With a wave of reinvestment rippling from the intersection of Madison Avenue and Hall throughout the neighborhood, Madison Square is a classic example of a once-blighted Grand Rapids neighborhood on the rebound.
The future certainly looks bright. Madison Square not only borders high profile districts like Cherry Hill and Heritage Hill. It also boasts a brand new public library, a full service grocer, and rows of brand new brick clad condominiums and other homes priced to sell.
With the help of committed community groups and creative economic development incentives, Madison Square is poised to revive its reputation as the bustling shopping and residential district it was at the turn of the 20th century.
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Jeff Hill
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Grand Rapids has spent much of the past century as a manufacturing power house. With the changing global economy, what does the future hold for our community?
Aaron Ogg
Thursday, July 01, 2010
When Grand Rapids Weed & Seed moved its office to Franklin and Eastern, Kristine Jaros asked her landlord to mash together three shades of green paint for a facelift. "I said, 'Just mix them together and see what happens,"' Jaros says. The outcome was striking, as are other plans Jaros has in store for the neighborhoods she serves.
Robin Luymes
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Few people disagree that good mass transit is a key to the vitality of a metropolitan area, and The Rapid is sponsoring a series of articles and videos that promotes conversation about what will serve metro Grand Rapids best.
Stephanie Doublestein
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Like a beacon, Alexander Calder’s La Grande Vitesse sculpture calls
hundreds of volunteers to take part in Festival, a West Michigan
tradition in celebrating the arts
Dan Calabrese
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The mastermind of Elevator Up, Aaron Scaap questions whether the old
concepts of competition remain true for local software developers who
do work nationally, or even globally
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