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Righteous cuisine Matt Varley, who launched Gnarly Varley’s Righteous Cuisine food truck in 2011, is the new head chef at The Coffee House & Café, 255 Seminole Road in Muskegon. Weekdays, the renovated café is a gourmet deli, but on Street Food Saturdays the kitchen dishes up a different international cuisine each week. Varley also will be taking his truck on the road this summer. Visit thecoffeehouseandcafe.com or find it on Facebook.
Marie Catrib’s new deli expansion means shoppers can take home a whole host of extra goodies, including a selection of more than 30 cheeses. Try the delectable Valencay from France for a smooth and bright goat cheese experience, or the Capriole O’Banon, goat cheese wrapped in chestnut leaves that have been soaked in bourbon. The deli also has a variety of take-out entrees and desserts. (10011003 Lake Drive SE, 4544020, or mariecatribs.com)
RunGR is having a free Summer Kickoff at 6:30 p.m. June 4 at Collins Park. RunGR is a training group for runners of all abilities, offering year-round access to coaching, training plans and structured workouts. In September, RunGR will present the Lake Michigan Credit Union Bridge Run
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Beer, films and bikes
The New Belgium Clips Beer & Film Tour, a traveling show benefiting nonprofits, is making its Grand Rapids debut June 21 at Ah-Nab-Awen Park. Try out craft beers and local foods and then settle in at 10 p.m. for a showing of short films, including a GR submission. Buy a ticket for a chance to win either a custom New Belgium Cruiser or a fat bike custom built by Freewheeler Bike Shop on a 616 Fabrication frame, shown above. Raffle tickets are $5 and will be available for purchase online at bikegrandrapids.org. The fun starts at 8:30 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition to help the organization implement its advocacy and education priorities.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHNNY QUIRIN (TOP LEFT); EMMA HIGGNS (TOP RIGHT); MICHAEL BUCK (CENTER); COURTESY THINKSTOCK (BOTTOM)
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