Grand Rapids

First ever Sass Fest celebrates doing it together

Submitted 11-28-2011 under OPINION

"Learning from one another can be free:" not just a wonderful sentiment from Sass Fest creator Marlee Cook-Parrott, but an apt description of the information workshops and talk sessions that were the most successful facets of the event.

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Christian outreach ministry celebrates 16 years in Eastown

Submitted 11-28-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Eastown Ministries reaches out to the local community

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Aquinas College: The first 125 years

Submitted 11-28-2011 under NONPROFITS

Book signing and lecture offered by local author and Aquinas College English professor Gary Eberle.

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Catalyst Radio: Community Rebuilders

Submitted 11-25-2011 under NONPROFITS

In this week is Community Rebuilders, part of the Coalition to End Homelessness, as the beneficiary of Monday's Hat Trick Concert.

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Locally owned or chain restaurants: Does it really matter?

Submitted 11-23-2011 under OPINION

Melissa English, of Local First, shares some of the benefits of selecting local first when eating out.

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Urban Lights 2011- Gifts worth giving: local, handmade, affordable

Submitted 11-23-2011 under NONPROFITS

Please consider that on the 9th of December in downtown Grand Rapids between 5-10 p.m. there will be an opportunity to find a few of your more thoughtful recipients some charming, hand-crafted items of a morally upstanding and genuinely individual nature.

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School readiness

Submitted 11-22-2011 under NONPROFITS

More than preschool is needed for a child's academic success, and improving a child's preparedness for school takes a mix of strategies.

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Who was crowned the king of "Found?"

Submitted 11-22-2011 under OPINION

The Found VS Found Tour rolled into Grand Rapids last week. Here's a wrap-up of what happened and which camp went home with the Grand Rapids crown of Found.

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