Rockford removes RORA barricades, reopens Main Street this week
The refreshment area was beneficial to downtown businesses, but fewer people are visiting this summer, city officials said. The plan is to bring it back in the fall. Author: Alana Holland (WZZM13) Updated: 6:45 PM EDT June 28, 2021
ROCKFORD, Mich. Residents and visitors alike have been enjoying drinking and eating outdoors on a blocked-off Main Street in Rockford for months. The Rockford Outdoor Refreshment Area (RORA) was introduced around the holidays last year, as a way to draw in business during the pandemic.
This week, the barricades will be removed and Main Street will once again be open to traffic.
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Social zones are expanding out of Grand Rapids and into surrounding West Michigan communities as a way to help businesses hit by the pandemic.
Lisa Paavo, a server at the Rockford Corner Bar says they have been looking for ways to help get through the pandemic.
The Rockford Outdoor Refreshment Area started in December and is one block of Main Street that has been closed off to traffic.
The space has helped restaurants, bars and even stores with added foot traffic.
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ROCKFORD, MI - In a collaboration between the Rockford Chamber of Commerce and the City of Rockford, the idea for RORA - the Rockford Outdoor Refreshment Area was born.
We spent a few hour in the downtown district last week as part of our search for Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining.
See all the photos in the gallery above by MLive photographer Hope Davison.
Even though RORA did not come out on top of our voting poll, we couldn’t help but check it out.