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In July, the Saugatuck Antiques Pavilion marked a significant milestone—its 20th anniversary.

The Grand Rapids restaurant scene seemed to finally turn around in 2024, with multiple exciting openings helping reinvigorate what had been a tough several years following the Covid-19 pandemic.

While Grand Rapids has been consistently opening new eateries with a focus on offering a premium dining experience, Rapid River Stillhouse’s three-story building infuses a jolt of energy into the restaurant scene.

Thrifting is the new cool these days as shoppers young, mature, and in-between flock to area thrift stores.

As the sun lingers longer and the warmth of summer covers Grand Rapids, there’s an irresistible allure to spending the evenings outdoors.

Step inside The Bridge Fair Trade Gift Shop, and it’s immediately clear this isn’t another holiday pop-up or boutique full of mass-produced décor.

For 50 years, Harbor Humane Society has cared for and found homes for stray and surrendered cats, dogs, and other domestic animals.

After a long winter of staying inside in West Michigan, you’re sure to be itching to get moving when spring rolls around.

Summertime in Grand Rapids means longer mornings, sunnier skies, and one very important question: Where are we going for brunch?

When The Søvengård opened on Bridge Street in 2016, it was before the neighborhood blossomed into the lively dining destination it is today.

In the age of social media, it’s common for restaurants to open and create lots of social buzz, but no restaurant has done so with such ease and success at Black Napkin.

Maine calls itself “The Lighthouse State.” Ha.  Guess Maine hasn’t been to Michigan lately. 

If a rustic outdoor wedding is more your speed, South Haven’s Black Sheep Shelter might be just the place.

Thousands flock to Rothbury each summer for the multi-genre festival that is Electric Forest, which takes place June 20-23 this year.

A historic B&B is one of many Holland homes that opened its gardens to visitors during the annual Holland Garden Club Garden Walk in June.

“Summer pleasure,” a huge oil painting by contemporary expressionist Christi Dreese of Spring Lake, takes its viewers to a sun-drenched beach with calming blue waters and summery yellow, orange and blue Adirondack chairs beckoning.

It’s a rather nondescript storefront on Western Avenue in Muskegon, across the street from the old train depot which is now home to Visit Muskegon.

Tables are set with dinner plates or glassware or picnic accessories. Racks hold clothing. Picture frames, baskets, knickknacks are on shelves, grouped attractively.

The Frequently Asked Questions section of the St. Cecilia Music Center website opens with a direct question: Are we a religious organization? The answer is unequivocal. No religious affiliation.

A historic family-owned business in Grand Rapids has completed a major transformation.