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Dave Darling: Serving Up the Unexpected with a Spoon
BY :: Alexandra Fluegel
PHOTOGRAPHER TERRY JOHNSTONThere aren’t many places where customers routinely break out into song, but when it comes to Grand Rapids’ original self-serve frozen yogurt bar Spoonlickers, expecting the unexpected is simply par for …
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Stellafly’s Top Twelve of Twenty-Twelve
BY :: STELLAFLY
2012 was a year of huge growth for Stellafly. Right out of the gate, we started the year with receiving media clearance to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show — a lifelong dream for me. …
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Voices for the Voiceless: Bryce and Sue Beckett
BY :: ALEXANDRA FLUEGEL
PHOTOGRAPHER TERRY JOHNSTONNestled on the end of a cul-de-sac not far outside of Grand Rapids is the home of Bryce and Sue Beckett. From the outside, it looks like any other home. Cars in …
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Gandalf’s Gala: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
PHOTOGRAPHER TIM MOTLEY
Gandalf’s Gala was a lovely event benefitting Spectrum Health Hospice and Palliative Care. This event trilogy was presented by Celebration! Cinema North.
The evening began at 6:00 p.m on Thursday, December 13, 2012 featuring …
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D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s Profile: The Love behind the KidsFirst shelter
BY HEIDI STUKKIE
PHOTOGRAPHY TERRY JOHNSTONMore than 9,000 cases of child abuse or neglect are reported in Kent County each year. What’s even more disturbing is that the confirmed cases of child abuse have increased nearly 100 percent …
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Second Annual Brookby Christmas Ball
BY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHER TIM MOTLEYLast weekend, we attended a very special Christmas party that has now become as the event of the Holiday Season. A party designed to celebrate the history of Brookby and its future with Aquinas College…
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Downtown Dreamer: Kristopher Larson brings energy, ideas and a love of beer as new director of the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority
BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON
PHOTOGRAPHER T.J. HAMILTONWhen Kristopher Larson was a kid growing up in the suburbs of Raleigh, N.C., he loved going to his best friend Andrew’s house downtown.
Sure, in the suburbs there was a …
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Santa Claus visits A.K. Rikk’s
December 8th, 2012
BY :: STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHER TERRY JOHNSTONThrowing swanky parties and doing things top shelf is no surprise when it comes to A.K. Rikk’s. In fact, with their bigger space they’re finding that they can even …
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Stellafly’s Sneak Peek – Grand Rapids Brewing Company
BY :: SPARKLY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHER TERRY JOHNSTONIn December 1892, six Grand Rapids breweries consolidated their individual operations to form the Grand Rapids Brewing Company. 119 years later on this day, December 5th, GRBC finally returns home to …
