Tag Archives: Kalamazoo
2013 Restaurant Weeks in Michigan
There’s something special about a night out at an expensive restaurant. The way the food is put perfectly on your plate to make it look as delicious as possible or the attentiveness of the waitstaff to every detail of your…
Salmon and sushi rice cakes from Food Dance
If you find yourself in Kalamazoo, I highly suggest experiencing Food Dance. Food Dance is a true Michigan culinary experience with wonderful cuisine, drinks, atmosphere and a marketplace full of Michigan products! As owner, Julie Stanley, reiterates: “…it’s important to…
Kick off Thanksgiving right with one of these 11 great Turkey Trot races in Michigan
Each Thanksgiving Day, my wife and I join up with friends for one of our favorite rituals of the year. No, I’m not talking about the Thanksgiving feast — that comes several hours later — but rather the ritual of…
Michigan hospitals awarded for organ donation and transplantation success
Nineteen Michigan hospitals were honored for their tremendous success in achieving and sustaining national goals for organ donation, including a donation rate of 75 percent or more of eligible donors at their facilities. Hospitals across the nation that achieve this…
5 great Michigan summer events; July 24 thru July 30
Michigan offers a wide variety of events year-round, but the summer events always turn out to be my favorite ones. Because the weather is so nice during this season, there are many opportunities for events of all types. With the…
Weekend Hot Links: Cinco de Mayo Edition
Week of April 29-May 5: How to distinguish poisonous morel mushrooms from the good stuff; pianos as interactive art in Kzoo; Grand Rapids’ farmers market gets a facelift; a visitor’s impression of Detroit; and could our beloved Bell’s beer be…
Check Out These 10 Great Michigan Summertime Festivals
Summer’s here and you know what that means! Everyone comes pouring outside into the fresh air and warm sunlight. What better way to enjoy the wonderful summertime weather than to visit some of the many great festivals around Michigan? So…
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at These Events Across Michigan
While Cinco de Mayo is commonly misunderstood to be Mexican Independence Day, May 5 actually marks the date in 1862 when an outmanned, overmatched Mexican militia succeeded in crushing Napoleon’s French army at the Battle of Puebla. Today, Cinco de…
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