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Art and Wine Night of 2012

January 2012

The Network’s Art and Wine Night of 2012

The Network is excited to announce that the center will hold the community’s first Art and Wine Night of 2012 at 343 Atlas Avenue on February 25th from 6:30-9:30p.m. The event, coming off the success of last summer’s July 15th Art and Wine Night, will be hosted by The Roots Community Gallery in collaboration with the Network. Information regarding The Roots Community Gallery is as follows:
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Breweries booming: ‘hip, new trend’

January 2012

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/grand_rapids/breweries-booming-in-grand-rapids

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The Network’s Art and Wine Night of 2012

January 2012

The Network is excited to announce that the center will hold the community’s first Art and Wine Night of 2012 at 343 Atlas Avenue on February 25th from 6:30-9:30p.m. The event, coming off the success of last summer’s July 15th Art and Wine Night, will be hosted by The Roots Community Gallery in collaboration with the Network. Information regarding The Roots Community Gallery is as follows:

The Roots Community Gallery is a traveling gallery partnering…Read More

January 2012 EBA News

January 2012

2012 EBA Annual Meeting
Tuesday January 24, 6pm at Wolfgang’s
Light fare and beverages will be provided. Meet your business neighbors, hear about highlights of 2011, plans for 2012, know who your EBA Board members are, and hear a great presentation …..

Social Media…Embrace It
Listen to a former retailer discuss the importance of social media to your business. Kristine Szurna Bersche, owner of the former Green Life…Read More

EBA District Buzz

January 2012

Striders on Wealthy Street SE is now open.
So is Allegro Coaching on Robinson Road SE.
Starting this month The Withered Tree Sangha will meet at its new Eastown location at 1409 Robinson Road SE between Argos Books and Foot Outfitters.
Eastown Chiropractic and Accupuncture with Doug DeVries, Chiropractor and Kristin Swan, Accupunturist will locate their office in the Eastown Salon Building on Robinson Road.
Jame Booth Burr,…Read More

2012 EBA Annual Meeting

January 2012

January 2012 EBA News

Tuesday January 24, 6pm at Wolfgang’s
Light fare and beverages will be provided. Meet your business neighbors, hear about highlights of 2011, plans for 2012, know who your EBA Board members are, and hear a great presentation …..

Social Media…Embrace It
Listen to a former retailer discuss the importance of social media to your business. Kristine Szurna Bersche, owner of the former Green Life Market, will discuss…Read More

2012 EBA Annual Meeting

January 2012

January 2012 EBA News

Tuesday January 24, 6pm at Wolfgang’s
Light fare and beverages will be provided. Meet your business neighbors, hear about highlights of 2011, plans for 2012, know who your EBA Board members are, and hear a great presentation …..

Social Media…Embrace It
Listen to a former retailer discuss the importance of social media to your business. Kristine Szurna Bersche, owner of the former Green Life Market, will discuss…Read More

EBA News

December 2011

Tuesday January 24, 6pm at Wolfgang’s
2012 EBA Annual Meeting
Social Media…Embrace It
Listen to a former retailer discuss the importance of social media to your business. Kristine Szurna Bersche, owner of the former Green Life Market, will discuss how tools like Facebook can change the way you communicate with your customers.

- Smitty’s Specialty Beverage is reopened and looking good!
- Harmony Brewing Company and Striders plan to open…Read More

December 2011 EBA News

December 2011

December 2011 EBA News
It’s time to join or renew your membership to the EBA. The 2012 Membership Form is available on our website
http://www.eastowngr.com/pdf/EBA2012MembershipApplication.pdf
Not sure why it’s important to join the EBA? Come to the 2012 EBA Annual Meeting on
Tuesday, January 24 and find out! Want to know before then, contact us at
http://www.eastowngr.com/index.php/contact/contact/
The EBA Directory is currently being updated. NOW is…Read More

EBA District Buzz

December 2011

- Smitty’s Specialty Beverage is reopened and looking good!
- Harmony Brewing Company and Striders plan to open in December.
- Uptown Kitchen, Allegro Coaching and Icapsa Books are scheduled to open in January.
- Renewal Body Bootcamp opened in November.
- So did The Local Epicurean where Mystic Mill used to be.
- East Star Exchange closed in November. Not sure if they relocated…
- Do you…Read More

Saturday, December 3

December 2011

Saturday, December 3
Holly Jolly, downtown retail event, will expand to include businesses in Uptown, East Grand Rapids and Breton Village. A trolley will take shoppers to and from the business districts.
http://grcentral.wzzm13.com/news/arts-culture/64095-hollyjolly-new-retail-focused-holiday-event-make-its-debut-december-2

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Uptown Holiday Shop Hop

November 2011

Uptown Holiday Shop-Hop: Thursday, Dec. 1st, 2011.
Enjoy holiday shopping at your favorite Eastown stores.  Holiday bargains, festivities, and even trolleys!

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Lights!

November 2011

Enjoy the Holiday Decorations in Eastown! Join us with white lights in your business windows inside or out!

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Uptown Holiday Shop Hop

November 2011

REMINDER - Uptown Holiday Shop Hop participation
forms are due no later than this week Friday the 11th
at 5:00pm with your logo, if you want to be included
in the marketing materials.  We are also looking for
six shuttle sponsors who want to benefit
from the added event exposure.
Quite possibly the best (and busiest!) time of the year is here! It’s time again for Uptown Holiday Shop…Read More

EBA District Buzz

November 2011

The Eastown Business Community was again saddened in September by the death of another business community member, Michael Bowman. (ACK Co-Owner Jason Stewart this past summer). Following plans to close his business the end of September, Michael died in a very unfortunate accident on September 26. Mystic Mill was located at 1436 Wealthy Street SE for about two years. Eastown’s Business Association extends its sympathies to Michael’s family and loved ones.
Jude’s Barbershop…Read More

Mark Your Calendars

November 2011

Thursday, November 3 from 5 to 8pm
2011 Neighborhood Business Awards
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy Street SE
More info at http://www.neighborhoodventures.org
Thursday, December 1 from 4 to 9pm
Uptown Holiday Shop Hop in Eastown, East Hills, East Fulton and Wealthy Street business districts. Contact Mike Dykhouse at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)