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A round-up of the new restaurants and other businesses in Grand Rapids and across West Michigan, as well as closings and other changes. To start, Garden District took over the former home of Monsoon at 55 Monroe Center St. NW, Grand Rapids. Opened by a husband and wife duo, this new eatery offers a tastes of New Orleans with Cajun and Creole cuisine, such as Etouffee, Gumbo Yaya and Jambalaya. Then, SILVA has arrived on the north end of downtown at 975 Ottawa NW, Grand Rapids, making a splash with its unique dinnertainment concept. The restaurant regularly has performers roaming the dining room, in addition to darts and billiards, with a lot more planned—a bocce ball room is coming soon, with a large event space further down the road. ...