I finally made it to my first Freep Film Festival. This annual Detroit event is presented by the Detroit Free Press  and Michigan.com, and ...

A dog, a child, a family, a community Some stories remind us of humanity's capacity for kindness while also reminding us of the uniqu...

Detroit is happy and kind Detroit recently made two lists that will make Detroiters proud. First, Business Insider reports that Jetpac, a ...

8-year-old boy feeds his peers Cayden Taipalus, an 8-year-old elementary school student in Howell, was upset when his peers who did not h...

Holland to Star in a New Movie Hollywood movie makers again will be coming to Michigan to film a new movie starring Bryan Cranston and Nao...

I have been battling a nasty cold/cough the last several days, so here is an abbreviated "Best of the Net." As always, these are j...

Traverse City Is For Lovers Michigan has its share of romantic spots for Valentine's Day, and Travel + Leisure has named Traverse Cit...

Happy Birthday to Michigan! Michigan celebrated its 177th birthday yesterday. Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837. After 177 years...

Pure Michigan Is #1 Again The Pure Michigan travel campaign continues to be the gold standard of state tourism campaigns. Its advertising ...

Happy New Year! A lot of good things happened in Michigan in 2013. Let's hope 2014 is even better for the Great Lakes State. The last we...

Grand Rapids Is Not Lonely At The Top Michigan has always styled itself as a tourist destination with its abundance of outdoor activities,...

Hope For Young Detroit Engineers Focus: Hope is a nonprofit that has battled "hunger, economic disparity, inadequate education, and ...

Kellogg Foundation Helps Kids Battle Creek's W.K. Kellogg Foundation is selecting 100 people for fellowships to help vulnerable child...

Detroit's Midtown Continues To Impress Midtown Detroit, Inc. is a planning and development nonprofit organization working to maintain...

Lansing Builds The Car Of The Year Michigan auto workers can still build a great car, and Motor Trend magazine agrees. Motor Trend has n...

A New Era of Innovative CEOs In the early 1900s, Michigan drew entrepreneurs from around the country and the world, all of whom wanted a p...

Fall Beauty In Michigan I have been focusing on my recent trip to Detroit lately, but I have not forgotten about the rest ...

Poetic And Kinetic Michiganders "We believe in a Michigan that can hold us up with the strength of a hundred pictured rocks even whil...

Grand Rapids Is Gaining Jobs CareerBuilder and its subsidiary, Economic Modeling Specialists International, rank the Grand Rapids metro ar...

Penguins Marching To Detroit The Detroit Zoo already offers the largest polar bear exhibit in North America , and now it is looking toward...