Opinion

Is your favorite restaurant really local?

Submitted 11-23-2012 under OPINION

Local food is on trend; but has it led to local-washing? Here's how you can tell.

Tanglefoot artists share studios with community at 21st annual art sale

Submitted 11-20-2012 under OPINION

This weekend, six local artists invited the public into their studios. Visitors turned out in record numbers, and red dots and lines to make purchases were evidence of community support of artmaking happening at Tanglefoot Studios.

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Pizza and a pint: I give The Mitten Brewing Company the once over

Submitted 11-16-2012 under OPINION

I attend the grand opening of The Mitten Brewing Company to evaluate their highly anticipated pizza offerings.

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Dance down the Signal Path

Submitted 11-15-2012 under OPINION

Denver based electro jam band is set to rock The Pyramid Scheme this Friday.

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Join Small Houses this Saturday at the DAAC

Submitted 11-09-2012 under OPINION

Small Houses hosts a CD release Party in celebration of their 7" Vinyl at the Grand Rapids non-profit venue the DAAC on Saturday the 10th.

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Vertigo A-Go-Go to rock downtown

Submitted 11-08-2012 under OPINION

Come celebrate local bands and music at Vertigo's fall event Vertigo A-Go-Go!

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Pastor blends beer, theology in new book

Submitted 11-06-2012 under OPINION

Grand Rapids native Pastor Bryan Berghoef finds theology and God in discussions down the pub.

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Glancing back, looking forward on the Avenue

Submitted 11-02-2012 under OPINION

The author, an artist, talks about living on the Avenue for the Arts, her city-inspired abstract paintings and a bit of history about the building where her artwork is on exhibit during Free Radical 2012.

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