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Community Media Center to host citizen-driven mayoral candidate debate

Submitted 06-09-2015 under NONPROFITS

All four mayoral candidates will be in attendance for a debate forum at the Wealthy Theatre on Wednesday, July 15. The event is free and open to the public, and will also be broadcast live on GRTV and The Rapidian.

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Family Futures Receives Large Grant for Developmental Screening

Submitted 06-08-2015 under NONPROFITS

Family Futures Receives Large Grant for Developmental Screening

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Southeast Area Farmers' Market opens June 19

Submitted 06-08-2015 under NONPROFITS

The Southeast Area Farmers’ Market kicks off its 2015 season on Friday June 19, 3 – 7 p.m., at Garfield Park, 334 Burton St. SE. and Saturday June 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Gerald R Ford Academic Center, 851 Madison SE.

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Honest to Goodness

Submitted 06-04-2015 under NONPROFITS

Vendor Spotlight: Sheri Wierenga of Dutch Girl Bath and Body brings all natural, homemade products to First Fridays: The Market

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Movies in the Park begins June 5 with E.T.

Submitted 06-02-2015 under NEWS

Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. will again what has become a signature downtown event at Ah Nab Awen Park for free this summer, with movies selected from a community-generated list of favorite films.

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Local First Street Party to celebrate local businesses for 12th year Saturday

Submitted 06-02-2015 under NEWS

The event, presented by Founders Brewing Company and including local music, local food and interactive family activities, will be outside Bistro Bella Vita from 3 p.m. to midnight.

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Plaster Creek becomes classroom for urban, rural middle schoolers

Submitted 06-02-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS

Plaster Creek Stewards is partnering with two middle schools to collect data in an upstream-downstream partnership to unite local students and study local watershed.

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