A local company is getting a boost of new business, thanks to demand for composting services in outlying areas. Grand Rapids-based composting firm New Soil...
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Tagged: composting, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Muskegon Area Sustainability Coalition, New Soil, recycling
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Tagged: Carbon Monoxide, lead paint, non profit, Radon, smoke alarms, volunteer
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Tagged: Downtown, foodie, Grandwich, restaurant
The restaurants evaluated in this video are Tavern On The Square, Grand Woods Lounge, San Chez, six.one.six., Z's, City Sen and Bartertown.
All Grandwiches are open to public voting...
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Tagged: Rick Devos, Start Garden, update night
Less than three months after its inception, Start Garden returned to the public eye on Thursday evening with its inaugural Update Night.
“The...
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Tagged: food, innovation spotlight, Local Restaurants, organic, Trillium Haven
Trillium Haven, a new restaurant in Eastown, has now been open for almost a month, and owners Michael VanderBrug and Anja Mast are still...
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Tagged: Cowgirls Make Some Noise, Gunnar and The Grizzly Boys, HIllbilly Music Man, podcast, Sweet Tea, Tanlines, The Back Forty Saloon, West Michigan Indie
In this episode of the West Michigan Indie Podcast, I have a raucous conversation at The Back Forty Saloon on Fulton with country rockers Gunnar and the Grizzly Boys. Podcast includes excerpts...
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Tagged: BBQ, Clear Channel Media, food, John Ball Park, music, Taste of Grand Rapids
Last year, 20,000 people showed up at John Ball Park for the Taste of Grand Rapids.
“One highlight of the...
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Pop quiz: What’s the leading source of pollution in West Michigan?
If you said stormwater runoff, you're right.
Stormwater runoff is the leading source of water pollution...
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Tagged: art, fashion, fashion show, rooftop couture, style, stylist
Though his roots seed from Queens, New York, celebrity stylist Kev Couture is Michigan bred, after migrating to the mitten with his father in his pre-teen years. ...
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Cultivating a culture of its own, craft beer has given a rise to this Beer City. Dried taps and equipment...
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Tagged: contemporary dance, dance in the annex, DITA, master classes, Modern Dance, Movement, performance, Wealthy Theatre
DITA (Dance in the Annex) proudly debuts its new dance-on-camera piece, These Four Walls, with footage shot June 15, 2012 during...
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Tagged: Grandwich foodie
This video analyzes Grandwich entries from Subs N More, Corazon, Rockwell's/Republic, McFadden's, Stella's and The Chop House.
All Grandwiches are open to public voting until...
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Tagged: blues on the mall, music, Rosa Parks Circle
For the 21st consecutive year, WLAV, Gun Lake Casino and Budweiser are sponsoring a summer long ...
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Tagged: Summer Learning Loss
The average student loses about two and a half months worth of grade level equivalency during the summer months. United States...
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Tagged: amway, Aquinas College, City of Grand Rapids, Haworth, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Youth Policy Summit
This week, running July 22-28, the Keystone Center is hosting a Youth Policy Summit on Great Lakes...
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Tagged: fruits, FSFM, fulton, Fulton Street Farmers Market, vegetables
New at the Market!
- Tomatillas
- Sweet Corn
- Cucumbers (lemon, green)
Currently at the Market!
- Beets ...
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Tagged: #Community, #education, Believe 2 Become, Grand Rapids Public Schools, I Believe I Become, neighborhood revitalization
LINC Community Revitalization Inc.: What compels you to take such an active part in the I Believe I Become movement?
Minnie Dentmond: I...
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Tagged: Building Bridges, Grand Rapids Community College, Kent County Habitat for Humanity, YouthBuild
YouthBuild, a national organization founded in 1988, uses educational programs to provide an opportunity...
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This Thursday at 7:00 p.m., award winning documentarian and bestselling author Michael Moore will be reading from and talking about his latest book...
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Tagged: food, foodie, Grandwich, restaurant
The 2012 Grandwich competition kicked off yesterday, and I reviewed five of the 27 sandwiches being offered around town. In this second...
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Tagged: Black Aces of Soul, Grand Rapids Soul Club, People's Choice, Pyramid Scheme, soul music, West Michigan
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “archive” is defined as “a place for keeping records.” While the definition isn't referring to vinyl 45 rpm “...
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Tagged: eats, food, foodie, Grandwich, local food, restaurant
The 2012 Grandwich competition begins today with 27 local restaurants competing. In this...
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Tagged: (106) Gallery, Daniel Farnum, Detroit, photography, Saginaw, ypsilanti
Impoverished circumstances as the subject matter for art is nothing new, especially within Michigan. Many artists and photographers have...
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Tagged: comedy, evening performance, housing discrimination, not a genuine black man, st. cecilia's music center
The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM) is excited to present "Not a Genuine Black Man" on...
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Tagged: 88.1 fm, Catalyst Radio, Community Media Center, Dustin Dwyer, Grand Rapids, Kellogg Foundation, Linda Gellasch, Michigan Radio, Poverty, Radio, State of Opportunity, The Rapidian, WYCE
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Three downtown restaurants, XO Asian Cuisine, Bangkok Taste and Angel's Thai Cafe, each offer pad thai for lunch. This traditional Thai dish traditionally consists of stir-fried rice noodles...
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Tonja Lofton was an adult learner in the Literacy Center of West Michigan's Adult Tutoring Program. Tonja shared her story after successfully moving on to receive a college...
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Living in our fast-paced society, it’s easy to forget about the natural world in which we are only a small part. Unfortunately, this unawareness has led to a severe...