GRyan

According to this Reddit post Rocky's is closing? Has anyone heard anything about this? https://www.reddit.com/r/grandrapids/comments/18gczgz/rockys_closed_for_good/

Cool article. I remember going down there on a class trip in the late 90's before they stopped doing the tours

I just drove by there recently and saw this. The curved roofs are interesting. I'm wondering if anything is going to be added to the exterior, or if it will just be pre-fab concrete like the castle?

Hmm, that could be interesting. Back in the day the Elk bartenders would always joke that they were a Donkey waiting room, so if people can come and enjoy a drink and look at art I can see it being successful

Kum N Go

I've noticed while driving by recently that they've been moving dirt around near the 60th and East Paris intersection. Does anyone know if this is related to the liner buildings they initially proposed?

This was back in about 2018 or 2019. I don't know the whole story but I believe it was after the co-founders sold to a new owner who wasn't a fan of the management at the Wealthy St location and cleared house. I knew a couple of the bartenders from that time and they all were let go instead of moved to the Comstock Park location and they had a pretty bad reaction to how it went down

I've noticed quite a bit of activity along Patterson near the airport. The yellow lots had their tree's cleared out within the last 2 weeks or so. Anyone have any information?

Wow, when it's finished that will be quite the contrast to the 5/3 building

I agree. I'm also not really sure why they chose the already weathered/rusted metal look either

Could be for anticipation of post election day violence unfortunately. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/29/businesses-boarding-up-anticipation-post-election-violence/6069157002/

I still weep for the floors we lost.

Wow, looks sharp so far. Between this and the new Amyway glass GR is finally starting to shed some of it's outdated architecture!

Madcap is no more in the Downtown Market. I wonder if they will replace them with another cafe (Rowsters maybe?) or just revamp the space. https://grbj.com/news/beverages/madcap-coffee-closes-downtown-cafe/

Then we definitely have seen each other there, since I used to be there on Wednesday's for trivia all the time! I still like to go there from time to time especially to enjoy the patio in the summer, but the vibe of the place has definitely changed.