My three Salukis and the love of my life might argue that I indeed serve as a mom, but that’s another story. I’ve been thinking about moms—traditional and single—since Mother’s Day and since the most recent West Michigan Woman was published. In the April/May...
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Queen For a Day
Looking at herself in the mirror after receiving her new hairdo and freshly painted nails, tears gathered in her eyes as Barb Andrus took in her new look. After spending three years helping her daughter Ellie through chemotherapy and other treatments for leukemia, as...
Beauty at Every Age
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? At Bengtson Center for Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery, a specialized team makes it their utmost responsibility to ensure each person portrays and enjoys the best version of herself. "We really believe in a natural look,...
All White, All Night
Grab a fancy dress, some skinny jeans, and your dancing shoes, but make sure they are white for The Ultra All White Affair on May 26. Held at Eve inside The B.O.B., this party’s location is a classy lounge that’s sleek, intimate and (you guessed it) white, with coves...
Bethany Christian Services Hosts ‘Refugee Walk’
Each year on June 20, the United Nations and countless civic groups around the world celebrate World Refugee Day. Currently, there are more than 15.5 million refugees around the world. The United Nations established World Refugee Day to honor the courage, strength,...
Street Party to Commemorate Local First’s 10th Anniversary
Local First will hold its tenth annual Street Party, presented by Founders Brewing, with stage sponsor Celebration! Cinema, in front of Bistro Bella Vita on Saturday, June 1, from 3 p.m. to 12 a.m. New this year is the 3 p.m. start time, which will extend the event by...
Will Your College Kids’ Eating Habits Keep Them from Graduating?
Parents sending their children off to college for the first time typically have prepared years in advance for the big occasion. And since tuition rates continue to increase, parents are, more than ever, focused on having their child be successful and graduate, said...
Ease Cancer Stress, Anxiety with ‘Emotional Wellness Toolbox’
A not so surprising new study shows stress reduces the effectiveness of drugs used for prostate cancer, and even accelerates the disease’s development. “More than one hundred fifty million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and how they deal with it...
COSTS: What You Don’t See Could Hurt You!
I (Maria) am the type of person who feels secure when I’m in control and well informed. When working as a biomedical photographer, before I started a new career as a Wealth Coach with my mother, I’d read my employers’ 401(k) investment prospectuses, and then believed...
Facing Failure
Ellie Rogers has endured set backs in her life. But to her, failure does not carry stereotypical negativity. From failure, she has learned. And because she has learned, she has the courage to share. That's what the 2013 Failure-Lab is all about—bringing local men,...