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Hope on their sleeves: clothing startup believes in Michigan's resilience

Submitted 03-17-2014 under NONPROFITS

Driven by a passion for design and a fierce loyalty to their home state, Live. Love. Michigan. strives to make it in the clothing business and bring Michigan up with them.

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Story Matters: Elyse Welcher finds her place on South Division

Submitted 03-14-2014 under NONPROFITS

Elyse Welcher owns Parliament The Boutique on the Avenue for the Arts, and has participated in every event she could: from Free Radical to ArtPrize to Art.Downtown.

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Missional organization to give glimpse of poverty's challenges at local colleges

Submitted 03-14-2014 under NEWS

Access of West Michigan will present a poverty simulation workshop designed to promote an understanding of low-income struggles at Davenport University on March 24 and at GRCC on March 31.

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Refugee support program looking for more volunteers

Submitted 03-13-2014 under NEWS

Thrive is in need of volunteers to assist refugees in English, transportation and other miscellaneous needs as they transition to their new life in the Grand Rapids area.

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Story Matters: Roxanne Buhl, Western watches significant growth around them in Heartside Neighborhood

Submitted 03-12-2014 under NONPROFITS

Roxanne Buhl talks about the growth she've seen happen around her at Western Michigan University's downtown campus. She tells the story of bringing her teen son downtown and having him discover that he lives in a cool city.

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The Meanwhile to host benefit to bring Cure Violence to Grand Rapids

Submitted 03-11-2014 under NEWS

The local East Hills establishment will be hosting a benefit to raise awareness and funds for the Cure Violence initiative on March 20.

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WMEAC to screen "Vanishing of the Bees" at UICA

Submitted 03-11-2014 under NEWS

The WMEAC Film Series will present a documentary on Tuesday, March 18 about the widespread disappearance of honeybees and their importance to food security

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Residents share concerns, suggestions over US-131 and I-96

Submitted 03-11-2014 under NEWS

Residents participated in an open house meeting with MDOT representatives to share their views on the future of Kent County highways.

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LINC community revitalization opens sit-down cafe designed to benefit neighborhood

Submitted 03-11-2014 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT

Neighborhood revitalization organization LINC has opened a new restaurant in Madison Square with the community in mind.

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Story Matters: Cindy Schneider watched downtown go from abandoned to booming

Submitted 03-11-2014 under NONPROFITS

Cindy Schneider has been downtown since 1978, and has watched the promises of a booming city come to fruition. She says the ah-ha moment was seeing the throngs of people on the first day of ArtPrize.

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