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Starting at March 17 at 6p.m. a portion of Pearl Street NW downtown Grand Rapids will close because of construction at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

Pamela Alderman's "Hometown Hero" honors the memory of Army Spc. Eric T. Burri. Burri was 21 years old when he gave his life in 2005 while serving in Bagdad. Visitors to the ArtPrize Seven entry are invited to interact by writing the name of their personal hero on the flag.

When I saw George post this I thought "How cool is that!"  A little bit of the 1913 Room still lives on in Grand Rapids!  Thank you George for sposting such yummy pictures of the work that grill continues to do!

Remember the chess set made out of ice at Rosa Parks Circle in January.  Ice Sculptures Ltd. of Grand Rapids created the spectacular pieces for their Food Network Show Ice Brigade. The premiere of the seven episode series is tonight on the Food Network at 10.  The six professional sculptors from the Ice Sculptures Ltd. will be a premier party at GP Sports inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.  The p