Category Archives: Cafes, Delis & Coffeehouses

Be A Tourist In Your Own Town – Lansing, May 30th

We wanted to draw attention to this annual event in Lansing as it is something every city in Michigan should consider emulating. It is just too easy to grow into the mind set that where you reside there is absolutely nothing to do or that you have already seen it, done it, surfed it. [...]

10 Day Assembly Line Concert on behalf of Big Three

tntdavid was on hand for the opening of the Assembly Line Concert that featured Motown artist and Detroit City Council member Martha Reeves and trumpeter Walter White...

Welcome back to the Ross Sandelius Michigan Music Show. Yesterday Ross provided a photo for our Rothbury post and this morning he tipped me off to the 240-hour "Assembly Line" [...]

Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown

Ginny, You Are My Shining Star by docksidepress
We have compiled an extensive list of Valentine's Day Events, Gift Ideas, Getaways & Dating Ideas, Giveaways and Parties for Singles, Couples & Kids. With Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown you have no excuse in not charting out a stellar V-Day. Just scroll through this seemingly [...]

Shop Michigan: Highland Humanity Blend Coffee from Higher Grounds

Higher Grounds Highland Humanity Blend coffee is "a robust blend with a rich, full body that has the caramel nuances of a medium roast and the bold flavors of dark roasts." The blend comes in 1 lbs, 3 lbs, or 5 lbs and it's just one of a number of fair trade and shade grown [...]

Ready to Pick: Michigan Blueberries

farmers market by chadvw
Blueberries are the latest Ready to Pick feature from Taste the Local Difference. They talk about the importance of blueberries to the Native Americans and say:
The National Institute of Health suggests that there is evidence that the antioxidants in blueberries can prevent some of the problems associated with aging, and can actually [...]

Blogs We Dig: Kitchen Chick

Kitchen Chick will fill you in on just about anything you need to know about cooking: Chinese pickled vegetables, a Polish grocery store in Ann Arbor, even the explosion in Mexican and Central American restaurants in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area. The blog also features some very, very good recipes with photos guaranteed to make you [...]

Banner Earnings for Beaners in 2006

The LSJ reports that The East Lansing-based Beaner's Gourmet Coffee set a sales record in 2006, posting a remarkable 53% jump in earnings.
The company said it ended 2006 with 63 open units and 75 signed to be opened. It also was ranked 289 out of the top 500 franchise concepts in the United States by [...]

Vol I, No. 1: Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

This is a page where we asked folks to say hello. Lots of them did!
The current version of Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization is right there.