Celebrating Heartside
Grand Rapids will be celebrating its "heart' next week with a special fundraiser for the Heartside Business Association featuring the debut of the film "Celebrate Heartside."
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RG TV: Campaigning for the Great Lakes
Nearly 3,000 video questions have been submitted for the upcoming You Tube/CNN debate featuring the Republican candidates for President of the United States. Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell's entry, a call to restore the distressed waterways of the Great Lakes, is #1,456.
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Three Wishes for GR
What, in your opinion, are the three most important moves West Michigan can make to improve life for kids, adults, and elders? Curious minds want to know
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Tulipanes means Tulip in Spanish
The Seventh Annual Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival kicks off on August 30 in downtown Holland. The Labor Day-weekend event is the region's most extensive celebration of Latino music, film, poetry, visual arts, salsa dancing, and more.
Fresh Food Fever
West Michigan's first ever Eat Local Challenge kicks off in one month. Get ready to taste the local difference.
Public Works Party
Attending this year's Growing Communities conference is a must if you pay taxes, drive on roads, connect to the Internet, live in a house, or simply like to bike and walk safely around town. Click here to register.
