Archive for July, 2012
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That’s how he rolls: The Rapid’s Peter Varga talks of bus rides and rhino encounters
BY :: TERRI FINCH HAMILTON
PHOTOGRAPHY :: T.J. HAMILTONPeter Varga really loved driving the bus. He was so excited to get his first regular route as a new bus driver in California.
He was replacing a lady named Bev…
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2012 ArtPrize Fashion Force Challenge — A preliminary competition to Style Battle
Last evening Stellafly headed out to Monte’s Lounge on Bridge Street downtown Grand Rapids to check out Spotlight616 and ArtPrize‘s first official collaborative event — 2012 ArtPrize Fashion Force Challenge. The event is a brand new, custom-designed competition to West …
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Keemo — “Check Your Guns At the Door”
BY :: LIAM IN THE UPTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT
PHOTOGRAPHY :: DAVE JOHNSONAt Keemo’s request, we checked our guns at the door of Richard App Gallery, and inside the miracle of art unfolded.
James Magee is an artist with …
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He Never Heard the Blast
BY :: HEIDI STUKKIE
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TERRY JOHNSTONEveryone has certain days that are never forgotten in life. Marine Corps Combat Engineer Chris Wiers will always remember these dates: August 10, 2001; September 11, 2001; July 16, 2002 and October …
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Discovering heart and home: Kids find sanctuary at D.A. Blodgett- St. John’s
BY: TERRI FINCH HAMILTON
PHOTOGRAPHY: TJ HAMILTONThe wood chips still smell new at the playground installed in June at St. John’s Home, and on a sunny, blue-sky morning, kids are climbing all over it.
“Helloooo,” a young boy calls …
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Michael Bell: Adapt and Overcome
BY :: LAURA BERGELLS
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TERRY JOHNSTON“I’m not the most gung-ho, hardcore military guy,” admitted Electrician’s Mate Third Class Michael K. Bell of the US Coast Guard. “I joined because of the educational benefits.”
“To tell the …
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“Starry Night” — Painting Class at Brush Studio
July 13, 2012
BY :: SPARKLY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEYI consider myself a fairly crafty (as in arts and crafts) person, so I was pretty excited when I first heard about Brush Studio, in Gaslight Village in …
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Flash Mob Foto Shoot by Lamb’s Wool
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEY
The Citizens of LambsVille, USA, the fictitious city all the customers of Christian/Inspirational clothing line, Lamb’s Wool, ‘live in.’ Those Citizen’s converged today at Division Av/Crescent St. for a Flash Mob Photo Shoot sponsored …
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Mill Steel Company’s 2012 Golf for Kids’ Sake
STORY :: STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TERRY JOHNSTONDanny, or “Danny Woods” as he wishes to be called from now on, circled around his yellow golf ball, surveyed the wind, crouched down into his professional stance, grabbed his club, and …