Located on the flatlands of the lower West Side, the Stockbridge district is located immediately west of the Grand River and Center City. The area is known for its working-class attitude, rich European traditions and, above all, resilience. The construction of the US 131 highway and Interstate 196 in the 1960's destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in the area. It also scarred the heart and soul of a community. But today the Stockbridge district is emerging as a much stronger and vibrant place than it was before the bulldozers. With a growing selection of pubs, restaurants, and locally-owned specialty shops, as well as aggressive investment in unique urban housing ventures, the Stockbridge area now stands on the leading edge of Grand Rapids' evolution into a thriving 21st century city.
Within its first month of operation, Grand Rapids-based MinoritySpace.com says it gained 3,000 users and had hundreds of thousands of hits each week. Opening last month, the social networking site tailored to minorities was created to steer users away from less community-friendly sites such as MySpace, says MinoritySpace.com co-founder Steve Eilers “I think that since […]
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