Look + Feel

A new shop specializing in bridesmaid dresses has arrived in West Michigan.

Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy junior Elijah Brown and artist and West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology Teen Arts + Tech Program instructor Jasmine Bruce partnered through WMCAT to design and print nearly 4,000 Black History Month T-shirts for Meijer.

Although it still seems hard to believe, warmer weather will soon be here – meaning now is the perfect time to start thinking about a fresh new hairstyle for spring. Fuller Hair & Nail Salon, a new full-service salon in Grand Rapids’ Creston neighborhood, is now open and ready to help you look and feel great.

Lighthouse lovers can plan their next adventure thanks to the West Michigan Tourist Association.

Before it became The Friesian Gastro Pub, the building at 720 Michigan St. NE was four walls of eroding concrete and a dirt floor. That didn’t stop the owners from envisioning a fresh addition to the Midtown Corridor, but they did need direction.

Jorgen and Meg Sorensen opened Design Quest in Gaslight Village in 1972 after relocating to Grand Rapids from Arizona. The couple was encouraged to make the move by Meg Sorensen’s brother in law, Joseph Grassie, who was the city manager of Grand Rapids.

Michigan’s shifts in season are incredibly unpredictable and while I’m not quite ready to store away my swimsuit and sandals, the weather has demanded I frantically pull out some of my fall/winter wardrobe.

A women’s clothing boutique in town is closing.

Life Vault, an online resource for powerlifting, bodybuilding and strength training, ranks Michigan as 19th on a list of America’s physically strongest states.

A long-anticipated department store is ready for shoppers.

Zeal Aerial Fitness is going to add bungee fitness classes to its studio, making it the first location in Grand Rapids to offer that type of fitness class.

Private suites for salon or spa professionals now are available to rent in Grandville thanks to the expansion of The Indi Suites.

Multistate cannabis operator C3 Industries opened a new location this past weekend on the West Side of Grand Rapids.

By now, you’ve probably heard of Himalayan salt, whether you’ve seen an orange glowing salt lamp or a cooking slab.

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 Muskegon Museum of Art and Grand Valley State University Art Gallery are partnering to host its first virtual series of panel discussions and exhibition tours by Native American artists on Thursdays from Feb. 11-25 on Zoom.

A West Michigan entrepreneur is building out customized vans for outdoor enthusiasts.

Husband and wife fitness team and owners of Life Addicts fitness studio, Travis Washington and Whitney Lavette, are celebrating their one-year business anniversary in Alger Heights.

Tips for turning your cottage or rental property into a profitable investment.

The Wild Ones Native Garden Designs Program is an initiative that encourages the use of native plants in landscaping by providing garden designs for a variety of ecoregions across the U.S.