http://www.mlive.com/living/ann-arbor/index.ssf/Food, Health, Homes, Religion, Style, Travel, Technology, Trends & MoreenWed, 22 Jul 2009 08:09:44 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noFood, Health, Homes, Religion, Style, Travel, Technology, Trends & Moreannarbor-featureshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/Z62OjQCywcA/american_indian_speaker_schedu.html1159029401Matt Vande Bunte, The Grand Rapids PressMon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:51 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3917479 ]]>Great Lakes History Conference is "one of the largest gatherings of native peoples in Michigan."http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/american_indian_speaker_schedu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/nCw1Y22J0FE/home_and_garden_briefs_beautif.htmlThe Grand Rapids Press staffWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:57:40 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3884490 ]]>Muskegon-based Tempting Tables is raising money for breast cancer research and its dream fulfillment fund, which provides gifts to those with breast cancer. http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/home_and_garden_briefs_beautif.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/GXgdUNcuUeY/profile_theater_wizard_keith_o.htmlSue Merrell | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:31:59 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3884120 ]]>Keith Oberfeld, technical director for Grand Rapids Ballet Company and Opera Grand Rapids, is a lighting wizard who has been setting stages aglow in Grand Rapids for 35 years.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/profile_theater_wizard_keith_o.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/SdPyfetiYPI/alexies_war_dances_honest_movi.htmlBooksLevi Rickert | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:45:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3884248 ]]>Well-written fiction often makes one wonder just how much of what is written is true. This can be said of “War Dances,” the latest book by best-selling author Sherman Alexie. http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/alexies_war_dances_honest_movi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/JPdSjCw3410/ruth_butler_its_ok_to_do_the_g.htmlRuth Butler columnsRuth Butler | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:33:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3884128 ]]>Longtime friends and co-workers, we knew pretty well how to eat together: in restaurants, mostly. We knew what we liked, and we knew who should prepare it: someone else.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/ruth_butler_its_ok_to_do_the_g.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/E_5HVjBIzmA/dads_illness_led_daughter_to_f.htmlBooksAnn Byle | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:39:14 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3884165 ]]>Book that began as a journal after she moved home to help her mother care for her father, who had been diagnosed years earlier with the disease. http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/dads_illness_led_daughter_to_f.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/HUlZ_FsNM6k/local_author_releases_biograph.htmlReligionAnn Byle | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3888653 ]]>John Calvin is known as a learned theologian and founder of what today is known as Calvinism. Yet he also raised children, fought with his siblings and loved his wife. Readers can catch a glimpse of Calvin the man in...http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/local_author_releases_biograph.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/pIH-w94jjtA/post_1.htmlReligionErin Albanese | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 09:59:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3887202 ]]>This year the sessions will be open to girls as young as 13 and women of all ages.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/post_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/WUOu-6dZp8g/spiritual_journey_fred_peeples.htmlReligionThe Grand Rapids Press staffThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3888156 ]]>Spiritual Journey is a regular feature on the faith lives of local people. Name: Fred Peeples Fred Peeples Age: 79 Work: Home repairman and renovator Place of worship: New Hope Baptist Church, 130 Delaware St. SW Inspirational art or artists:...http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/spiritual_journey_fred_peeples.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/gYYS3OWLEUU/clothes-sewing_ministry-based.htmlReligionPaul R. Kopenkoskey | The Grand Rapids PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 06:01:31 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3888711 ]]>Octavian Cantilli | The Grand Rapids PressGertrude Bokhout, left, sews a shirt while Sylvia Wevers cuts out a pattern at Calvin Christian Reformed Church’s Family Assistance Program. Since coordinators began keeping records in 1986, more than 34,000 orders have been...http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/clothes-sewing_ministry-based.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/cM-3wPuMWmc/religion_briefs_kregel_parable.htmlReligionThe Grand Rapids Press staffThu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:30 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3886896 ]]>Kregel Parable hosts Ladies’ Night Out GRAND RAPIDS — Kregel Parable Christian Stores hosts its first Ladies’ Night Out Nov. 19, from 5-9 p.m. Both locations — 2830 East Beltline Ave. NE and 4014 Chicago Drive SW in Grandville —...http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/religion_briefs_kregel_parable.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/o95ddSt7prY/how_fixing_sinks_can_be_an_act.htmlCharles Honey columnsReligionCharley Honey | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 23:49:01 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3887348 ]]>Home Repair Services strives to make "Kent County look like God's kingdom."http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/how_fixing_sinks_can_be_an_act.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/jshyAKCegHw/project_open_arms_adoption_for.htmlReligionNardy Baeza Bickel | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:51 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3888532 ]]>For Jodie and Jamie Lewis, adoption was a natural choice when they decided to expand their family more than 10 years ago. “Both of us realize that biology is not the most important (thing) in family relationships,” said Jodi Lewis,...http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/project_open_arms_adoption_for.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/nCBwl4IiPSk/crossing_over_locals_step_beyo.htmlReligionMatt Vande Bunte, The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:40 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3888752 ]]>Proponents hope more evangelicals will wrestle with interfaith issues.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/crossing_over_locals_step_beyo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/CxaegyRvsmI/faith_life_calendar_for_nov_7-.htmlReligionThe Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:48:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3896972 ]]>The Faith Life Calendar lists special events, guest speakers, visiting performers, seminars and recognitions.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/faith_life_calendar_for_nov_7-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/Qxk2oLZyv5I/unleashed_dressing_up_dogs_doe.htmlMLive - PetsPetsMary Ullmer | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 21:39:03 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3892270 ]]>Scary photos show what can be done by trimming, dyeing dogs.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/unleashed_dressing_up_dogs_doe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/ORvkpXFQvVE/style_junkie_joelle_black_desi.htmlFashionLynsey Roumell | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:00 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3888435 ]]>Joelle Black four or five jewelry parties per year. She collaborating with fellow jewelry enthusiasts’ to turn their ideas and inspirations into customized and unique jewelry pieces.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/style_junkie_joelle_black_desi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/eMhsrzbbW24/unleashed_deltaplex_has_gone_t.htmlMLive - PetsPetsMary UllmerWed, 04 Nov 2009 22:31:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3881128 ]]>File Photo by Emily Zoladz | The Grand Rapids Press What's black, brown and white, has more than 15,000 legs, and considers being a bitch a good thing? It's the West Michigan Harvest Cluster Dog Show, and it's at DeltaPlex...http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/unleashed_deltaplex_has_gone_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/5aCXA9M5Cmo/attend_lecture_about_michigans.htmlThe Grand Rapids PressTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:33:18 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3871653 ]]>James McClurken, who has studied North American tribes for more than three decades and is the author of many books about Michigan’s indiginous people, will give a free presentation at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library St. NE.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/attend_lecture_about_michigans.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/annarbor-features/~3/Ai05m8S8nHA/learn_about_asthma_from_asthma.htmlHealthThe Grand Rapids PressMon, 09 Nov 2009 09:22:22 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3871644 ]]>Karen Meyerson, manager of the Asthma Network of West Michigan, will speak next week at a Torch Club of Grand Rapids meeting about asthma and how West Michigan organizations and medical professionals are working to improve health care. http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/learn_about_asthma_from_asthma.htmlnonadult