Heritage Hill
Story Matters: Ruth Funderburk's home search in Grand Rapids 30 years ago
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-10-2014 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. The Rapidian's...
Heritage Hill bed and breakfast creates "beer weekend" package
by (Holly)
Submitted 02-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Jane Lovett, owner of Peaches Bed & Breakfast, has created a new way to celebrate the growing beer culture in Grand Rapids. "Sit. Stay. Beer." is a weekend package that includes three nights at the bed and breakfast with a limo tour of...
Local chef to open osteria in renovated Kendall building
by (erictank)
Submitted 11-05-2013 under NEWS
Come the new year, January tentatively, downtown Grand Rapids will be the new home of Osteria Rossa. The Italian inspired Midwestern restaurant will be located in the Kendall building at 16 Monroe Center NE that is currently getting a makeover. Chef...
Heritage Hill Garden Show draws a crowd
by (magical)
Submitted 07-16-2013 under NEWS
It was a beautiful sunny day for the sixth annual Garden Show sponsord by the Heritage Hill Neighborhood Association. The Garden Show 2013 included 10 homes that were open to the public who bought tickets for the event. "The garden show was Tom...
Neighborhood on display for Heritage Hill Garden Tour
by (benwilkoliver)
Submitted 07-09-2013 under NEWS
Heritage Hill gardeners will open up their private gardens to the community this Saturday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For $8 in advance ($10 day-of-tour), visitors can purchase a ticket that folds open into a map for a self-guided tour of the...
Build a better city
by (benwilkoliver)
Submitted 06-04-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
Whether it’s organizing a block party, planting trees in your neighborhood or placing a bench in front of a bus stop, placemaking can be easy. We hope it can all intersect right here on The Rapidian with Place Matters. This page is your place...
Open houses In Heritage Hills draws crowd
by (magical)
Submitted 05-29-2013 under NEWS
The 42nd annual Heritage Hill Tour of Homes in Grand Rapids took place on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. "We have this open-house tour for people to visit our homes in Heritage Hills because we want to give back to the community a part...
Re:STATE transforms city block to better serve neighborhood needs
by (josephd)
Submitted 05-23-2013 under OPINION
State Street came to life last weekend as a group of urban advocates transformed the area into a destination filled with useful public spaces, events and local shops. Otherwise known as re:STATE, the Grand Rapids Better Block...
Join us: Celebrate your community
by (JimTalen)
Submitted 05-19-2013 under OPINION
I live in Heritage Hill. It’s a great community and I have fabulous neighbors. Many of them have been there as long as I have – 38 years! It’s my neighborhood. Or is it? I’m just four blocks from Heartside, where I can...
State Street gets its life back through re//STATE
by (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-17-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
As much as we hate to see it, every city has them: streets that, over time, have transformed from bustling economic hubs to vast, desolate concrete waste. Their public green spaces become neglected, morphing into empty parking lots while their...