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City Connection: Mayor blissed joined by James Hurt, Manager of city Public Services

Submitted 10-04-2021 under LOCAL LIFE

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Community updates: Friday, Oct. 1

Submitted 10-01-2021 under NEWS

Kent County Health Department offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters; Grand Rapids City Commission declares support for decriminalizing entheogenic plants, fungi; and Grand Rapids Police Department launches podcast to engage community.

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What's at the Market: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Submitted 10-01-2021 under NONPROFITS

And just like that, it’s October! Come out and enjoy the last month of Main Season at the Market!

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Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Stages Funny, Aching Musical Once

Submitted 10-01-2021 under OPINION

Grand Rapids Civic Theatre’s production of Once is a big-hearted show filled with humor, emotion, and powerful music.

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Grand Rapids Art Museum Presents An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960-2018

Submitted 09-27-2021 under NONPROFITS

Exhibition surveys six decades of Johns’ practice in printmaking

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Ethics and Religion Talk: Self-Awareness

Submitted 09-27-2021 under OPINION

“How can I grow in self-awareness and help others do the same. So many of our conflicts would lessen if we would all grow in self-awareness.”

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Community updates: Friday, Sept. 24

Submitted 09-24-2021 under NEWS

Mayor’s Greening Initiative bringing 300 new trees to Burton Heights neighborhood; search process starts for new Grand Rapids police chief; Grand Rapids African American Art & Music Festival happening this Saturday; and more.

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What's at the Market: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Submitted 09-24-2021 under NONPROFITS

Throw on that flannel and beanie you’ve been looking at and head down to experience the beauty of Autumn at the Market.

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From Fear to Gratitude, Michael Shares His Recovery Journey

Submitted 09-21-2021 under NONPROFITS

Michael's addiction started out with a prescription he received for pain pills. By January 2021 he was spending $500/week on heroin and soon found himself homeless. He came to Guiding Light seeking a the means to break the cycle of addiction and live differently.

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You Can't Get sober Without God: Missions Intersect for Rev. Tim Wilson

Submitted 09-21-2021 under NONPROFITS

“A man came up to me and said, ‘I can’t stop drinking; I’m drunk right now and my wife is looking at us,’” Rev. Wilson remembered. “I learned that they had spent more than $100,000 on rehab in the past. We told him about the good people of Guiding Light and he agreed to go."

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