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Final goals unveiled to revitalize Grand Rapids area’s Division Avenue corridor Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 09, 2021 A Silver Line bus makes a stop along Division Avenue in Grand Rapids. The Rapid's CEO Andrew Johnson and Deputy CEO Dina Reed both resigned from the organization last month. (Neil Blake | MLive.com)The Grand Rapids Press Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The final goals of a yearslong study to spark development and improve the quality of life along the Division Avenue corridor were unveiled Tuesday, March 9. The 15 goals range from activating vacant land and adding cr...

Built in 1923, the Scotia Inn will soon be reopened under new ownership. | Photos by Andrew Goff. ### When the owners of Humboldt Bay Social Club announced on social media that they’d purchased the Scotia Inn with plans to transform and reopen it, the reaction was big: 1,200 likes and almost 200 comments on Instagram, another 750-plus reactions on Facebook and hundreds of comments. “It was crazy,” said Jon O’Connor, who cofounded the Social Club with his wife, Amy Cirincione O’Connor.   “We are just shocked at the level of interest about it,” she agreed. Clad in work clothes a...

First Black-owned wine bar opens in downtown Grand Rapids First Black-owned wine bar opens in Downtown Grand Rapids the day indoor dining resumes and at the start of Black History Month and last updated 2021-02-01 17:11:58-05 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — February 1st marks a lot of different things for the hospitality industry in Michigan. It's the first day bars and restaurants are allowed to resume indoor dining at 25% capacity since November. For the owners of GR Noir, February 1st is two special things in one. It marks the start of Black History Month and is also their grand opening. Shat...

Michigan distilleries that helped with hand sanitizer now 'quite concerned' about federal fees Over 30 Michigan distilleries made hand sanitizer at height of pandemic HHS indicates reprieve for distilleries from fees Griffin Claw Brewing Co. Birmingham-based Griffin Claw Brewing Co. is among the distilliers that used its raw materials to make hand sanitizer Back in March and April, when hand sanitizer was among the hardest-to-find items on store shelves, many craft distillers sought to ease that shortage by pivoting from booze to sanitizer using the raw materials they already had on hand. Bu...

Surprise $14,000 FDA fee could be 'death blow' for local distillers At the beginning of the pandemic, dozens of local distillers stepped up and started making hand sanitizer. Now they could face a more than $14,000 FDA fee. At the beginning of the pandemic, dozens of local distillers stepped up and started making hand sanitizer, which was in short supply last spring. Though this week they’re finding out they could be responsible for a more than $14,000 fee from the FDA. and last updated 2020-12-31 15:41:32-05 At the beginning of the pandemic, dozens of local distillers stepped up and st...