Grand Rapids

Local brewery makes it on Midwest Living Magazine's latest list

Submitted 01-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Brewery Vivant is voted as a top place to eat in all of the Midwest, one of two Michigan locations that made the list.

David Cobb of Move to Amend visits Grand Rapids

Submitted 01-07-2012 under OPINION

David Cobb of Move to Amend will speak at Fountain Street Church about an amendment to the Constitution, ending corporate personhood. The event is co-hosted by Occupy Grand Rapids and local members of Move to Amend.

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Planned Parenthood collecting goods for domestic violence shelters to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Submitted 01-06-2012 under NONPROFITS

In honor of Dr. King’s legacy of service and non-violence, we are collecting goods for domestic violence shelters.

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Catalyst Radio: Until Love Is Equal seeks LGBT non-discrimination rights

Submitted 01-06-2012 under NEWS

Until Love Is Equal formed over efforts to secure non-descrimination right for the area's LGBT community. Organizers say they feel free speech has been hampered, though, after a national media corporation rejected the group's billboard message.

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Heels That Heal makes Grand Rapids awesome

Submitted 01-05-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Heels That Heal wins the second Awesome Foundation grant of $1,000, the foundation's second monthly grant to local folks working to "make Grand Rapids awesome"

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