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Aarons Gifts From Home

Courtesy of Aaron's Gifts from Home

There are many organizations that give to the military: the USO, Operation Homefront, etc. None of these, however, hit home quite like Aaron’s Gifts From Home.  Aaron’s Gifts From Home is a non-profit organization located in Midland, Michigan.  The organization’s main goal is to provide care packages to troops overseas. [...]

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May 15, 2013 at 7:18 am

Shinola: Where America is Made in Detroit

Photo courtesy Chaz Parks.

Waiting in the lobby of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education at the College for Creative Studies in the Midtown district of Detroit, the wonders of Shinola waiting floors above, creativity literally oozes from the walls. Shinola chose Detroit as the headquarters for their newly developing manufacturing company [...]

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May 13, 2013 at 8:45 am

VitaPerk

Photo courtesy of VitaPerk

I’m sure there are a lot of you out there who will agree with me when I say coffee is pretty great. It tastes delicious, warms you up on a cool day, puts an instant pep in your step, and is considered an acceptable breakfast for many people. One problem? [...]

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May 8, 2013 at 2:48 pm

An Outsider’s Day in the D

Photo by Jennifer Bowman

In the almost-two years I’ve lived in southeast Michigan, I’ve been to Detroit several times. Baseball games, plays at the opera house, the Detroit River Days festival, and of course—the Auto Show. I’ve seen my fair share of downtown, but the truth is, I’ve never really experienced what it’s like [...]

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April 20, 2013 at 7:01 am

Just in time for MI Wine Month: Northern Naturals Cider House

Photo by Erica Starr

Though it may be more often found in the spotlight, craft beer isn’t the only Michigan-made product that has been gaining popularity in recent years: the demand for hard cider is growing every day. Northern Michiganders certainly have nothing to complain about on the cider front, but now there’s even [...]

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April 17, 2013 at 7:17 am