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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
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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
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Announcing the 2023 Revue West Michigan Magazine’s Best of the West

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   We wait all year for this. Especially those of us that (one) love West Michigan, (two) love local and independent businesses,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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What’s Up in Uptown – Featuring Essence Restaurant Group

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Welcome to the first installation of a fun new series we have created with you in mind. Whether visiting a new
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Small Business Week 2023: Its History, and Why We Observe

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   This week Americans observe Small Business Week 2023. If you love the Uptown district, then chances are pretty likely that you
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