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Food Bank helps hunger-relief agencies amplify impact

Submitted 01-13-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Hundreds of local food pantries and after-school programs have a hidden connection: Feeding America West Michigan.

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UICA prepares for spring season loaded with conversations around guns, Pantone colors, local artists

Submitted 01-12-2016 under NONPROFITS

Upcoming months at UICA are packed with opportunities such as the current exhibition series, "Coming Home," featuring local artists, Live Coverage and the traveling "UNLOADED" exhibit in March and an exploration of Pantone's Color of the Year in April.

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New butcher shop brings locally sourced meats to Wealthy Street Business District

Submitted 01-12-2016 under NEWS

Owners Matt Smith and Cynthia Esch of Louise Earl Butcher are happy to be participating in the local indie food retailer growth. They will be selling pastured meats sourced from area farms and creating daily sandwiches.

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Spring semester starts at Creative Youth Center

Submitted 01-08-2016 under NONPROFITS

New Year, new adventures! At the Creative Youth Center’s end-of-session party late last year, students, staff and volunteers looked forward to the beginning of the next session, starting January 11.

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Catalyst Radio: Media Literacy

Submitted 01-08-2016 under NEWS

Host Katie Gordon speaks with Jeff Smith, director of Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID) and one of the original creators of Catalyst Radio, on issues of media literacy.

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Walking the West Side: Harrison Park students share favorite spots in their own neighborhoods

Submitted 01-06-2016 under NONPROFITS

Harrison Park Elementary students share their favorite places and activities in their own neighborhoods for this second Rapidian article by students ages 7 to 13.

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Local artists, actors collaborate in new screendance exhibition at UICA

Submitted 01-05-2016 under NEWS

Three films and photography will be shown at the UICA starting Friday as the result of a collaboration between local artists, including Amy Wilson of Dance in the Annex, Erin Wilson of ArtPeers, local hip-hop artists Rick Chyme and Nixon, and actor Joshua Burge from The Revenant.

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New coffee shop, art collective to join East Hills

Submitted 01-05-2016 under NEWS

Lightfast Coffee Bar + Art Collective will be opening later this month in the East Fulton Business District, showcasing rotating art from local artists and brewing French press, Chemex and Woodneck coffees.

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Heartside Gallery continues to unchain Neighborhood

Submitted 01-05-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

The Heartside community was already a culturally and artistically rich and vibrant community before the developers or ArtPrize jurors recognized its value.

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Catalyst Radio relaunches with new team focused on community issues, social justice, media literacy

Submitted 01-05-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS

The long-standing weekly radio show on WYCE begins a new chapter, with a renewed focus on sharing the under-told stories in our community..

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