A Look Back at Downtown Grand Rapids
It s the Pearl and Monroe intersection in, I think, the early 60s.
The picture is from the City of Grand Rapids Archives shared to Facebook by the Grand Rapids Historical Commission.
Notice Woolworths on the left and Sears further down the street. It was still the glory of downtown shopping with all the big stores there, not in the suburbs. The big departments stores were fun to shop in, Wurzburg s and Herpolsheimer s, and so many more, including Houseman s.
The scene looks quite different today with only a few similarities. Where Woolworths was is now the glass PNC Bank and Burns & Thoungburge building.
The Cottage Bar Downtown Grand Rapids Has Been Sold
The Cottage Bar, a landmark downtown Grand Rapids and the city s longest-running restaurant has new ownership.
According to Wood TV 8, The Cottage Bar and its sister restaurant One Trick Pony have been purchased by Jassi and Sandeep Dhami, who own neighboring Palace of India.
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The restaurants were put on the market last year, when the owner of 41 years, Dan Verhil, announced that he d be retiring and selling the businesses at the corner of Fulton Street E and La Grave Avenue SE.
The restaurant was first opened in 1927 by Earl and Marie Coon. Originally it was a sandwich shop called The Cottage that catered to the surrounding factories.
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Courtesy Populous
Grand Action 2.0 revealed a conceptual plan for riverfront development along a currently underutilized stretch of Market Avenue south of Fulton Street.
The business-based, private economic development nonprofit Grand Action 2.0 presented on Wednesday during the Economic Club of Grand Rapids program a conceptual plan that came out of a study commissioned by Grand Action 2.0 conducted by the international design and planning firm Populous, based in Kansas City, Missouri, in partnership with Grand Rapids-based architectural firm Progressive AE.
The Conceptual Planning for Riverfront Sites in Downtown Grand Rapids executive summary can be found at Grand Action’s website.
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Want To Take Part In LaughFest? Registration Is Open!
The virtual version of LaughFest means things will be different, but you can still take part. Here s how.
Registration opened Monday for anyone who wishes to perform or a be a part of LaughFest 2021, which will be conducted online in a virtual environment.
By the way, headliners for this year s event will be announced on Thursday at 8:15am on the Casey and Jojo Show.
Additionally, LaughFest organizers have released the full schedule of free programming (donations welcome).
Here s some of the events the public can get involved in:
The Kids Joke Time Virtual Showcase hosted by comedian Allen Trieu, has been part of LaughFest from the beginning and encourages young comedians to gather their favorite jokes and perform in front of this year’s virtual audience. Parents can submit videos, through March 4, of their children performing for possible inclusion in this showcase, which will be held at 10 a.m., Sunday, March 14.