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Here’s a more recent photo and I believe the right side of the fence is a gate with a ramp inside the fence. While technically ‘accessible’ it’s certainly not ideal and is a little ableist
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On 4/11/2024 at 1:25 PM, Pattmost20 said:
I believe it was called Death House or something like that. Never went myself but had friends who went to shows there.
Yep, that's the name and the spot. There was a mini-ramp/bowl inside too. Rad little place, was bummed the shows ended.
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Walked by the soon-to-open Gin-Gin’s on Summer. Looks way bigger than expected and another fun addition to the Westside entertainment district.
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3 hours ago, walker said:
Founders irregular hours during remodeling:
MLIVE: founders-brewing-temporarily-closing-grand-rapids-kitchen-taproom-during-remodel
It will be interesting to see if this pivot, to offer more refined food, will be received well by the public. Very similar to some of the food options at Bell's.
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I wonder how the Standale location is doing? Seems like a better fit out there.
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2 hours ago, Pattmost20 said:
Their primary function is to own Wendy's lol. They have 380 of them. They also picked up franchise rights to Taco John's, they own 4 of them now. Morning Belle is one of their original concepts, they have 3 of them. Before that was Stan's Tacos, Twisted Rooster, Crooked Goose, Wheelhouse, and I think Fajita Republic was them too, but I could be mistaken.
I actually miss Wheelhouse. I thought that concept was a good fit for the arena district. I guess we'll see what's next.
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27 minutes ago, demhem said:
https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/adobe-in-out-gets-new-name-to-relocate-west-side-location/
This opens up the Adobe corner for redevelopment.
Wow, surprised to see this. Jeff Boorsma was resistant to soooooo many offers for so long. Curious to see what goes in at the large parcel that Adobe is vacating.
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On 1/6/2024 at 3:02 PM, TheLonesomeHobo said:
Broadleaf Westside announced today that they’re closing, last day will be January 13th.
While I'm bummed to lose this gem on the Westside, at least it's still available out on 29th Street. I was wondering if things weren't going so well when they stopped being open on Sundays. Weekends were always fairly busy but weekdays were slow.
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On 1/6/2024 at 1:39 PM, mgreven said:
Almost 10 years ago, I was posting here about actually developing something (instead of just reading about it on UP!) when my wife bought an old pawn shop on the mostly vacant Bridge Street. It was a lot of fun to bring the Clarity Realty offices there and what a ride it has been! We never would have imagined the changes would come as fast as they did and a grocery store across the street sure came as a surprise - I literally dropped my phone the day I read that Meijer was building a place across the street!
It was a lot of fun and we had such great memories there but knew someone would buy it someday. We moved her company out this week (they are moving to a spot on Lake Michigan Drive - not quite as urban but it will still be nice!) and said good bye to our little development project. I don't know the timeframe and probably shouldn't share details (not like I know that many) but there will be a new restaurant in that space in the future. (so this is partial restaurant rumor too) Glad we can still visit the building someday and have dinner.
I remember seeing the transformation from pawn shop to realty office. Good luck at the new spot and thanks for investing on the Westside.
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36 minutes ago, RiversideGR said:
Food truck Street Chef Shaw ("African Inspired Street Food with a Twist") is opening a brick and mortar called Mizizi in the old Rinaldi's space next to Quinn and Tuites in Creston. The grand opening is set for this Friday. I haven't tried the food yet, but i've heard good things about the truck...
Can confirm, the food was delicious! Congrats to them for making the jump to brick and mortar space.
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30 minutes ago, Zads said:
Looks like Founders will be changing its menu come March.
Also, they've added 'blended wine' as an option for the non-beer drinkers out there.
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17 hours ago, Cookin_peacocks said:
Kind of funny, I was just there Sunday and asked what was going on.. next thing you know, it's on the news.
It's such a cool space. I wish it had a better location, but man. It's worth a drive.
I agree it's such a cool space with a bad location. I've been finding it hard to journey out there when there's one on the Westside.
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47 minutes ago, Zads said:
Not super significant but the Walker Avenue Laundry on Walker and Lincoln across from Dairy Queen has permanently closed. I was told it used to be a 7-Eleven back in the day.
I recently moved to the area, down the street from this location and my hopes are high for something better than a laundromat. I hope that space doesn't stay vacant for long and becomes a coffee shop or something similar.
Yep, that spot was 100% a 7-11 back in the day. It's a strange shaped parcel but a clever developer could make good use of the spot.
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8 hours ago, Khorasaurus1 said:
The impact on the skyline from the south is dramatic, but honestly it's a little underwhelming from the north. It blends in with the 12 story muddle.
From the west it looks really disconnected from the rest of the skyline, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
This building can be seen from west of the Rivertown Parkway exit on I-196E.
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On 9/12/2023 at 1:59 PM, Cookin_peacocks said:
Photo dump
Does anyone recall if there's going to be ground floor retail on this corner?
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Couple of photos of projects on Bridge St.
The first is the little micro hotel, The Blue Jay, at 644 Bridge St NW. It will be interesting to see how this concept does in this neighborhood.
The second and third photos are of the Sip Shine project in the old Harmony Hall building.
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9 hours ago, walker said:
These two buildings, while providing much needed affordable housing, will help push the density previously contained south of I-196 north into the neighborhood.
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11 minutes ago, ctpgr34 said:
Looks to be a Chicken shop
Can't wait to check it out and report on the goodness!
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Somehow I missed this but the first Warby Parker on the west side of the state opens this weekend. https://stores.warbyparker.com/mi/grand-rapids/1964-breton-rd.-se
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17 hours ago, joeDowntown said:
I don't think Flamingo Room is closed yet. But at $2.1M for the land, I doubt someone will buy it for the bar.
Great name though, I'd like to own a dive bar named the Flamingo Room! It'd need an epic neon sign though...
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The 'Dirty Bird' as is it's affectionally known in some circles, is still open. I drove by last night and they were having a big parking lot party with a food tent and tons of motorcycles. As someone that lives a few blocks away from there, I'm looking forward to fewer loud motorcycles pounding through my neighborhood.
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On 6/20/2023 at 9:37 AM, NoDustBusterNoMore said:
Coming soon (maybe) to a Woodland Mall near you: https://www.mainevent.com/
Here's the WoodTV story!
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/main-event-entertainment-center-coming-to-woodland-mall/
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On 6/20/2023 at 1:59 PM, demhem said:
Walked by this building today and there was a lot of demo/work going on inside, lumber stacked on the sidewalk, etc ... seems to be moving forward quickly.
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17 hours ago, RegalTDP said:
I feel like that glass tower is only there for the purpose of trolling JBAN. The way that it might juuuusssst barely peak over the tree canopy will drive them out of their minds.
Bawhahaha ... I can hear the grumbling already.
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3 hours ago, joeDowntown said:
I was on the CARWM site, and noticed this proposed building. Looks like it's on the land Sovengard initially wanted to build on before buying the building across the street. Could be a total speculative project that never happens, or maybe that section of Bridge will see new life once Sovengard is up and running?
Hmmm that's very interesting. I feel like Bridge St would benefit from more community based service/storefronts at the west end of the street, with more of the entertainment options further east.
Great name though, I'd like to own a dive bar named the Flamingo Room! It'd need an epic neon sign though...
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I was having this same conversation with some friends over the weekend. Perhaps they're banking on the food delivery services/apps and residents of River House to keep them busy.