Larissa Colon, 16, of Kentwood, stands in the spray from the surf on the end of the pier at Grand Haven State Park on Wednesday. Surf conditions were considered dangerous enough for DNR officials to fly a red flag, signaling to beach goers that the water was not safe for swimming. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)
Started out at the beach today. The Press is doing a story on how several people have been killed by rip currents on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan this summer. My job was to find frames of people interacting with the water.
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Illinois artist Michael Mayosky works on the first stages of his ArtPrize mural, "Meditation of Life Without Time," on the side of Goodspeed Lofts at Grandville in downtown Grand Rapids on Thursday. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)
ArtPrize is starting to ramp up, and Grand Rapids is buzzing. Murals are being painted all across town, and the opening is only a month or so away.
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Today I learned that Flamingos are not born with pink feathers.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson paid a visit to Grand Rapids to speak at New Life Church of God in Christ today. Luckily for me, the pulpit faced west, and he didn’t start speaking until right before sunset.
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Brian Riemersma balances himself on the high ropes course at Camp Roger in Rockford on Monday. Twenty-five professors and adjuncts from the department of Movement Science at Grand Valley State University spent the afternoon doing team building exercises. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)
Had a few fun assignments today, area teachers on a high-ropes course and a profile on a local marathon runner.
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