Category: Projects

Collaboration for a Cause: National Diaper Need Awareness Week

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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

Permanent Pride-Themed Installations Completed In Eastown Grand Rapids

Plan Your Visit, Press Release, Projects, Volunteer Projects

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Uptown Grand Rapids, Inc. announces the completion of three new permanent art installations in its Eastown Business District. In celebration of Pride

Two Uptown Grand Rapids Businesses Selected as MEDC ‘Match on Main’ Grant Recipients

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By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Uptown Grand Rapids, Inc. is pleased to announce that it, on behalf of two of its district’s small businesses, has been selected

Uptown GR, Inc. to Add New Murals and Art Installations as Part of Initiative to Support Local Artists

Press Release, Projects

:In celebration of its core mission to bring together people, partnerships, and possibilities to sustain a strong and vibrant urban district, Uptown Gr. Inc. has begun a continuation in its

Uptown Tree Project Forges Powerful Partnership

Projects, Volunteer Projects

A new nonprofit established in 2018, Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. seeks to sustain vibrant urban districts in Midtown, Fulton Heights, East Hills, Baxter, and Eastown. Its executive director, Ingrid Miller,

Uptown Loves Cyclists!

Projects, Volunteer Projects

Uptown loves cyclists! In addition to an array of bike racks located throughout the district and well-marked bike lines for safe traffic flow, Uptown offers its cyclists bike repair stations

Uptown Grand Rapids Begins Façade Improvement Project

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A new initiative was approved to provide compensation for a building improvement project. The Uptown Corridor Improvement Authority agreed to its first façade improvement project, at 969 Cherry St. SE,

Neighborhood Dream Realized – a Celebration of Cherry Park

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By Rebekah Sanford, freelance writer, member of the Uptown GR Marketing Committee On November 5, Grand Rapidians donned their cold-weather gear, shuffled around the city to their respective polling locations