Quick to sell out and sure to entertain, Holland's Girlfriends Weekend is a hit among local ladies and out-of-town BFFs. Coming to the lakeshore this March, it's a weekend full of shopping, primping, cocktailing, and fun.  "It's an in-demand event," said Kara de...

Kellie Rowland loves to mix up life—literally. And at the JW Marriott's six.one.six mixology bar, she does much more than take drink orders: She's a beverage artist, and people are starting to notice. Kellie was recently recognized by Experience Grand Rapids with a...

Back by popular demand, GrandJazzFest is dancing back into town this August. And the lady behind the music couldn't be more excited to double the play time and expose West Michigan to the many genres of jazz. Audrey Sundstrom is gathering bands from Grand Rapids...

Helping the community in everything she does describes Meredith Gremel perfectly. She’s a former owner of her own marketing, communications, and advertising firm. She’s one of the owners of Reds on the River Restaurant, in Rockford. She’s the director of public...

At twenty-four years old, Molly Clauhs, owner of The Silver Spork, has become an entrepreneur with a keen eye for food and business. After moving to Grand Rapids in May of 2011 because of her fiance's job, Molly worked as an innkeeper while figuring out how to create...

Patricia (Patty) Christopher started out teaching special education and was a psychologist in the schools until she retired four years ago. That’s when she decided to take the leap in fulfilling her dream of becoming a pastry chef—more specifically, a...

A child sees her mother as capable, protective, nurturing. She is there to discipline, but also to doctor scraped knees and egos, and to get excited about accomplishments big or small. But when a mother becomes ill, how can she help her child understand that life is...

Julie Miller is living with lupus, an autoimmune disorder with no cure and with symptoms that perplex doctors. Yet, more than 1.5 million Americans—ninety percent of them women—are currently affected by this disease. What's even more staggering is the fact that had...

Life is good. And through the lens of a camera, it's even better, especially for Terri Gillis. As the owner of her own photography studio in Rockford, Terri is invited into life's most precious moments and is utterly thrilled to capture time and make it last...

When she was working as a marketing coordinator in Grand Rapids, Carla Flanders' boss asked her what her ideal job would be. Carla said she wanted to meet great people, plan big events, and be the behind-the-scenes person responsible for putting all of the big-picture...