COMMENT BY
Tom from Baldwin, PA
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Pittsburgh, PA
COMMENT
Clean, Beautiful, and Friendly
I have lived in Grand Rapids for four years. Grand Rapids is the most friendly, clean, and beautiful city I have ever lived (compared to Pittsburgh,PA and Nashville TN). Grand rapids is covered with beautiful art, from sculptures to paintings to live performances that occur constantly in the city center where a large outdoor open auditorium is located. There are hidden lakes and trails through out the city which is interesting because even if you live there for years you will continue to find new natural beauty at your doorstep. The air is clean and always either smells fresh and crisp or of food that is being prepared at any of the amazing restaurants and breweries located through out the city. The community has established several amazing farmers markets where the best quality local produce and meats can be purchased. While living there you get a sense that you are a part of the community and that everyone who lives there makes it a better place in their own way. Grands Rapids has a vast and effective recycling program! While living there I was able to recycle 2/3 of all my garbage at no extra cost or effort to myself; their recycling trucks arrive every other week to collect the contents of my city provided recycling dumpster. I recently moved to Pittsburgh, PA for work and currently live there (1year) and am very happy to say that I recently found a new much higher paying job as a medical technologist back in Grand Rapids and am heading back at the end of this month. If your looking for a healthy clean and beautiful place to live out your days then give the great city of grand rapids a shot, you will be very pleasantly surprised.