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"So far, so good": Welcoming The Cheshire Grill to the neighborhood

Submitted 03-06-2012 under OPINION

By: Abby K. Opened on January 23, 2012, The Cheshire Grill is the newest addition to the local restaurant scene. Nestled beside the Sweetland candy shop, The Cheshire Grill combines the charm of a 1950s diner with a modern twist. The result is a...

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Creating content on The Rapidian: Photo essays

Submitted 03-05-2012 under OPINION

If you have documented an event in photos, created a series of images that tells a story or just want to capture a part of Grand Rapids, a photo essay may be the best (and easiest!) way to share your photos. Our photo essays start with uploading a...

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Backlash against Rush Limbaugh comes to Grand Rapids

Submitted 03-05-2012 under OPINION

In response to inflammatory comments made by Rush Limbaugh about Sandra Fluke on his radio show last week, protestors nationwide are pressuring radio stations and advertisers to drop Limbaugh's show. A supporting protest is scheduled for March...

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Animal shelter's 2011 statistics aren't pretty, but they are reality

Submitted 03-02-2012 under OPINION

We see them every day on our Facebook pages, in tweets and on various websites. Pleas for help in saving a dog or cat who was abused, or has a medical issue or is scheduled for euthanasia because no one has been willing to adopt them. Our hearts...

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Steve Hilger and guests jazz up Ottawa Tavern

Submitted 02-29-2012 under OPINION

The Steve Hilger Band transformed into The Steve Hilger Jazz Quintet this past Friday night exactly six weeks after the Ottawa Tavern transformed into Grand Rapid's newest all-jazz club. The Ottawa Tavern's revamped scene responds to the...

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Pop Scholars: Relevant, intelligent improv

Submitted 02-21-2012 under OPINION

The Pop Scholars are professionals. Andy Allen, Dave Lyzenga, Mike Ryskamp and Matt Sterenberg are funny, but they are also seriously smart. They have mastered all forms of improvisational comedy, including the elusive long form, which usually...

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Netiquette 101: Using photos you didn't take yourself

Submitted 02-21-2012 under OPINION

With all of the sharing happening on websites like Facebook, Pinterest and Tumblr, not to mention all of the improper use on blogs and websites setting a poor example, it can be easy to forget that when we are using someone else's photo, we are...

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Sierra Club celebrates monumental journey with three anniversaries

Submitted 02-15-2012 under OPINION

This year, the the local chapter of the Sierra Club will celebrate three monumental anniversaries: the national club’s 120th anniversary, the Michigan chapter’s 45th anniversary, and the 25th anniversary of the Michigan Wilderness Act....

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First Friday builds community through poetry and conversation

Submitted 02-15-2012 under OPINION

LINC Up First Friday is an event that LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. sponsors every first Friday of the month. On February the 3rd my granddaughter and I attended the First Friday event. This was my third time attending and my granddaughter...

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Gifts or Creatures' Pilot House invites listeners to Sail Along

Submitted 02-14-2012 under OPINION

The view from a pilothouse is dynamic for even the most weathered skipper. Changing currents, landscapes and climates extend seafarers an almost irresistible invitation to keep coming back. In their inaugural album of September 2010, titled Pilot...

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