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Decorating your house for the holidays is a fun but sometimes overwhelming task. When putting up your fall décor in time for Thanksgiving, don’t forget the fireplace mantel. The key is keeping it simple. First, clear off your mantel and look for things around your...
Everyone has their own traditions like favorite holiday pasttimes and secret family recipes. These legacies are threaded through the generations, and although some traditions might change, there are others that can stand the test of time–taste test, that is.Bisera...
The holiday season will quickly be upon us, and I have been thinking about my family's holiday traditions. For Thanksgiving, we watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and go through all of the newspaper ads to see if there is going to be anything for sale on Black...
As I strolled through the mall with my friend the other day and stopped to say hello to about four people I knew passing by, she asked "how do you know so many people?" "I don't know," I answered. "People from here and there, I guess." As I thought about it that...
DTE Energy is now offering free evaluations of home energy efficiency to assist customers in reducing energy costs. Energy consultants are visiting homes throughout the DTE service area to provide personalized energy assessments and evaluate the energy efficiency of...
Big brands and little brands work really hard clarify their message, and what makes them different or better than the others. They spend hours identifying how they want to be perceived in the market; who they want to emulate or personify as a brand. What brands stand...
We're seriously excited to welcome the following jokesters to Grand Rapids on March 7-17 for LaughFest 2013: Strawberry Shortcake and special guest The Doodlebops Lewis Black Jim Breuer Wayne Brady Bill Burr Gary Valentine Fortune Feimster Chris Hardwick D.L. Hughley...
The Grand Rapids Symphony Women's Committee unveiled "Encore!" a beautiful new coffee table book celebrating the arts, life, and food in Grand Rapids. More then eighteen months in the making, the two hundred-page book features fabulous color photos from some of West...
In the United States, there are organizations set up to help those in need, and whether families be lacking food, health care, or diapers, the compassion of those who ban together makes communities stronger, and the country a better place to live. But outside of our...
Guilt-free shopping. If that’s just something you think people talk about, you would be wrong. It’s happening in huge proportions at the eighth annual Saint Mary’s Health Care Shoppe Soirée. The event at Thousand Oaks Golf Course on November 28, from 5:30-8:30 p.m.,...