Look + Feel

There are many ways to spring clean. A well‑timed cleanse helps prevent the accumulation of harmful substances or toxic influences.

It’s not that far afield to accuse me of being a clothes horse. I’ve even been caught wearing skirts to the stable, and maybe that’s why I hot foot it over to Leigh’s every chance I get—to get a feel for what is new and real.

By mid-April, West Michigan was already having an unusually wet spring.

April in West Michigan can feel like a waiting game. When patios are still on pause, Grand Rapids delivers indoors.

April marks National Financial Literacy Month, and the Michigan Department of Treasury is urging residents to explore MiMoneyMatters.org

Peter Glijnis is on a mission. Not to discover a new planet or to find a new species, but instead to find carriers of the minuscule PLN R14del gene mutation that effects only people of Dutch Friesland heritage.

With prom season just around the corner, the pressure to find the perfect dress — without blowing the budget — is already setting in for many West Michigan families.

The Lakeshore housing market is booming and the Lakeshore Home Builders Association is leading the charge with new initiatives and by growing its membership.

  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.