Hospitality Features
Kelly Quintanilla
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Scott Naylor deals in "purposeful art," where a creation can incorporate sound and lighting as well as sculpture for use by companies, bars, restaurants or even someone's own entertainment center. Get an earful about Loud Art Design.
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Amy Ruis
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Smaller, specialized shops are sprouting up around metro Grand Rapids to cater to the tastes of immigrants who have made their homes here, selling foodstuffs as varied as live crawdads to bulghur. The winners: area cooks who want to experiment with new cuisines.
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Matt Gryczan
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A very strange thing happened at the Eighth Street Marketplace in Holland on Saturday when about 50 people all simultaneously froze in their tracks for several minutes -- Something Was Taking Place. Become part of the creativity cult tonight at the Park Theatre...
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Bona Van Dis
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Paul Stansbie thinks the Grand Rapids metro area is more than holding
its own when it comes to hosting visitors: it's taking on larger cities
in the hospitality industry
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Mary Radigan
Thursday, February 19, 2009
As any fan of the Food Network knows, some of the most creative of the creative class are in the kitchen. Here's where they get their start.
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Andy Dragt
Thursday, February 19, 2009
If a fledgling group of local artists have their way, downtown Grand Rapids could become a new type of canvas. Check out Brian Kelly's Projection Initiative.
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Amy Ruis
Thursday, February 12, 2009
After 30 years as a school psychologist, Patricia Christopher gave up head shrinking for a profession just as concentrated on the human pyche: Master Chocolatier.
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Andy Dragt
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Inspired by travels though-out the United States and Europe, Corez Wine Bar is meant to be shared…its food, its wine and its proprietor’s dreams of a perfect neighborhood place.
Kelly Quintanilla
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A city's fashion starts from the top down. Rapid Growth takes a hard look at the continued growth and viability of the West Michigan salon scene.
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Bridie Kent
Thursday, January 15, 2009
It's the best kind of brunch. Watering holes citywide have turned Sunday into Bloody Mary day.
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