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Uptown’s Andy Havemeier: An Inspiring Listening Event Brought To Us By Creative Mornings Grand Rapids

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   On January 19th, Uptown’s very own Andy Havemeier, Co-Owner of Wealthy Street and Hall Street Bakeries, was invited to be the

Introducing: The First Annual Uptown Holiday Scavenger Hunt

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Who loves a scavenger hunt? And not just any scavenger hunt. A HOLIDAY scavenger hunt. A hunt, for holiday elves…egregiously, obnoxiously,

Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. Invites Public to Support Local with Brand New Holiday Scavenger Hunt

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Friday, November 24, 2023: Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. invites the public to a festive new way to support its

Uptown GR Annual Shop Hop 2023 Set For December 7

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist     Grand Rapids, Thursday, November 2, 2023: Uptown GR Inc., in collaboration with its 2023 event sponsors, announces the return of

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Common Ground Coffee and Schnitz Deli

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Today marks the final installation of our first-ever video interview series, ‘What’s Up In Uptown’. For this last one, we connected

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Terra Restaurant and Terra Bagel

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   We’ve got great news: Our video series, ‘What’s Up In Uptown’, continues! For our newbies, this series is one in which

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Apsara Spa

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist As our breathtakingly beautiful summer continues its journey towards autumn, we continue our journey as well. That is, our journey to learn

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Good Judy’s Market and Juice Bar

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Next up in our summer interview series: We sit down with Dean Jeffrey, co-owner and founder of Good Judy’s Market and

Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. Funds Thirteen Upcoming District Events Via Annual UGRI Sponsorship Program

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Tuesday, July 11, 2023: Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. announces that its recommendations for annual event sponsorship funds have been

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Blue Bridge Games

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Ready, set, flip the sand timer: It’s time for the next installation in our series, and for this one, we chitchat

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Louise Earl Butcher

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   For the third insallment of our interview series, we sit down with Matt Smith. Together, he and his wife Cindy co-own

What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring The Meanwhile Bar

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Welcome back to our next Uptown Q&A interview. It’s the second of a fun and hopefully informative series, that we will