1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1496+ words) Farmington — Corliss Elizabeth Williams has spent years building The Lowry Estate, a vintage clothing business that began in Brooklyn and eventually found a home in Farmington. For the first time, she has a downtown storefront: Williams is the first business…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (299+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For its 13th year, Independent Bookstore Day with the American Booksellers Association will be celebrating locally-owned shops across the United States this Saturday. Here are a few to visit and explore in Grand Rapids: Open since 1975, Argos…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1505+ words) When a gray February afternoon starts to feel like a personal affront, the windows at 966 Cherry Street glow with the inviting warmth of a well-loved reading lamp. Stepping inside, my shoulders dropped instantly; there is a distinct, human-scaled magic here…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (714+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The Barreras sit around their dining room table, full from the homemade birria tacos and Mexican macaroni and cheese that covered their plates just moments before. Minds already on dessert, they reminisce over the Nutella stromboli they…...