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Third Annual Uptown GR Elf Scavenger Hunt Returns Better Than Ever

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Tuesday, November 18, 2025: Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. announces the return of its third annual Uptown Holiday Elf Scavenger

Uptown GR 2025 Annual Shop Hop Set For December 4

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Tuesday, November 4, 2025: Uptown Grand Rapids, Inc., in collaboration with its event sponsors, announces the return of the

Uptown GR, Inc. Supports First-Ever Wealthy Street Block Party

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Grand Rapids, Wednesday, September 24, 2025: This weekend, Wealthy Street will come alive with music, food, and community spirit as it hosts

Kick Off ArtPrize 2025 in Uptown Grand Rapids with Celebration of Art, Music, and Community

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Grand Rapids, Tuesday, September 9, 2025: Uptown GR, Inc. invites the community to join the official start to ArtPrize 2025 in its

Congratulations To This Year’s Bests

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s a great month to celebrate the businesses of Uptown (erm…to be fair, when is it not?). But traditionally, August is an

Uptown GR Adds Ecology-First Landscaping To Its District

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Grand Rapids, Tuesday, August 5, 2025: Uptown GR, Inc. announces the completion of its latest endeavor to sustainably enhance its district and

Uptown GR Holiday Elf Scavenger Hunt Returns

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Grand Rapids, Thursday, November 21, 2024: Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. announces its second annual Uptown Holiday Elf Scavenger Hunt, and invites the

Uptown GR Annual Shop Hop 2024 Set For December 5

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist Grand Rapids, Friday, November 8, 2024:   Uptown GR Inc., in collaboration with its 2024 event sponsors, announces the return of the

Uptown Grand Rapids To Host ArtPrize For First Time In Event History

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Thursday, September 5, 2024: In keeping with its core strategic objectives to create a community that thrives, invites, moves,

Celebrating the 2024 West Michigan Revue Magazine Bests of the West, in Uptown

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   It’s the most wonderful time, of the year…well, okay. ONE of the most wonderful times of the year. The time of

Uptown Grand Rapids’ Eastown District To Undergo Major Road Reconstruction Enhancement In Heart of Small Business Corridor

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Friday, June 14, 2024: The City of Grand Rapids will kick off phase one of a two-phase reconstruction project

Uptown Grand Rapids’ Eastown District To Undergo Major Road Reconstruction Enhancement In Heart of Small Business Corridor

By Dana Kroll, Uptown Marketing and Communications Specialist   Grand Rapids, Friday, June 14, 2024: The City of Grand Rapids will kick off phase one of a two-phase reconstruction project