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Rising Business Star: Eastown Veterinarian Lynn Happel

Rising Business Star: Eastown Veterinarian Lynn Happel

In four short years, Lynn Happel, DVM, has gone from opening the doors of her newly formed veterinary practice in 2011 to winning the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce's EPIC Award for Woman-Owned Business of the Year in June 2015. Dr. Happel's career represents a...

Back-to-School Success: A Four-Week Strategy

Back-to-School Success: A Four-Week Strategy

Moms of school age kids ... start your engines! It's back-to-school time! Wow, that came fast! Just when it feels like we're settled into a more lax summer routine, BAM! It's here. And although I've complained a bit about juggling schedules, fighting siblings, and not...

8 Tips to Ease Job Interview Jitters

8 Tips to Ease Job Interview Jitters

Whether you're searching for a job, helping a friend who's searching, or coaching a young adult applying for his or her first internship or position, these quick tips can help reduce stress during interviews. It's natural to feel nervous on The Big Day. That's why...

3 Reasons Summertime Cocktailing Can Be Risky

3 Reasons Summertime Cocktailing Can Be Risky

Ball games, music festivals, afternoons anchored near a sandbar—as summer kicks into high gear and you find yourself with a calendar full of social activities, it's wise to exercise caution while cocktailing, above and beyond just designating a driver. 1. You're more...

GR Restaurant Week: August 12 – 23

GR Restaurant Week: August 12 – 23

Taste the City: Experience a variety of earth-to-table menu creations from 60 restaurants. Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2015 will take place Wednesday, August 12, through Sunday, August 23—the peak of the summer harvest in West Michigan. Restaurant Week Grand Rapids...

Defining Shabby Chic

Defining Shabby Chic

Is it too shabby? Is it too chic? Where is the happy medium? Shabby chic is a combination of old and new, fresh and used, a vintage feel with an underlying classy tone. Don't let the word "shabby" deter you from diving head-first into this design style trend. In this...

Breton Travel

Breton Travel

Breton Travel is delighted to provide you with a preview of Oceania Cruises' Around the World in 180 Days Voyage departing from Miami on January 6, 2017 aboard Insignia. We invite you to embrace an experience that is truly more than a cruise- an authentic voyage, and...

Tulip Time ‘Art in Bloom’ Contest

Tulip Time ‘Art in Bloom’ Contest

Tulip Time, together with the Holland Area Arts Council, announces the sixth annual Art in Bloom Poster Competition, for 2016. This competition is the process by which the Tulip Time Festival poster image is selected. This year's submissions are due October 5, and...

Jordan Carson: Compassion with a Voice

Jordan Carson: Compassion with a Voice

"Every time I see a butterfly it reminds me of my sister. While I was on-set during eightWest, Paul Collins was a guest and brought a collection of his beautiful work. One painting was a huge pink butterfly sitting on a lily pad, and I fell in love with the piece. For...