Text: R. Collins // Photography: The Good Cookie Sweet Shop LLC Spring is about to get much sweeter with this Saturday’s grand storefront opening of The Good Cookie Sweet Shop LLC in Grand... Read More
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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 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
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 The Saugatuck and Fennville areas of Michigan have become synonymous with soft dune beaches—approximately six of them—sandy forest paths and laid-back mini vacations fit for the snow or summer. Other... Read More
Text: R. Collins A carnivorous plant, Michigan’s largest tropical conservatory, and bronze sculptures by Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin: The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has been combining sculpture and botanic experiences... Read More
Text: R. Collins Located on the 27th floor of the recently renovated glass tower at the Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton, the new full-service, Spanish-inspired restaurant, MDRD—pronounced “Madrid”—opened to the public... Read More
Text: R. Collins When asked what he enjoys most about the age-old practice of astronomy, David DeBruyn, president of the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association says, “I’m tempted to say ‘all of it.’” ... Read More
Text: Karla Jeltema The taste of melt-in-your mouth pastry piled high with powdered sugar is a New Orleans favorite—a beloved French doughnut called a beignet—and is now available at the newly reopened Cafe Mertens... Read More
