If you want a true sense of modern-day general store magic, The Counting House welcomes you.
Author: Missy Black
Missy Black won the prestigious Young Authors and Best Penmanship awards in elementary school and it just went to her head. The career path was set. She’s a Grand Valley State University graduate with an emphasis in creative writing. She’s been in the magazine world for around 17 years acting as an associate editor and fashion and style editor for various local publications. She’s written food and book reviews, poetry, lifestyle pieces, horoscopes and has a side gig as shoe copywriter extraordinaire. She resides in Rockford with her husband (a Grand Rapids Magazine Hunk winner), son and rascally mini dachshund.
Meet the New Girl in Town, Naughty Bettie
The woman who owns a lingerie business probably has a husband who appreciates that sort of thing, right? That’s not the case for Elise Kutt, owner and founder of Naughty Bettie, the new European influenced lingerie boutique.
The Philosophy of Cozy
Hunker down. Burrow in. Get as comfortable as the season allows. Practice your hygge and as winter approaches, layer up with soft clothing and collect items for the home that seductively whisper: sit, rest and stay…
Friends Team Up to Bring Covet Leisure to Your Door
When you work with your friend in the retail business for around 12 years you start to think about doing it on your own terms. For Carmen Foster and Amanda Armstrong, co-owners of the recently launched athleisure brand Covet Leisure, an online athleisure business appealed to them—and literally was walking right in front of them.
Profiles In Style
Before you purchase one more on-trend clothing item, maybe what you really need in your closet is a personal stylist? Hooking up with a stylist can help you navigate the fickle world of fashion more than you ever realized.
7 Things to Know About TO & FRO
The new activewear shop TO & FRO helps you look good during yoga, at the gym or while running (your life).
Local Boutiques Walk the Runway in Fall Styles
You’re not selfish to wish that instead of traveling all over town to your favorite boutiques, they collectively came to you.
Pop Quiz: Where To Find Back to School Fashions?
The boutiques of Hudsonville want to help you say adios to summer.
Walking Down Memory Lane
Kelly Kermode still has the small pinch pot she made in kindergarten. It’s a reminder of where she started and where she’s going when it comes to life and her pottery skills.
Roll With It
When you’re in the mood to treat yourself this summer, there’s only one solution—ice cream.