by Claire Chapin | Dec 16, 2025 | Food & Drink
Since at least 2012, breweries have been deeply intertwined with West Michigan’s culture. That was the year Grand Rapids was voted by readers as Beer City, USA, and it only spurred dozens more craft breweries to open across the region. While some spots sadly didn’t...
by Kelsea Rounds | Dec 26, 2017 | Cityscene
Grand Rapids may be known as Beer City, USA, but the city wouldn’t have the same claim to fame without The Lakeshore Brew Crew. In celebration of Big Lake Brewing officially opening its cool new space in downtown Holland, we curated a trail of the lakeshore...
by Kelsea Rounds | Jul 5, 2017 | Profile
West Michigan Woman is thrilled that Amy Sherman will be joining us for Ladies Pint Out—again! Two years ago, she shared about her work with local food and some of her favorite places to grab food and drinks. But dang, this woman is busy! We just had to catch up with...
by Kelsea Rounds | Jan 25, 2017 | Cityscene
Grand Rapids is about to get hoppin’ with beer dinners, tap takeovers and other events for Beer Month GR: Savor the Craft, a monthlong celebration of Grand Rapids’ 60-plus craft breweries. From February 15 – March 15, more than 50 area restaurants and...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
With one former West Michigan woman’s rather unexpected move to Florida comes a new wisdom—the wisdom of realizing there are (at least) 10 things only West Michiganders understand. 1. The Meaning of “The Lake” “What are you doing this...
