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by Peggy DePersia, Guest Blogger “East side, west side, all around the town”……………”Stop, hey, what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down”. Song lyrics have a way of revisiting new eras, often unpredictably. As my husband, Jerry, and I drove around the streets of the city in which...
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger A trip to Chicago for those of us who live in Grand Rapids almost always involves the usual suspects – shopping on Michigan Avenue, Theatre, Dining with a capital”D”.and maybe a museum or two, especially if accompanied by children. However, venture a bit farther...
Austin, the city that tops “best places to live” consistently is the 4th most congested city in the country. Whew. Every 25 years the populations doubles. Why is it so popular? Quality of life. Great weather. Lots of Green Space. And at its core, it’s a Creative City. And that’s...
Let’s think about Austin. I’m thinking about Austin and the terrific three day experience I had there with the AustinExchange group from Grand Rapids in February. It’s hanging in my mind. Why? Austin is hip and cool, everyone wants to live there. Why? The music. The culture of...
In February, I had the wonderful opportunity of going with a group of Grand Rapidians to visit Austin, Texas with the goal of learning about the city and exchanging ideas with its leaders. Perfect timing. It was cold and miserable in Grand Rapids while biking weather in Austin. But the...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger Last week Linda wrote about the Forgotten Coast. This week she ventures into more populated territory. In our escape as snowbirds, we thought we would try going south along the Gulf Coast of Florida. We ended up in Indian Rocks Beach, just...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger We never thought we would become snow birds, but after the last winter in Michigan we decided to go south and ride it out. Our friends told us about this authentic taste of Florida’s Gulf, Cape San Blas. It is a 17 mile peninsula on the Gulf Coast on...
by Mike Margulus, Guest Blogger twomarguli.com I’ve always thought you could split the world population into two parts: those who really dislike New York City and those who rave about it. (This perspective, naturally, ignores those people who have no opinion of the place, and admittedly...
photo credit: blogs.artinfo.com When my friend drove me by the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in East Lansing I was amazed with the futuristic exterior. The big silver glob didn’t appear to have windows. Actually it looked to me like a Frank Gehry building with pleats. The pleats seem to...
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger I first heard the name “Winterthur” when I was a student at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This historic estate and museum in Wilmington, Delaware, has a unique connection to Grand Rapids. Winterthur is not only a grand 19th...