Business Profile: Cork & Bottle Winery
Cork & Bottle Winery co-owners Kathy Leydorf, Phyllis Moore and Nan Holden all have two very important things in common: they have been friends for years and they love wine. Coming into the winery business together from their other professions was a choice made by the group after attending a Taste of Home cooking show in Midland, Michigan. Inspired by...
Continue ReadingGood News: July 2010
Williamston Chamber Announces Member of the Year The Williamston Area Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the selection of Rosemary Philip as the 2010 Chamber Member of the Year. Philip was a partner in the Sign of the Pineapple Antiques when it opened in 1979 and has been in the antique business in Williamston since that time. Currently, she and her...
Continue ReadingNon Profit Profile: Clean Water Action
Look at a map of Michigan, and one of the first things you’ll notice is that we are surrounded by water and full of many inland ponds, lakes and streams. It’s Clean Water Action’s (CWA) goal to protect that which makes Michigan so unique. The atmosphere at East Lansing’s CWA is a celebratory one. The walls are adorned with posters promoting goals it...
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Legacy in Leadership
I recently had the honor and pleasure of spending five days at The Odyssey Business Retreat in Florida. It was held at The Ritz Carleton in Naples and was for female executives and business owners. To say it was posh is an understatement — the food, the accommodations and the ambiance were amazing. As much as I appreciated the royal treatment we all received,...
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A Helping Hand: Barbara Roberts Mason
Barbara Roberts Mason started her long career of helping others as a speech therapist with the Lansing Community School District. At that time, she was the first and only speech therapist that worked exclusively with handicapped and disabled children. She served more than 30 schools. When asked what inspired her to get into this line of work, Mason replied,...
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Movie Review: The A-Team
I did not want to go. It was this or The Karate Kid, which I wanted to see even less. I had never seen the television show. I knew about the mohawk and the gold, but that was about it. I had no choice. They made me go. And it rocked! The A-Team is exactly what you would expect. The movie was a totally testosterone driven play date for boys, complete with crazy...
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Hefty Summer Reading
The term “summer reading” almost always applies to books that require little concentration and even less shelf space. However, that doesn’t have to be the case. Summer can also afford us the time to attack some reading with heft. With that in mind, I have recommended a few books that can be beach reads, but aren’t necessarily light. Brooklyn By Colm...
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Restaurant Review: All Season Grill
The very first restaurant review I wrote for this publication was for the dear but departed All Season’s Bistro. A new restaurant with a similar name, but very different cuisine, recently opened at this location. I headed over on a Tuesday night for a taste. The All Seasons Grill specializes in Mediterranean seafood and steaks. They offer catering services...
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Life in Harmony: Paulette Hodney
Paulette Hodney was born and raised in Lansing, but since then, she has traveled across the United States, experiencing all this country has to offer. From Los Angeles to Boston, Cincinnati to Denver, Hodney has called many different places home. “All of these places that I lived, I was there to experience the life of the area,” said Hodney. Her favorite...
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Suits to Coveralls: Ann Garvey
Ann Garvey is just as comfortable in coveralls as she is in business clothes. As executive director of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and (as if that wasn’t enough to keep her busy) construction manager with Eaton Area Habitat for Humanity, Garvey works to build community in all she does. In Garvey’s role with Eaton Area Habitat, she coordinates, manages...
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Common Ground Exclusive Interviews
11th Annual Common Ground Music Festival The musical event of the summer, the 11th Annual Common Ground Festival, hits Lansing July 12 to 18, in Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. Each year, Common Ground brings thousands of guests from all around Mid-Michigan. With headliners including Adam Lambert, Ludacris, TESLA, Alice Cooper, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Bret...
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I’m changing — not jumping — in July
The days are flying by. It took me a while to begin writing this column — and not because I didn’t have anything to say (When does that happen?). It was more about the silent protest I was making regarding the fact that I already have to write a column for July. July? Seriously, it feels like I just jumped into the icy waters for the polar plunge in January...
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