22 West Michigan businesses we said goodbye to in 2022

[walker]

From WOODTV: year end list of some of the businesses that closed in 2022:

WOODTV: west-michigan-businesses-we-said-goodbye-to-in-2022

 

[GR_Urbanist]

That was a tough list to read through. Lots of staples over here in the Uptown area on Wealthy going under has definitively been a low point for that street, but it will all bounce back. 

 

Harmony Hall on Bridge was also a very bad loss if just aesthetically based on their prominent location.

[thebeerqueer]

1 hour ago, GR_Urbanist said:

Harmony Hall on Bridge was also a very bad loss if just aesthetically based on their prominent location.

Couldn't agree more. I know there's supposed to be a moonshine bar/distillery taking over the space eventually but haven't heard anything for months. 

[arcturus]

Harmony 'outgrew' their production facility but haven't disclosed where/when the new one will be?

They must be running out by now .. or maybe they  brewed a bunch ahead of time.  Yeah, that's it.

[Jonesey]

2 hours ago, thebeerqueer said:

Couldn't agree more. I know there's supposed to be a moonshine bar/distillery taking over the space eventually but haven't heard anything for months. 

It's in the upcoming PC agenda.  I didn't look at it too much, but it looks like they want to do a rooftop bar, which would actually be pretty sweet

[joeDowntown]

7 hours ago, thebeerqueer said:

Couldn't agree more. I know there's supposed to be a moonshine bar/distillery taking over the space eventually but haven't heard anything for months. 

The moonshine bar is on the planning commission agenda. Very detailed plans (new internal layout, tweaked facade with new windows, etc), and it looks like it’s full steam ahead. 

Joe

[thebeerqueer]

16 hours ago, Jonesey said:

It's in the upcoming PC agenda.  I didn't look at it too much, but it looks like they want to do a rooftop bar, which would actually be pretty sweet

 

11 hours ago, joeDowntown said:

The moonshine bar is on the planning commission agenda. Very detailed plans (new internal layout, tweaked facade with new windows, etc), and it looks like it’s full steam ahead. 

Joe

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to seeing how it comes together. 

[RegalTDP]

As a counterpoint, here's a list of 20 restaurants that opened in GR & Muskegon this year from MLive: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/12/20-restaurants-in-the-grand-rapids-and-muskegon-areas-that-opened-in-2022.html

LOL, #20 is Muskegon's first Chipotle  It's a good thing for chains to be expanding there though.

[Zads]

Not sure if this needs to be a new thread, but new businesses coming in 2023

https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/new-year-new-biz-see-whats-coming-to-grand-rapids-in-2023/

[grandrollerz]

Harmony is actually moving their equipment anyway https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnPkS8Ch16A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link