River Bank Books & Music, Grand Rapids, Mich., opened last week, the Grand Rapids Press
reported. As noted several times this fall, Debra Lambers, who also
owns the Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague, won a $50,000 Downtown
Development Authority grant to help her open the business, which is a
$1 million investment. Besides books and music, the 8,200-sq.-ft. store
sells gifts and cards and has a café. Lambers hopes to use another
10,000 square feet of space on a lower floor for a student bookstore
she would like to open sometime next year.
"There are 30,000 students and 50,000 workers in Grand Rapids," Lambers told the paper. "There are also 19,000 people living downtown, and this city is vibrant and booming."
Located in the former Steketee's department store, the store has murals of the store and city scenes from the past. "It was very important to me to keep the Steketee presence here and we wanted a warm comfortable look and feel," Lambers said.
"There are 30,000 students and 50,000 workers in Grand Rapids," Lambers told the paper. "There are also 19,000 people living downtown, and this city is vibrant and booming."
Located in the former Steketee's department store, the store has murals of the store and city scenes from the past. "It was very important to me to keep the Steketee presence here and we wanted a warm comfortable look and feel," Lambers said.