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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Clutch Bagels, Market & Maple, Hydrangea House and Gifted Hands Academy opening; La Maison and Lucys BBQ closed

A Michigan couple turns their 800-square-foot lake home into a nostalgia-rich retreat where vintage collections and quirks of the cottage whisper stories all their own. 

Author and lifestyle expert Liz Marie Galvan shares her favorite finds from a recent antique trip around her local Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Retailers hosting all-season clearance sale A “challenging” sales climate following lower-than-expected holiday sales has prompted eight local retailers to host a surplus sale this weekend. Gina Van Timmeren, owner of Gina’s Boutique in Grand Rapids, came up with the idea for a Clearance Collective sale in partnership with seven other retailers from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. this Saturday. The sale will be at NOMAD Gallery by Richard App, 74 Monroe Center St. NW in Grand Rapids. “This idea came to...

Then Jose had a dream. "He woke up from this dream and he was like, Don’t talk, I need to write this down," said Liz Marie, the popular interior design blogger behind the Liz Marie Blog and an author based outside of Grand Rapids. "I dreamt of a childrens book last night. I was like OK. This is before we had a kid, all of that. It’s also very weird that it had ties to adoption because it was before we even considered adopting. It was a real full circle moment." Now, the couple — who ad...