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‘Little Black Dress’ Brings Big Fun for a Girls’ Night Out

‘Little Black Dress’ Brings Big Fun for a Girls’ Night Out

Looking for a fun night out with your girlfriends that also supports a good cause? Mark your calendars for Little Black Dress, a fashion-forward runway show complete with specialty cocktails, live music, VIP experiences, and immersive photo moments, taking place...

What Integrated Care Looks Like When It Comes to Hormones

What Integrated Care Looks Like When It Comes to Hormones

Urban You has never treated wellness as a checklist of standalone services. Since expanding beyond medical aesthetics in 2020, the company has built its identity around integrated health—the idea that how you look, feel, and function are connected, and that lasting...

Four Ways to Teach Your Kids About Business

Four Ways to Teach Your Kids About Business

Set them up for professional—and personal—success. Whether your children will grow up to be entrepreneurs or to work for someone else, teaching kids early about business helps them establish valuable skills that can serve them in both their professional and personal...

Your Midlife Symptoms Have a Group Chat

Your Midlife Symptoms Have a Group Chat

Your Midlife Symptoms Have a Group Chat Let me introduce you to the midlife group chat. Sleep is telling mood that it only got four hours last night. Mood has forwarded the message to appetite. Stress is sending paragraphs. Energy has left the conversation entirely....

summer whimsy

Bringing Back Whimsy: Summer Edition

What’s the point in going about life without some fun and wonderful little moments of joy? When we can take the boring and make it intriguing, why shouldn’t we? So welcome to a season series I’d like to call: Bringing Back Whimsy—an exploration of what it means to...

Ludington getaway

Ludington: The Summer Getaway You’ve Been Meaning to Take

Summer has a way of filling up quickly. Between work, activities, and the endless list of things that need attention, it’s easy to look up and realize the season is slipping by. That’s what makes Ludington such a welcome escape. Just 90 minutes from Grand Rapids, this...

Your Local Bookstore Roundup

Your Local Bookstore Roundup

Looking for a good read? Perhaps even coupled with a welcoming space to enjoy it in? Come along as we share some of our favorite local independent options for bookworms and lovers of all things literary. Cellar Bird Books cellarbirdbooks.com Shoppers here will find a...

Summer Slide

Avoiding the Slippery ‘Summer Slide’

Summer is a time for outdoor fun, relaxation, and making memories with loved ones. It’s also a time when children are at risk of experiencing what’s known as the “Summer Slide”—learning loss some students experience when they’re away from the regular rhythm of school....

PAWS in the Park

Running for a Reason at PAWS in the Park

Before a PAWS dog changes someone's life, countless people help shape its journey. For Amy and Garrett, that journey began nearly a year ago with NASH, a Paws With A Cause (PAWS) foster puppy. Since welcoming NASH into their home as volunteer foster puppy raisers, Amy...