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Elevated Grand Rapids is now officially open, and it is truly beyond what I dreamed it would be!!  I could talk about how this beautiful, old building exceeded my expectations in every way and it most certainly did.  However, the most amazing parts of this journey to date have been the exceptional humans that gave me the capacity to tackle this unique venture.  Whether it was an hour of time spent tearing out a wall, the sacrifice of a favorite pair of jeans to a gallon of paint, a dropped off, homemade meal delivered at the perfect moment, a friendly...

A week from now on September 17th at 10am we’ll open our doors for the very first time to the general public.  If I’m honest, while I am so excited, I am also terrified!  Truly and for real, abject terror!!   I can’t really put a finger on exactly why I feel this way, but it is terror none the less.  We started this dream project nearly 4 months ago and I thought I was scared then but what I feel now is so much more intense.  Is it the realization that your “baby” must now spread its wings and fly?  What...