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  In a quiet corner of West Michigan, where the Pere Marquette Highway cuts through apple orchards and towering wind turbines, Rex Pedersen is hard at work.

“There’s a fog upon L.A.,” George Harrison sang from his house on Blue Jay Way. I remember that street...

If you’re anything like me, winter comes with two competing impulses: burrow into a blanket fort or blaze out the driveway on a mission.

January in West Michigan has a way of clarifying priorities.

Megan considered herself healthy. She exercised most days, ate well, and took pride in taking care of herself.

It's only the beginning of winter and Mother Nature has already made her intentions clear.

Kate J. Meyer is a spiritual caregiver and grief counselor with a West Michigan hospice, as well as author of “Faith Doesn’t Erase Grief” and her newest book “Navigating the Waves of Grief.”

Immersed in real estate and renovations growing up in Grand Rapids, Ella Baker transitioned to Michigan State’s prestigious interior design program.

West Michigan’s Farmgirl Flea Holiday Market returns this November, offering one of the area’s largest holiday shopping experiences.

A mission-driven newcomer is joining the downtown Grand Rapids retail scene.

It’s November. The air is damp and chilly, and the sunshine vitamin is generally in short supply.

Forget everything you thought you knew about sparkling water. A new Grand Rapids-based startup is flipping the script—one smooth sip at a time.

In this season of shifting light and long shadows, we bring you a conversation with local paranormal researcher Julie Rathsack.

If your drawers are filled with old ticket stubs, greeting cards, maps, or bits of ribbon you might use someday, you’re not alone.

When I stepped into RC Caylan Atelier in Breton Village, I expected glamour. I expected fashion. What I didn’t expect was...

Brian Smith calls it the Youth Industrial Sports Complex, the system that feeds kids in at pre-school age and spits out college-bound athletes who may even make the pros.

Last summer, Steve Zaagman, the founder of the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society, hosted a fantasy ball on his parents’ property in Byron Center.

Step inside Roman James at 620 Wealthy Street and you’re immediately greeted by more than just stylish clothing—you’re wrapped in light.

Few things can bring together a group of friends like a solid game of bocce ball.

Menopause is a major transition in a woman’s life, marked by a drop in estrogen that brings noticeable changes in the body.