Food Scene
This is one of our favorite places. The owners live at the end of our street and own other restaurants in town including That Early Bird, directly across the street.
Quarantino's
1444 Lake Drive SoutheastThis is one of our favorite places. The owners live at the end of our street and own other restaurants in town including That Early Bird, directly across the street.
Great menu; owner and family lives in the neighborhood. Nice place to meet up with someone. Great for breakfast and lunch, coffee. Quarantino's across the street is owned by same people.
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That Early Bird
1445 Lake Dr SEGreat menu; owner and family lives in the neighborhood. Nice place to meet up with someone. Great for breakfast and lunch, coffee. Quarantino's across the street is owned by same people.
Really like the beer here. Local owners who just expanded the size of their offerings. Lunch specials are great. Tuesday nights dine in pizza specials are great too.
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Harmony Brewing Company
1551 Lake Dr SEReally like the beer here. Local owners who just expanded the size of their offerings. Lunch specials are great. Tuesday nights dine in pizza specials are great too.
Happy Hour 4-6 Tues-F. Farm to table restaurant. Unique Eastown building and nice deck too.
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Terra GR Restaurant
1429 Lake Dr SEHappy Hour 4-6 Tues-F. Farm to table restaurant. Unique Eastown building and nice deck too.
Chicken and atmosphere. Often very busy nights and weekends but outdoor seating works well.
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Hancock
1157 Wealthy Street SoutheastChicken and atmosphere. Often very busy nights and weekends but outdoor seating works well.
"Grand Rapids' first authentically American soul kitchen" is how they bill themselves. Great place to meet up and enjoy a meal of authentically American Southern comfort food.
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Forty Acres Soul Kitchen
1059 Wealthy St SE"Grand Rapids' first authentically American soul kitchen" is how they bill themselves. Great place to meet up and enjoy a meal of authentically American Southern comfort food.
Great place for pre-made cheeses, crackers, specailty kitchen items. Epic beer and wine selection. It's all carry-out.
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Art of the Table
606 Wealthy St SEGreat place for pre-made cheeses, crackers, specailty kitchen items. Epic beer and wine selection. It's all carry-out.
This is THE place to go Saturday mornings in the summer. Bright, airy and features many local farmers. An easy 15 minute walk from here - check days and hours on line - Saturdays are all year -round.
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Isitimela sabaFundi beFulton Street
1145 Fulton St EThis is THE place to go Saturday mornings in the summer. Bright, airy and features many local farmers. An easy 15 minute walk from here - check days and hours on line - Saturdays are all year -round.
Great place to go after enjoying a meal at one of the many restaurants in the area. Classic favorites and rotating specialty flavors.
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Furniture City Creamery
958 Cherry St SEGreat place to go after enjoying a meal at one of the many restaurants in the area. Classic favorites and rotating specialty flavors.
Oh, you want to go to this place. Great smoothies and juices made fresh for you. As of this writing, every Tuesday they have a 2 for 1 code. Look them up on social media for that!
Good Judy's Market & Juice Bar
Oh, you want to go to this place. Great smoothies and juices made fresh for you. As of this writing, every Tuesday they have a 2 for 1 code. Look them up on social media for that!
Fruition Açai & Juice Bar
Another fine place for hand made smoothies and fresh juices.
Sightseeing
I-Meijer Gardens
1000 E Beltline Ave NEEntertainment & Activities
This is our Class A ball team; a farm club of the Detroit Tigers. Family friendly atmosphere and some decent ball playing.
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Fifth Third Ballpark
4500 W River Dr NEThis is our Class A ball team; a farm club of the Detroit Tigers. Family friendly atmosphere and some decent ball playing.
If you're in the area you owe it to yourself to stop and see the Wealthy Theatre. Saved from certain destruction this spot has been restored to an exacting degree and radiates history. At the dedication I recall talking to a man who was running the projector when the news of Pearl Harbor reached Grand Rapids. Movies, special events, etc., check their web page: https://grcmc.org/theatre
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Wealthy Theatre
1130 Wealthy St SEIf you're in the area you owe it to yourself to stop and see the Wealthy Theatre. Saved from certain destruction this spot has been restored to an exacting degree and radiates history. At the dedication I recall talking to a man who was running the projector when the news of Pearl Harbor reached Grand Rapids. Movies, special events, etc., check their web page: https://grcmc.org/theatre
Essentials
Fulton Heights Family Fare: From here go down to Lake Drive and take a right, then a left on Carlton to the store. Pretty basic - they have a small deli and pharmacy.
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Family Fare Supermarket
1415 Fulton St EFulton Heights Family Fare: From here go down to Lake Drive and take a right, then a left on Carlton to the store. Pretty basic - they have a small deli and pharmacy.
Head towards Wealthy Street and take a left. Stay on Wealthy (under 2 miles so bear in mind if you walk) and this grocery store will be on your left. A bit more upscale with meat counter, full service deli and extensive wine selection.
This is on the #6 bus line.
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D&W Fresh Market
1814 Breton Rd SEHead towards Wealthy Street and take a left. Stay on Wealthy (under 2 miles so bear in mind if you walk) and this grocery store will be on your left. A bit more upscale with meat counter, full service deli and extensive wine selection.
This is on the #6 bus line.
Curtis Cleaners
450 Michigan St NEHere is the website for a local laundry.
Laundry - https://curtiscleaners.com/
Chances are you have a CVS account so here’s the location of the closest one.
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CVS
3601 Clyde Park Ave SWChances are you have a CVS account so here’s the location of the closest one.
If it involves beer, wine and spirits that are, well, special, then this is your place to go. An easy walk to and from.
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Smitty's Specialty Beverage
1489 Lake Dr SEIf it involves beer, wine and spirits that are, well, special, then this is your place to go. An easy walk to and from.
Shops
Ron Lichtenstein lives on our block and owns Gallery 154. Talk about a local gem - everyone will find something here.
Gallery 154
1456 Lake Dr SERon Lichtenstein lives on our block and owns Gallery 154. Talk about a local gem - everyone will find something here.
Lots of gifts here, both naughty and nice. Down to Lake, hang a right, cross at the light for Wealthy and find Rebel at the end of the shops in the next block.
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Rebel
1555 Wealthy St SELots of gifts here, both naughty and nice. Down to Lake, hang a right, cross at the light for Wealthy and find Rebel at the end of the shops in the next block.