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September 26, 2018
6 Ways to Relax During ArtPrize
If you are a long-time resident of Grand Rapids, then you know all of the hustle and bustle that comes along with ArtPrize. The annual local art competition, which draws in more than 500,000 visitors, is truly a spectacle. After you take time to check out all of the amazing art and downtown activities at […]
September 25, 2017
September's Your Biz, Your Town: Russo's & Rustic
Your Biz, Your Town is back and better than ever! This month we featured Russo’s International Market and Rustic City Living, both small businesses based out of Beer City U.S.A. that are leaving their mark on the local community. To listen to the full segment click here, or view our Facebook Live shown below. What […]
September 13, 2016
7 Things We’re Excited About for Fall That Are Not Pumpkin Spice
Sure, we’re lamenting summer’s end, but we are more than ready to embrace the cooler temps, hot drinks, crunchy leaves and boots, boots, boots that fall brings. Maybe it’s because winter is getting closer and soon everything will be white and grey or maybe it’s because Halloween and Thanksgiving are the two most delicious holidays […]
September 26, 2014
Feeling Frisky: #YourBizYourTown
Happy ArtPrize! Seriously though…do traffic and pedestrian laws go out the window during this 2 week period? Back to the point of this blog…another episode of Your Biz Your Town with WGVU’s Shelley Irwin and myself (Kim Bode)….oh and our guests. In no particular order we welcomed the following organizations/events to chat about their upcoming […]
October 9, 2012
834 Super Team
I have to take a moment to shamelessly plug the 834 team. We have had a VERY busy couple of weeks and though it is a young team, they pulled together, stepped up and I heard not one word of complaint. We have conquered Lights in the Night, events, street team outreach, blog writing, social […]
August 24, 2012
Lights in the Night, Doggie Dash and AIDS Walk
As usual, Shelley Irwin and I had a packed house on this 4th Friday of the month for Your Biz, Your Town where we talk business news, events and nonprofit happenings. Each one of our guests today represents something amazing in our community whether it be unity, animal welfare, or stopping the spread of an […]
September 23, 2011
Kids, ArtPrize, Getting Real and Finding the Rhythm
What a great Your Biz, Your Town show today. I gotta tell ya, I love my job. We chatted with kids, ArtPrize, REAAL and the upcoming Rhythm Walk. On October 1st the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is having their 4th annual Rhythm Run/Walk. The purpose of the Rhythm Run is to inspire and […]