Frankenmuth Cheese Haus celebrates 50 Years
If you’ve ever been to Frankenmuth, especially with kids, chances are you recognize the iconic Cheese Haus mouse. Thousands of families have stopped to see him for what used to be a photo opportunity, but is now better known as a selfie. Most, then wandered into the famous shop, which may well be why it’s celebrating 50 years in business this month. Like the name suggests,
Nominations open for local restaurant awards
Once upon a time, on the rare occasion that a family went out to a restaurant to get something to eat, they could be confident that the food they would consume came from the same local farmers from which they purchased food for their own homes. Those days are long gone. Today, most people eat out more often, buy food without knowing where it came from,
Last call for entries in Michigan Fine Arts Competition
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC), a nonprofit community art center serving the Detroit region, is once again hosting the Michigan Fine Arts Competition(MFAC). It has done so annually since 1982, when the Detroit Institute of Arts turned the statewide competition over to the BBAC. Every year, more than 500 artists from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin enter the competition. The MFAC is juried by artist(s) or curator(s)
The Best Beer Stops in Kalamazoo
With its multi-year designation as Beer City USA, there is no doubt that Grand Rapids is one of the best places to experience frothy goodness, but make no mistake, it’s not the only awesome beer town in the state. Kalamazoo is another must-visit destination for true brew connoisseurs. It’s almost difficult to imagine in the Great Beer State that we know now, but once upon a
12 things to do in Michigan in May 2018
This month is full of art, music, flowers, and of course, opportunities to salute our brave troops, past and present. Below are our 12 things to do in Michigan in May 2018. May 4 Downtown Art Walk – Tecumseh This is a lovely time of year for an evening stroll. You can hardly find a sweeter town in which to take one than Tecumseh. The experience
Michigan Fashion and Media Summit hosts first conference
It’s not every day in these parts when arrivals to a business conference are met with a bag of makeup and beauty samples, by greeters bedecked in chic black and white attire, at a registration table sponsored by Tommy Hilfiger, but that’s exactly how a recent day began at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The event was the inaugural Michigan Fashion