July/August 2024
Features
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Changing the Face of Medicine in West Michigan
Older generations who grew up in Grand Rapids or spent their formative college years here and stayed on, remember a very different city…
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Food + Drink
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Art of the Burger
Hark! My adventures have brought me to a Grand Rapids food truck treasure: Lost Art Burger!
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Salute to Bridge Street bar’s first year
Last July, The General Wood Shop made its debut as a gathering place for the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.
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Steak-ing its claim
There are few restaurants that make one feel like a regular during one of their first visits.
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Recipe: Blackberry Lavender Cheesecake
This time of year, we hear a lot about blueberries in West Michigan. So much so, other indigenous berries seem to get pushed to the wayside.
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Five must-try summer beers
I’m not sure who first thought of adding fruit to beer but give that person a cigar!
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Look + Feel
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Curated solutions for summertime skincare
Summer means more sun-soaked skin.
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A Patriotic Painter
As we celebrate our independence this season, a local residential painter is celebrating the success of opening a franchise, his story the embodiment of the American Dream.
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Radiant Rockford: ‘It’s the people’
Seth Rivard and Jeff Sheehan opened the Rockford Brewing Company doors in 2012, taking over a vacant building at 12 E. Bridge St.
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Glamour in the Loft
If you’re like me, Robinette’s Apple Haus & Winery is a place to visit in the Fall where a challenging corn maze, hot cider, or a wagon ride can be enjoyed with friends and family.
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Design Quest’s half-century of Scandinavian influence
Before Meg and her husband Jorgen Sorensen opened a little Scandinavian furniture shop in East Grand Rapids’ Gaslight Village back in 1972, they were schoolteachers together in Arizona.
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People + Places
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Something good to say
Local author Ashlee Eiland is celebrating the recent release of her third title, “Say Good: Speaking Across Hot Topics, Complex Relationships, and Tense Situations.”
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Beer City Open for Pickleball
Hey, local sports fans! Ready for the ultimate midsummer day out? Head over
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It’s Swingtime!
Summer is in the air, my friends, and all is right in the world.
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From Runaway to Runnin’ Down a Dream
The man the world knew as Del Shannon was a guy from Coopersville named Charles Westover.
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Update: Beers at Bridge event cancelled due to inclement weather
If you missed the BareNaked 90’s on June 21, fear not! There will be two more chances to enjoy the Beers at the Bridge Summer Concert Series in Ada.
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Cosmic Queries
In the realm of the unexplained, few phenomena ignite enthusiasm like sightings of Unexplained Aerial Phenomena, commonly referred to as UFOs.
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