Grand Rapid's South East Neighborhood

Southtown Guitar works to impact music, community

Submitted 06-24-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Dean Wiers-Windemuller wants his guitar store to be community-focused in many ways.

Treehouse Community Garden grows crops, sense of community

Submitted 06-24-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

After a 2009 report by the Health Department declared Baxter neighborhood a “food desert,” neighbors and businesses rallied to build a community garden to foster a healthier and more vibrant community.

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Catalyst Radio: Well House removing barriers for providing housing

Submitted 06-21-2013 under NEWS

Well House focuses on meeting people “wherever they are in their lives” to provide housing.

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New teen learning center to open in Eastown, holds open house during Bizarre Bazaar

Submitted 06-20-2013 under NONPROFITS

Open Doors, a school alternative for teens, will open on Lake Drive in July. Founder Rebecca Kirk shares the story behind Open Doors and invites the public to an open house on June 22.

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The wrong crowd to the right crowd: young people work together for positive impact

Submitted 06-20-2013 under NONPROFITS

Young activist Duke Turley works with youth and seeks to provide alternatives to the lifestyles that young people sometimes fall into in Grand Rapids.

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