant plan. What if we had a news platform in Grand Rapids that all of its citizens had access to? What if all citizens could be trained, provided the necessary tools and be...

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Miscellany celebrates grand opening during Art.Downtown.

Submitted 04-10-2012 under OPINION

In a time and place where every bar, coffee shop and law firm also doubles as an art gallery, bookstores specifically dedicated to the promotion of artist-made publications are a rare and wonderful thing. Los Angeles has Ooga Booga and Family....

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"The People's Crisis" documentary outlines horrors of North Korean government

Submitted 04-10-2012 under OPINION

Grace Eyre was walking with a purpose down Wealthy Street last week. She is Mutually Human's Content Specialist and was posting flyers in local businesses, trying to get people aware of the film event showing on Saturday evening. Her...

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La Soga screens at Third annual Latin American Film Fest

Submitted 04-09-2012 under OPINION

Where can you find two hundred people riveted to their seats with wide eyes glued to the screen? Non native Spanish speakers who are fluent? This group had gathered to see the first film from the Dominican Republic shown at the acclaimed Toronto...

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Spring Picturesque gallery nears halfway point, seeks more signs of spring

Submitted 04-06-2012 under OPINION

There's quite a collection of spring photos building in our current Picturesque Gallery, "Signs of Spring." There are over 50 photos already included, and several great images vying for the top votes, after just two weeks of the...

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Big Dudee Roo brings diverse influences to indie music scene

Submitted 04-06-2012 under OPINION

The Wayland-based band Big Dudee Roo exemplifies today's Grand Rapids indie music scene well. The lead vocal harmonies, accompanying folk instruments and eclectically-developed foundations help paint a picture of our scene in many important ways...

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Kent County Animal Shelter urges community to "give a click" in $100K challenge

Submitted 04-04-2012 under OPINION

Kent County Animal Shelter (KCAS) has a way for the community to help shelter animals in Kent County, even if they don't have the time to volunteer or the money to donate. A simple click of the mouse over the next 11 days, they urge, can do a...

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GRCC Yes: A win for Kent County

Submitted 04-04-2012 under OPINION

The importance of Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) for West Michigan residents is known by most who live here. GRCC partners with many high schools and universities, and provides opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds by...

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Senseless killing of Trayvon Martin resonates in Grand Rapids

Submitted 04-04-2012 under OPINION

There is a law in Florida and nine others states called "Stand Your Ground." It reads: "a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if: (1) He or she reasonably believes that such...

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