Experience Grand Rapids has created a high tech resource for visitors with the recent launch of its digital annual visitor’s guide, The Experience™. A complete guide filled with bonus content and videos is available at www.experiencegr.com and on the Experience Grand Rapids mobile site.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />

“We are continuing to embrace the technologies around us, while providing our visitors with the best possible experience,” said Doug Small, president of Experience Grand Rapids. “Our digital guide is easily accessible online, on smartphones and on tablets.

While touring Artprize with friends this week, we had the opportunity to eat at CJ’s restaurant and bar located in the Grand Plaza Hotel. I think this was formerly the location of Tootsie VanKelly's from long ago. This eating establishment can be accessed through the hotel or from an outside door on the north side of the building.

I ate here about a year ago and had forgotten how great all the food and service is. Everyone opted for an item on the menu called, Pig & Pear. It is a good- sized flat bread with ham, thinly sliced pears and gorgonzola cheese. The sweet potato fries served with a honey mustard dipping sauce were the best along with the Butternut Squash soup, another winner.

Make this a must stop during Artprize.

From: http://www.southkent.org/

WKACC is excited to announce that our 2012 Grub Crawl will be on Tuesday, April 24th from 5:30 to 9:30 pm.

Wondering What a Grub Crawl Is?

The 2012 Grub Crawl is a food & drink sampling tour featuring scrumptious hors d’oeuvres and special libations, presented by participating restaurants located between Kalamazoo in the east and S. Division on the West. Participants in the Grub Crawl will be transported by shuttle service, on a continuous circuit between the participating restaurants, with stops at each restaurant every 15 minutes.

Host restaurants will have specialty appetizer samples for you to taste and low priced drink specials to purchase at each location. Grub Crawlers may remain at each location for as little or as long as they desire.