Text: R. Collins // Photography: Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. Venturing out in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan last September, you may have stumbled across dozens of colorful patchworks of sidewalk chalk art, lining everything... Read More
Text: R. Collins // Photography: GROW Café + Bistro Known primarily for its rolling dune beaches, great beer, and quaint, vacation vibe, Saugatuck also offers something special to western Michigan’s culinary makeup in... Read More
Text: R. Collins After a 2020-2021 season of innovative virtual programming—like performances of The Nutcracker with behind-the-scenes interviews and rehearsals, and the unprecedented choreographic collaboration behind “Collective Force”—the Grand Rapids Ballet will conclude... Read More
Text: R. Collins Summer is nearly here, which means it’s about time for our favorite local brews and delicacies to hit the road in food-truck-form. Thanks to the Grand Rapids-based organization GR8 Food... Read More
Text: R. Collins Work-from-home blues may just be beaten this summer thanks to a savvy new addition to Grand Rapids area parks this spring. As of March 2021, 10 green spaces in the... Read More
Text: R. Collins Holland, Michigan is widely known as a destination for Dutch craft, with everything from wooden shoe-making, furniture, and fields of tulips, to the iconic Windmill Island Gardens, which is home... Read More
A series on local Community Supported Agriculture Text: R. Collins As one of the most agriculturally diverse states with almost 10 million acres of farmland, Michigan has a vast farming network built from... Read More
A series on local Community Supported Agriculture Text: R. Collins Across its 264 acres in western Grand Rapids, including the conservation acquisition of the former Highlands Golf Club, the Blandford Nature Center is... Read More
Text: R. Collins Spring is nearly here and with it, the world-class “Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming” exhibit at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan is... Read More
Text: R. Collins With March’s arrival, it’s now or never to take advantage of West Michigan’s bountiful winter activities. Whether tucked around a cozy outdoor firepit with a hot drink in hand to... Read More
