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Category: Visiting Uptown

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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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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Celebrating Grand Rapids Magazine’s 2023 ‘Best of the Best’ in Uptown

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   We are always proud when we have an opportunity to celebrate our award-winning Uptown businesses, especially when those awards are given
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The Uptown Shop Hop Returns For Its 25th Anniversary With Jolly Trolleys and More

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Uptown Grand Rapids, IncUptown GR Inc. is pleased to announce the return of its signature annual event, the Uptown Shop Hop, on
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Collaboration for a Cause: National Diaper Need Awareness Week

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist The collaborative spirit is alive and well in Uptown Grand Rapids, and is a vital component in stoking the vibrant, connected, collective
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