The smell of barbeque and allure of art drew a crowd of around 400 people on Wealthy Street at the Eastown Streetfair last Saturday.
The Eastown Streetfair took place on Sept. 9 and was held from 9...
The Grand Rapids music scene has come to a living room near you. Over the past weekend of Nov. 7-9, the third annual Lamp Light Music Festival brought together local music enthusiasts with both local and...
Business in Grand Rapids, especially that of local small businesses, is booming. At the 25th annual Neighborhood Business Awards, held at the Wealthy Theater on Thursday, Nov. 6, a celebration was held...
This Saturday, the Eastown Community Association (ECA) will be hosting its 41st annual edition of the Eastown Streetfair, a day full of local food, art and music.
The free, family-friendly event is...
The Eastown Community Association (ECA) will hold its second annual meeting and community pancake breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 8:30 to noon.
Residents and supporters of Eastown will be invited to...
Live music, friends and food, all inside the homes of Eastown. This is the premise of the Lamplight Music Festival.
The Lamplight Music Festival is three days of house shows, food and workshops in Eastown...
The popular Wealthy Street Bakery, a fixture of the Wealthy Street community, has plans to open a new location in the Ottawa Hills/Boston Square neighborhood. The owners of Wealthy Street Bakery, David...
The smell of sausage, maple syrup and warm pancakes rose as cold air swirled outside.
The sound of friendly chatter was met with warm smiles and handshakes. On Saturday, Feb. 9, the Eastown Community...
The Eastown Community Association will be holding its annual meeting, in the form of a pancake breakfast open to the public this Saturday at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church at 700 Ethel Ave.
The...
Along the cobblestoned streets in Eastown lie a handful of businesses. Bookstores, boutiques, coffee shops, restaurants and the post office hug the curbs along Lake Drive and Wealthy Street. Surrounded...
Stacks of burlap bags full of green coffee beans, fragrance wafting heavily through the air from the roaster, tins lined up like little soldiers. From the corner of Wealthy Street and James Avenue, Rowster...
At Eastown Ministries, a punching bag hangs next to a painting of a cross.
“We’re between the street and the church,” said director Jim Carpenter. “The kids aren’t going to go to church, but...
