West Michigan has the best beaches. Period.

West Michigan has the best beaches. Period.

I grew up on Lake Michigan in the little Village of Pentwater and I spent all my summer days swimming, playing volleyball, jumping off the pier (trying to not get caught by the authorities), and just sitting with my toes in the soft, clean sand of Charles Mears State...

Advocating One Job at a Time

Empty shop windows, scarcely trodden side streets, and defeated, jobless families are icons of Michigan’s economic turmoil as of late. But Norton Shores native Amanda Shunta never had plans to leave West Michigan; instead she’s making plans to improve it....