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Grandwich 2013 gets sampled: Sandwiches 11-20

Submitted 07-25-2013 under OPINION

For the third year in a row, Downtown Grand Rapids and The Neighborhood  Business Alliance has challenged restaurateurs to give us their best sandwich that highlights local ingredients with the Grandwich competition. Diners are then...

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Grandwich 2013 gets sampled: Sandwiches 1-10

Submitted 07-25-2013 under OPINION

For the third year in a row, Downtown Grand Rapids and The Neighborhood  Business Alliance has challenged restaurateurs to give us their best sandwich that highlights local ingredients with the Grandwich competition. Diners are then encouraged...

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Artists Amanda Wieczorek and Taylor Cole Greenfield to host "Open Studio"

Submitted 07-24-2013 under OPINION

It is a rare opportunity to get a glimpse “behind the curtain” into an artist's studio. Most art is shown in galleries with little opportunity to see the inner workings and space of the creative process. However, like the annual open...

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Daredevil Circus builds cooperative community for City Lights

Submitted 07-22-2013 under OPINION

"To create, I destroyed myself... I am the living setting in which several actors make entrances, putting on several different plays.” ― Fernando Pessoa  Having now completed its fifth year, City Lights Music Festival has...

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Comparing burgers to burgers

Submitted 07-15-2013 under OPINION

I have been thinking a lot about hamburgers lately. Everybody in town likes to think that they make the best burger in town, and they are more than happy to tell you about it. The problem for this is that the standards are so varied. When I think...

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Film "Sign Painters" uncovers hidden craft

Submitted 07-12-2013 under OPINION

When you see a hand-painted sign on a small boutique storefront, it's easy to see why the billboard signs on the side of the highway are difficult to regard as art. To hand paint a sign is an art form, a craft. This was the discovery I made...

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Brian Schuurman: A Cyclist's Memoriam

Submitted 07-11-2013 under OPINION

Sadness, loss and unanswered questions stir in the Grand Rapids community after the sudden passing of Brian Schuurman, better known as Shurm. An avid cyclist and volunteer in the bike community, Shurm’s presence will be greatly missed. A...

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David Byrne and St. Vincent burn down the house at Meijer Gardens

Submitted 07-10-2013 under OPINION

David Byrne has always been an eclectic musician. During his days as the frontman of Talking Heads, hoards of people were turned on to his quirky, uplifting-yet-serious songs including hits like “Life During Wartime” and “Psycho...

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Photo look at new GVSU Mary Idema Pew Library reveals architectural details

Submitted 07-08-2013 under OPINION

Students, faculty and anyone who takes the #50 bus from the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) campus in downtown Grand Rapids to the Allendale campus will be happy to learn that the new Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is...

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The Local Feed Interviews Jeff from Duba and Company

Submitted 07-05-2013 under OPINION

We had so much fun interviewing Jeff Duba at The Local Feed on WYCE that we made two audio segments; the extended interview is linked above. He owns Duba and Company, merchants of heritage meats. Listen to the interview to find out what heritage...

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