With seven distinct neighborhoods, three thriving business strips, and three of the city's five historic districts, East Hills is Grand Rapids' undisputed Center of the Universe. Located just east of the central city, East Hills offers a wide selection of eateries, boutique shops, and art galleries. Although the flavor and character of the district is perhaps best experienced by simply strolling neighborhood sidewalks and welcoming chance conservations. Defined by kindness and courage, East Hills is celebrated for its unique mix of racial diversity, artistic creativity, and blazing civic spirit. And whether it's the Corinthian columns of the historic DA Blodgett building or the red brick pavers lining Wealthy Street, the neighborhood also is maintaining clear connections to rich its past amidst a flurry of modern development.
A project begun last year to renovate a historic rooming house and a mid-century modern split-level in East Hills wraps up next month, bringing 16 modern apartments and 3,800 square […]
Local writer Roberta King releases her first book, He Plays a Harp, and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen pauses to reflect on its meaning in a special installment of G-Sync.
"Behind the Beer City, USA pomp and circumstance is something else - a city quietly attempting to brand itself as a new innovation center for startups to feel welcome here." - Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor and WMPRSA's Media Person of the Year (2014). Find out how our local craft brewers are steadily transforming startup and sustainability culture in Grand Rapids just in time for Earth Day.
At Arts in Motion Studio in East Hills, Delight Lester provides the young -- and the young at heart -- space to create, learn, and perform. Zinta Aistars finds out what's so unique about a delightful little studio that serves budding creatives of all abilitiies with individualized instruction.
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