1.   Memorial Day becomes the grand opening of the barbecue season.

2.   The grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key.

3.   Although the combination wallpaper store-bakery opened this autumn, last Saturday was its grand opening.

4.   And as Earl visited Atlanta this week for the grand opening of an Official All Star Cafe on Peachtree Street downtown, others are jumping on the bandwagon.

5.   Another, Daniel Cirio, said he was once forced to stay in a store for three days straight, preparing for its grand opening.

6.   Anti-sweatshop demonstrators stripped naked and invaded the grand opening of the new Old Navy store on Market Street.

7.   At the grand opening last summer, he proudly autographed copies of his self-published autobiography.

8.   A few days after the grand opening, someone threw a rock through her front window.

9.   A grand opening is planned in the fall.

10.   A few weeks ago the first car dealership in town was burned to the ground right before its grand opening.