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The 2005-06
Grand Rapids Magazine City Guide is here, and it’s
bigger and better than ever!
City Guide is your ultimate sourcebook for fun in
the city, and it has been expanded this year to a
full- length, special annual issue of Grand Rapids
Magazine.
Inside you’ll find nightclubs, the arts, recreation,
sports and over 400 area restaurants listed. The “Insider’s
Guide” will help you experience the flavor
of the GR area through the people, places and things
that make it unique.
Also included
is a look at the impact of the life sciences industry
on the local economy, a walking
tour of the downtown area’s churches and a
feature on the most inspirational pieces of sculpture
that the city has to offer.
But perhaps the
most valuable piece of information in this year’s
guide is our exclusive school rankings, covering
29 area school districts.
The complete list
of “Best of GR” readers
poll winners in 100 categories and three special
2-for-1 dining coupons will have you scouring the
city for new places to explore all year long.
To order your
copy of the 2005-06 Grand Rapids Magazine City
Guide, contact our circulation
department at
616.459.4545 or by email at grmcirculation@geminipub.com.
The City Guide sells for $2.50 each, plus $1.50
for postage/handling. Special bulk discounts are
available
for orders exceeding 25 copies. This is a special
publication that you’ll
want to read and save all year!
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 Behind
the Scenes
10 Gone Native
By Dwight Hamilton
Somewhere between love for his native Detroit and initial
indifference for West Michigan, Grand Rapids became home
for the Metro Male.
11 Insider’s
Guide
Experience the flavor of the Grand Rapids area through the people, places and
things that make it unique.
FEATURES
24 Ranking the Districts: A Look between
the Lines
By Curt Wozniak
Our annual ranking of area school districts accompanies
a discussion with administrators, who reaffirm their commitment
to all children across district lines.
30 Downtown’s
Holy Ground
By Sam Cummings
A walking tour of architecturally unique places of worship
in the center of the city.
36 The Art of the City
By Joseph Antenucci Becherer
Public sculptures provide inspiration and identity downtown.
BACKSTAGE PASS
57 Destinations and Experiences
Our comprehensive resource guide to area attractions, venues,
bars and clubs, restaurants, art galleries, museums and
much more.
112 Best of GR
From appetizers to desserts and from church choirs to bartenders, Grand Rapids
Magazine readers pick their favorites.
Grand Rapids Magazine’s annual City
Guide gets you informed. Now get involved! Our downtown
map spotlights cultural and practical places of interest
in and around the heart of GR.
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