With the recent news that Grand Rapids will be seeing the addition of 24 new restaurants and breweries, it might be time to take stock of the treasures we already have before we get too excited about what’s in the…


Painters, designers, sculptors and sketch artists are only a few of the types of creatives you can find throughout Michigan’s vibrant art scene. Among these artists, musicians, photographers, graphic artists, and a variety of other craftsman contribute to Michigan’s growing…

Kalamazoo is a fun city to spend a day a weekend or your life. There are plenty of things to do on any given day and you get the friendliness you’d expect in a mid-sized Midwestern city. Check out our…

Sometimes I get a little envious of my friends living in Chicago because of their abundance of sports teams. I mean, you’ve got all the major sports right there and you even get TWO major league baseball teams. It seems…

I grew up in downtown Kalamazoo, and I can say first hand that downtown Kalamazoo has dramatically improved over the past decade and now has the potential to become the top city destination for tourism in all of Michigan. Much…

Grand Rapids is a great mid-size city with numerous opportunities for growth, education and families. But like any major decision, you should do your research homework before making the move. Whether you’re moving to Grand Rapids because of work or…
The average cost of tuition for the academic year 2014-2015 for colleges in Michigan is $ 7,063 for in-state and $ 16,131 for out-of-state. That’s just one year, you multiply that by four and the average out of state student…

Michigan is home to some beautiful and unique places. Any Michigander knows that Michigan is broken up into several regions–West Michigan, Mid-Michigan, Southeast Michigan, Tri-Cities around the Greater Detroit Area, and lastly but certainly not least, Northern Michigan. It’s almost unheard…

Besides its name, Kalamazoo is known pretty much for one thing: its breweries. Good beer and good food are easy to find in the city. The county has 10 breweries (and counting) and liveability.com ranked the city as the No.…

Looking to fit in with the Mitten? Michigan is home to some of the best cities in the nation, but pale in comparison to Grand Rapids. While there are countless reasons to be part of Beer City, USA, we picked…