by Kelsea Rounds | May 16, 2018 | Profile
You’ve navigated downtown Grand Rapids juggling a walking taco, wedge of baklava and Boba smoothie. You’ve marveled at the scores of West Michiganders who have flocked to the city to join in the festivities (and secretly wondered where they all came from)....
by Kelsea Rounds | Apr 5, 2018 | Food & Drink
It’s your niece’s birthday or your grandson’s wedding. Do you order pizza or bring store-bought cake? Probably not, if you’re from Mexico. Giuliana Fuentes and her mother, Ana, who immigrated to the United State 30 years ago, wouldn’t...
by Kelsea Rounds | Apr 4, 2018 | Travel
Few states offer as much summer travel variety as Michigan, where lakes, dunes, forests, scenic routes and urban oases satisfy most every kind of adventurer. Talk to the Animals Llamas, ponies, bunnies, goats, peacocks, camels and parakeets are among the friends you...
by Kelsea Rounds | Jan 30, 2018 | Travel
We all strive for wellness in some form, don’t we? There are forces beckoning us to be the best versions of ourselves—to be fit physically and emotionally; to be nourished socially, spiritually and intellectually. Maybe turning the page from 2017 to 2018 has you...
by Kelsea Rounds | Apr 26, 2017 | Travel
As a solo traveler, I get to enjoy the freedom of satisfying only me, myself and I. But with that freedom comes some restriction: I need to plan. A lot. After all, I don’t want to find myself alone in the naughty district after dark—or stranded friendless on the...
