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LocalMotion Award Nominees Announced
Elissa Hillary, Executive Director Local First Winners will be announced at the Local First Annual Meeting & LocalMotion Awards at the Goei Center on Tuesday, January 29th. Grand Rapids, MI – Local First has
Read More »Shhh… Secret Revealed. What Makes our Philanthropic Community Distinctive?
by Diana Sieger The metro Grand Rapids area fares pretty well in terms of dollars contributed to the many nonprofits and places of worship in our community. However, not to deflate our collective community
Read More »Hot Diggity: It’s a dog-gone great cause (and party)!
by Jennifer Wilson and photography by Two Eagles Marcus It’s an afternoon filled with sinister clouds and London-like drizzle in Grand Rapids and I find myself in one of the most beautiful homes in the
Read More »Fitness Outside The Box
Fitness culture continues to grow in West Michigan. Health clubs are expanding with new locations, private studios are opening and opportunities for fitness are becoming more accessible. There are a number of fitness studios
Read More »New Grand Rapids based Fitness App!
By Dakota Shayne There are several interval based fitness methods that are becoming extremely popular cross training and in-home exercise solutions. Interval training involves bursts of high intensity work interspersed with periods of lower
Read More »Chow Hound Pet Supplies Expands with New Grand Haven Location
Press Release: West Michigan Retailer Now Has Seven Locations GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Twenty-two years after opening their first Chow Hound Pet Supply store in Grand Rapids, local entrepreneurs Greg and Tyson Keane are
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