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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
If you have lower back pain from an injury or a genetic predisposition, or are interested in developing your core strength (your stabilizing muscles of the abdominals, back and hip…
Stay cool and classy through any summer activity, from beach trips to weddings, graduations to art fairs. Emerging summer trends include every shade of blue from cerulean to turquoise, along…