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ONLINE FEATURE
Downtown
shopping By
Mary Timmer
Tucked away on side streets and inside hotels
are distinctive stores selling the unique,
the vogue and the hard-to-find. Read
Full Story >
FEATURES
12
School
and Metro Rankings By
Tim Gortsema
Grand Rapids Magazine’s
biennial feature providing quality of life
comparisons in three counties, 29 school
districts and 96 community areas.
41
Dining
out
What killed fine dining?
Find, ‘friend’ and follow the
food
Whatever happened to?
Let it pour
The evolution of pub grub
Dining farm to table
Screaming for ice cream
46
Dining
List
The magazine’s dining
list has been revamped with new categories.
76
Downtown
Map Use this resource
to locate entertainment venues, government
buildings, museums, parks, places of worship
and more.
BACKSTAGE PASS
79
Destinations
and Experiences
A comprehensive resource guide to Grand Rapids, from art galleries to
theaters.
112
Best
of GR Here are the results of the 2009-10
Grand Rapids Magazine “Best of GR” Readers
Poll, in which you chose the city’s
best people, places and things.
