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Local Black Hair group host 2nd Annual Hair Show "Spring is in the Hair"

Submitted 05-24-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

African American hair has a long cultural history and as a surge of natural hair had begun to resurface all across the globe, Grand Rapids creatives decided to align and form Natural Hair GR.

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Planned Parenthood is now a unified, statewide organization in Michigan

Submitted 05-23-2016 under NONPROFITS

Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan has merged with Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan to form Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) to better serve our state.

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Advocates Say Community Cats Require Community Response

Submitted 05-23-2016 under NEWS

Community cats in the Midtown neighborhood have taken over and advocates say an organized community effort is needed to tackle the problem.

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ACT's 30th Festival Day brings together all Grand Rapids communities

Submitted 05-23-2016 under NONPROFITS

Earlier this month, more than 1,000 students joined Artists Creating Together at Lincoln Campus to celebrate arts, abilities, and community.

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Catalyst Radio: local connections to Syrian Conflict

Submitted 05-20-2016 under NEWS

Host Katie Gordon speaks with Dr. Sam Attal and Dr. Mohammad Saleh, Syrian-born American doctors who have been helping Syrians affected by the conflict both in Grand Rapids and internationally.

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GR Public Museum School wins City Environmental Services Department's 'Be a Basin Buddy' Student Video Contest

Submitted 05-20-2016 under NONPROFITS

More than 3,500 students celebrated their involvement in hands-on environmental learning projects this year at the seventh annual Groundswell Student Showcase

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Highlighting city’s mental wellness resources, GoSite hosts free Q&A event

Submitted 05-19-2016 under NEWS

The Well Being, The Collaborative Wellness Center, and GR Center for Healing Yoga join forces at the GoSite on Thursday, May 26 to discuss services and participate in wider dialogue about Grand Rapids’ wellness offerings.

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In Season: May 21, 2016

Submitted 05-18-2016 under NONPROFITS

In Season, Farm Fresh, Local Food, Farm to Table, Fruits and Vegetables, Fulton Street Farmers Market,

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New local company looks to bring honest conversation to public relations

Submitted 05-18-2016 under NEWS

Holly Bechiri, former Managing Editor of The Rapidian and Marjorie Steele, an independent consultant and copywriter, combine their backgrounds in writing, fine arts and marketing to form new public relations company, Honest PR + Creative.

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The Rapidian welcomes new Managing Editor

Submitted 05-17-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS

Kiran Sood Patel joins The Rapidian this week, excited about citizen journalism as an in-depth way to pursue engagement with the communities we live in.

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