"When will this end?
That's the question we hear daily. Not just about home prices, but the stock market and business in general. Watching our savings evaporate is depressing.
But, those of us who live downtown need only look at what is happening on Michigan Hill to realize in the broad sense our local economy is going to take a turn for the better with the expansion of VanAndal Institute, the new DeVos Children's hospital and the new MSU medical school.
A little closer to home - like three blocks - our neighborhood businesses are doing more than well. Art of the Table and the Wealthy Street Bakery (at the corner of Wealthy and Union) continue to thrive. How do I know? My brother in law told me so. (smile) Gene and Mary were visiting from Connecticut last week. Gene is a coffee house guy!! He is up and out at 7 am looking for good coffee and the New York Times. For what it is worth, he says the scones at Wealthy Street Bakery are the best. (A 4 day taste test).
The Winchester on Wealthy is the newest addition to the neighborhood and it offers wonderful food. The Cuban Reuben is outstanding! The staff is friendly and they sound and act excited about their new restaurant.
Up on Cherry, similar great things are happening. The Green Well looks busy all the time and of course the Cheri Inn still packs folks in for the best breakfast in the neighborhood.
When will this end? I suspect when we start to believe again that tomorrow will be better than today. And, from all the activity downtown and in the surrounding Historic Districts it will be!
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