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Saturday! National "Bike to Market" event at Southeast Area Farmers' Market

Submitted 08-06-2014 under NONPROFITS

Bike to Market Saturday Aug. 9. Meet at Browning Claytor Health Centerto ride to the market. From 12-2 p.m., the market will feature free bike tune ups courtesy of The Spoke Folks, kids’ crafts and bike decorating DJ Deririck "Vito" Hollowell.

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Let's take charge of our Independence day celebration as residents

Submitted 08-02-2014 under OPINION

Let’s get together and make our Independence celebration matter. We can all take part, and all benefit from the freedom of being a part of making our 4th of July week a week that truly exhibits and displays how free we are.

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Story Matters: Jessica Blair compares life at Degage to her home in Heritage Hill

Submitted 07-14-2014 under NONPROFITS

Jessica Blair, a GRCC culinary student, was homeless for the first months in our city. She describes life in her first neighborhood on Division Avenue and life now, in an apartment in Heritage Hill.

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Planned Parenthood Capital Campaign Shatters Goal

Submitted 04-24-2014 under NONPROFITS

Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan (PPWNM) announces the successful completion of its capital campaign, Standing Tall, with over $4 million raised! The special campaign is funding building renovations, technology upgrades, and an endowment fund.

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Paws With A Cause recruits runners & fundraisers for Fifth Third River Bank Run

Submitted 03-04-2014 under NONPROFITS

Come walk, run, roll, and fundraise with Paws With A Cause at the upcoming Fifth Third River Bank Run on May 10, 2014.

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Heritage Hill bed and breakfast creates "beer weekend" package

Submitted 02-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Peaches Bed and Breakfast has created a weekend package called "Sit. Stay. Beer." that offers a full slate of activities for visitors wanting to explore Grand Rapids' growing beer culture.

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Local kombucha brewer stocks shelves in GR

Submitted 12-17-2013 under NEWS

Emily Helmus, owner of Bloom Ferments, has recently started selling her fermented teas to local vendors.

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We're all in this together

Submitted 12-17-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS

Making purchases hyper-locally keeps revenue within a neighborhood and perpetuates the vitality of the community.

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Depaving ceremony to celebrate ground breaking on Pleasant Park - December 2nd, 2013

Submitted 12-02-2013 under NONPROFITS

A “depaving” ceremony at Pleasant Park will celebrate the start of construction on a project several years in the making to replace a 2.4 acre parking lot with a new city park in the Heritage Hill and South Hill neighborhoods.

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Head to Uptown for the Holiday Shop Hop

Submitted 11-26-2013 under NEWS

Uptown Holiday Shop Hop includes four business districts with free connecting shuttle services.

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