Alley Alive shows love for former downtown restaurant owner

1870299+071515.N.GFH_.ALLEY_1.JPG — Kim Holmes makes a joke to the Mayor, Michael Brown at Arbor Park in Downtown Grand Forks, ND on Wednesday July 15, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer)

By Crystal Duan

July 15, 2015 at 11:45 PM

1/5: Artist Sophia Koskela, left, Adele Koskela, center and M. Koskela continue to add flare along the Alley of Love in Downtown Grand Forks, ND on Wednesday July 15, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer)

2/5: Stella Gorecki, 3, right, opens up a childrens book as her brother Evan, 5, rummages through the selection too in arbor Park in Downtown Grand Forks, ND on Wednesday July 15, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer)

3/5: The Rhombus Guy's staff add more flare along the Alley of Love in Downtown Grand Forks, ND on Wednesday July 15, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer)

4/5: Dumpsters have gotten a makeover by various artist along the Alley of Love in Downtown Grand Forks, ND on Wednesday July 15, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer)

5/5: People walk along the Alley of Love in Downtown Grand Forks, ND on Wednesday July 15, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer)

Alley Alive shows love for former downtown restaurant owner

"Can you all smell the odor of love?" Jon Bonzer asked as he addressed a crowd Wednesday in downtown Grand Forks alley. Pointing at his friend, Kim Holmes, Bonzer formally declared that the alley near Arbor Park, "once the largest commercial alle...