Commentary

Foraging Grand Rapids: Plantain

Submitted 09-03-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Plantain is an amazingly healthy herb, useful for a number of ailments, and it's all around you.

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The Local Feed on Roasting Peppers

Submitted 08-29-2013 under OPINION

The Local Feed on WYCE tells you how to roast peppers to savor the summer flavors all year long.

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Hunger Action Week, Eat Local Challenge, and urban food innovation

Submitted 08-28-2013 under OPINION

There are no simple answers to food justice issues. I can understand spending $4.50 a day on food or spending $10 at the farmers market instead of the grocery store. But food deserts and cycles of poverty start getting fuzzy.

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Welcoming Dizzy Dog to the neighborhood

Submitted 08-26-2013 under NONPROFITS

Creston native starts business in the neighborhood.

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Eliot Lipp brings new live band, energy to The 'Stache

Submitted 08-26-2013 under OPINION

Last weekend, Brooklyn based beatmaster Eliot Lipp was brought to The Stache. With him, Lipp brought a live band, a new depth of sound, and many fantastic new tracks.

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UICA + KCAD: What can we expect from this new alliance?

Submitted 08-24-2013 under OPINION

The merger of KCAD and UICA, while a boon to the college, may compromise the arts organization.

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Place matters if cities are for people

Submitted 08-20-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS

Building healthy, functional, productive cities is challenging, but there are tools to do it. One such tool is the Grand Rapids master plan.

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Bingeing on sweet art at "Hard Femme"

Submitted 08-19-2013 under OPINION

A review of the ambitious one-night-only show of approximately 90 works of art by local, national and international artists, based upon the theme of gender expression within the femme realm.

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