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It's all about the bike

Quercus — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:40:19 +0000

I was near Monroe and Coldbrook on Thursday and I noticed many of the RR ties have been pulled up in preparation for the connection of the non-motorized trails between downtown and Riverside Park. The article I linked has a graphic labeling the land that (I assume) was acquired sometime last year. I wonder if and how the trail will cross the RR tracks near the Baker Furniture warehouse; notice the slight break in acquired land where the east/west RR crosses the Grand River.

Clearing the right-of-way:

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West Fulton Street

fotoman311 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:51:52 +0000

pcdoctor, on 11 February 2012 - 06:13 AM, said:

Didn't Lexington used to go through to Butterworth?

Yes. Now Seward curves around the existing building to where Lexington was, dead ending Lexington between Fulton and Watson, and goes by the Atek Medical Manufacturing plant to Butterworth. The master plan is to purchase the old rail right of way that Padnos now owns (which they currently use as a parking lot for their big salvage trucks and dumpsters) and continue Seward all the way to Straight Ave, where it will effectively feed into Wealthy. I think the idea is that Seward will be the main N-S urban "arterial" for the near west side, going all the way from Leonard to Wealthy.

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West Fulton Street

pcdoctor — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:13:18 +0000

Didn't Lexington used to go through to Butterworth?

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Old Sprint Nextel HQ Building

joeDowntown — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:03:02 +0000

I've been wondering about this building myself. Major facade change (it definitely needed it). No signs telling who is doing what.

Joe

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Division / Wealthy and ICCF

MiGuyz — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:02:32 +0000

The addition will be built to the west of the current building at what is now a parking lot along Jefferson.

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Old Sprint Nextel HQ Building

EEKris — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:41:42 +0000

Anybody know what's going on with the old Sprint Nextel HQ building on 28th street?

It looks like a pretty major renovation and expansion.

6303 28th Street.

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Year round market planned for downtown Grand Rapids

jdkacz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:25:04 +0000

I pledge my $50 for a brick. With the winter being mild, this project is really going smooth. i am pretty excited to see this finished.

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West Fulton Street

fotoman311 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:12:56 +0000

pcdoctor, on 07 February 2012 - 03:32 PM, said:

Since when did they take out the traffic light at Lexington/Fulton and what was the reasoning behind this?

When they opened the new Seward extension, sometime around November. Lexington south of Fulton dead-ends at the new Seward Ave extension (which goes from Fulton to Butterworth) and they "moved" the light to Seward and Fulton.

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West Fulton Street

pcdoctor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:31 +0000

Since when did they take out the traffic light at Lexington/Fulton and what was the reasoning behind this?

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Year round market planned for downtown Grand Rapids

Quercus — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:06:35 +0000

One of the agenda items for tomorrow's DDA meeting is an update on the urban market. The ePacket (pdf) contains a preliminary design of streetscape improvements around the market to be completed by the spring of 2013. The urban market is expected to be completed mid-year 2013.

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Rumors of interested party for USPS

SupercityGR — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:58 +0000

Hopefully somethings brewing.

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Rumors of interested party for USPS

GRDadof3 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:37 +0000

OneSweetWorld, on 06 February 2012 - 04:29 PM, said:

In an interview with CMC, Mayor Heartwell said the USPS isn't looking to move anytime soon: Here's a live stream on the Rapidian's website.

Is there a reason for everyone to keep their mouths shut if something really is going on?

I don't know that there's anything serious going on, but I also know that real estate dealings don't usually involve the mayor, unless or until they're ready to start asking for special breaks from the city.

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Beer

lighthousedave — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:18:22 +0000

The article praises 3 Floyds in Munster, Indiana (my old stomping grounds). If you have never been there, it is absolutely a MUST try. The best beer and brewery I have ever experienced! Beer enthusiasts, it is a must try!

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Beer

gvsusean — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:38:33 +0000

jdkacz, on 06 February 2012 - 08:55 PM, said:

Great article - interesting that they didn't see anything outside of West Michigan.

What else is there to see ??

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Beer

jdkacz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:55:19 +0000

Great article - interesting that they didn't see anything outside of West Michigan.

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1415 Lake Drive Redevelopment

fotoman311 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:55:15 +0000

mgreven, on 06 February 2012 - 06:34 PM, said:

Trillium Haven Farms just announced that they are opening a farm-to-table restaurant in June in the KIngsley Building. I heard about this a bit ago, but this seems to be the first official news.

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Trillium Haven: A Farm-owned Neighborhood Eatery

Trillium Haven Farm is moving into the city--into the newly renovated Kingsley building on Lake Dr. in Eastown, in the form of a "farm-to-table" veggi-first restaurant!

We'll be two blocks away from our old house in our old neighborhood! In so many ways this is a homecoming for us--and it's the perfect neighborhood to launch a restaurant dedicated to connecting real people to real food from real farms.

Apparently there was also something in the Eastown Community Association newsletter. A friend of mine quoted this on Facebook.

"Trillium Haven is looking to open up this summer in the newly renovated Kingsley Building on Lake and Robinson. The owners (Michael and Anja) would like to invite the public to view their plans and provide feedback for their new venture. Come take a look and be a part of the process!

Thursday, February 9th, 2012. 6pm - 8pm ECA Hall: 415 Ethel, Grand Rapids, MI."

Can't wait to see what they do with the space.

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1415 Lake Drive Redevelopment

mgreven — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:34:09 +0000

Rumors of interested party for USPS

OneSweetWorld — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:29:29 +0000

Division / Wealthy and ICCF

GR_Urbanist — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:27 +0000

So where is this going be built?

MFB has two large parking lots to the west and SW, so they will have to take out one or the other which will be a welcome change in direction for that area.

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Division / Wealthy and ICCF

RegalTDP — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:27 +0000

MiGuyz, on 06 February 2012 - 08:04 AM, said:

Across the street from the ICCF buildings Mary Free Bed plans more development for the area along Wealthy:
Mary Free Bed's $48 million expansion plan will nearly double size of rehab hospital

Good for Mary Free Bed! And good for the neighborhood, since I assume we'll be losing a surface parking lot as a result of this.

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