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Is your favorite restaurant really local?

Submitted 11-23-2012 under OPINION

Recently Bagger Dave’s held a media event at their newest restaurant in Grandville. The press release offered “the opportunity to check out the restaurant and learn more about this rapidly expanding Michigan-grown company” and...

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Tanglefoot artists share studios with community at 21st annual art sale

Submitted 11-20-2012 under OPINION

"People were standing in line for art!" I heard this sentence repeatedly from my new companions at the 21st Annual Tanglefoot Open Studio Sale. Last Friday night I met up with a group of Rapidian readers and reporters to take in the art...

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Pizza and a pint: I give The Mitten Brewing Company the once over

Submitted 11-16-2012 under OPINION

Who doesn’t like a repurposed building? Old factories are being turned into office space and apartments, old missile silos are being turned into homes, and the most recent local convert is the old fire station at 527 West Leonard was turned...

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Dance down the Signal Path

Submitted 11-15-2012 under OPINION

Take one shot funk, mix in some grooves, and top it off with heavy bass you will get something like Signal Path. This jam band takes the idea of rock and injects a vast array of electronics and synthesis to provide a deep dance experience from...

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Join Small Houses this Saturday at the DAAC

Submitted 11-09-2012 under OPINION

The first time I listened to a Small Houses recording on my headphones I had to double check that I wasn't dreaming. Really, it has that rare introspective sound only found in certain indie folk outfits- you know, the soundtrack you heard from...

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Vertigo A-Go-Go to rock downtown

Submitted 11-08-2012 under OPINION

This Saturday, November 10, Vertigo Music will be hosting live performances from local bands at the free all day event, Vertigo A-Go-Go. This event, as it has been in the past is open to the public and kid friendly.  "This is our fourth...

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Pastor blends beer, theology in new book

Submitted 11-06-2012 under OPINION

Bryan Berghoef was born in Grand Rapids and lived in West Michigan for most of his growing-up years. His most recent Michigan home was Traverse City, where pub theology discussions at Right Brain Brewery over the last several years inspired the book...

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Glancing back, looking forward on the Avenue

Submitted 11-02-2012 under OPINION

When I moved into a live/work space in Martineau Apartments last year, artists had already been on Division Avenue for years, acting as agents of change alongside tenacious business and building owners. I was very excited to join the ranks of this...

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Strength Through Struggle

Submitted 11-01-2012 under OPINION

The cool breeze blew threw my thin hair, making me shiver and causing goose bumps. As I neared the Grand River where Richard Morse’s “Stick-to-it-ive-ness” pieces were displayed, more goose bumps surfaced for a different reason. I...

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Why you should vote yes on Proposal 3

Submitted 11-01-2012 under OPINION

The airwaves have been flooded with negative ads about Proposal 3. Due to this inundation, I am attempting to set the record straight by writing from the other side. First, the basics: Prop 3 is a ballot initiative that seeks to increase the state...

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