Call it Amy Sherman's toast to all things worthwhile: good food, good drink, good company. Sherman will be sharing that toast with TV viewers in West Michigan come fall when the Great American Brew Trail airs.
Vacant shop windows may soon be sources of information and advertising for those who stroll along Monroe Center, if Marcel Thibert and Steven Miller have their way. With their Vizidef system, they hope to brighten even the most forelorn empty storefront.
As more than 200 art students and their instructors work against a looming deadline, the former Grand Rapids Public Museum will come to life next week as a month-long exhibit in creativity. And in the eye of the commotion stands Paul Amenta, with his reassuring mantra: "Not a problem."
While the rest of us prayed this week that winter is done and spring has come, Randy Finch and Derek Maxfield prefer to work in freezing temperatures all year round. But they're not demented, just ice carvers par excellence.
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