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GRCM joins Museums for All, helping low-income families to play together

Submitted 02-06-2017 under NONPROFITS

Grand Rapids Children’s Museum Announces Access Program for Low-Income Families Museums for All to increase accessibility of high-quality museum learning resources

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Updated: City Connection: Mayor Bliss, James Hurt to discuss key issues in Grand Rapids

Submitted 02-06-2017 under NONPROFITS

Tonight's episode will feature refuse, recycling and snowpiling.

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'Children are not blueberries': What a Trump/DeVos administration would mean for local schools

Submitted 02-06-2017 under NEWS

As Betsy DeVos faces a narrow confirmation vote in the Senate, educators wonder how much a Trump/DeVos administration could actually affect policy and funding for local school districts. Maybe not that much, some say.

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When fire gives Mother Nature a helping hand

Submitted 02-06-2017 under NONPROFITS

Managed properly, “prescribed burns” bring new life to Michigan’s forests and fields, and invigorate wildlife habitats – even at parks in downtown Detroit

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Local teacher argues Muskegon Heights students need money, support not school closures

Submitted 02-02-2017 under OPINION

Jeffery Rundhaug is a Grand Rapids resident who teaches 7th and 8th grade Social Studies at Muskegon Heights Academy, one of the 38 schools the State of Michigan has targeted for closure.

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GRAAMA to sponsor Ali exhibit, local oral histories for Black History Month

Submitted 02-02-2017 under NEWS

The recently opened Grand Rapids African-American Museum and Archives (GRAAMA) is hitting its stride in providing insight into local culture as the nation celebrates Black History Month.

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Hip-hop camp brings happiness to kids at Cook Arts Center

Submitted 02-02-2017 under NONPROFITS

Two-week pilot camp was a clear success and stirred excitment for hip-hop culture among students at the Cook Arts Center.

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Hello, this is "Let's Talk GR Music"

Submitted 02-02-2017 under LOCAL LIFE

A quick introduction to the local monthly music meeting called "Let's Talk GR Music"

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Let's Talk GR Music recap and preview

Submitted 02-02-2017 under LOCAL LIFE

I look back at Let's Talk GR Music's last meeting and a quick preview of the next topic and date

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Our call to stand with refugees

Submitted 02-01-2017 under NONPROFITS

World Renew, a Grand-Rapids based international disaster response and community development nonprofit organization which is involved with refugee resettlement as well as in-country assistance, calls for the church to stand with refugees.

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