Faces & Places | Women's Lifestyle Magazine

Michigan Native Julie Brinks Announced as Vice President and General Manager of WOOD-TV, WOTV-TV and WXSP-TV

June 7, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments American Heart Association, American Red Cross, arizona, battle creek, brand development, broadcast groups, broadcast leadership training program, business operations, business relationships, central michigan university, city club of bend, community connections, community relationships, creative development, diane kniowski, digital marketing, digital services, Go Red For Women, Grand Rapids, haven totes, julie brinks, junior achievement, kalamazoo, KBNZ-LD, kgun-tv, KOHD-tv, kwba-tv, local braning, local community, local content leadership, local market leader, local programming, local sales managment, Michigan, national association of broadcasters education foundation, national sales managment, new business development, news programming, news set construction, nexstar, Oregon, revenue developement, strategic planning, talent recruitment, traverse city, trusted business partner, tucson sierra-vista, Vici media, wood-tv, woodtv.com, wotv-tv, wotv4women.com, wpbn-tv, wtom-tv, wxsp-tv

Michigan native, Julie Brinks has recently been named Vice President and General Manager of WOOD-TV (NBC), WOTV-TV (ABC) and WXSP-TV

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Painting the World She Travels: Loralee Grace Creates Art Inspired by Her Adventures Around the Globe

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments adventures, art around the globe, art graduate, art portfolio, art studies, Artist, austraila, carvings, cloud formations, conceptual oil paintings, conservation, creating art, Creative Career, cultural history, early art forms, elements of the past, environment, exhibition, fjords, getting inspired, Grand Rapids, humanity, iceland, independent filmmaker, india, kendall college of art and design, kim gill, lake pukaki, living minimally, living simply, local galleries, loralee grace, loraleegrace.com, love of nature, maori tribe, milford sound, mount cook national park, moutainous landscapes, moutains, National Parks, Natural Beauty, natural resources, new zealand, outdoor art studio, painter, painting landscapes, philip carrel, photography, Richard App Gallery, sci-fi, sketching, southeast asia, surrealist, surrealistic landscape painting, textiles, Traveling, watercolor, wearable technology

by Kim Gill • photography by Philip Carrel As we wonder about the past and the future, how will we protect

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For the Love of Padding: West Michigan Kayaking Club

June 7, 2017June 8, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Adventure, ausable river, benefits of kayaking, Biking, biking and kayaking, boardman river, camping, choosing a kayak, east race waterway, ellsworth township, Elyse Wild, expert kayaking, Grand Rapids, grayling, great lakes hiking, hiking, hobby, huron county, indiana, interlochen state park, jordan river, Kate Branum, kayaking, kayaking community, kayaking for beginners, kayaking organization, kristina begley, lake, Lake Michigan, local, local kayaking, mackinac, manistee national forest, manistee river, marquette, MeetUp, meetup.com, munising, paddling, photographer, pictured rocks, pigeon river, pine river, platte river, researching kayaks, Rockford, rogue river, sleeping bear dunes, social networking, sturgeon river, Summer, summer 2017, traverse city, upper pennisula, victoria fanning, west michigan kayaking club

by Kate Branum • photography by Elyse Wild Some choose to weather a raging river while others idle contentedly on a

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Why I Got My First Tattoo at Age 60

June 7, 2017June 10, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 4th of july, allies, bismarck, call to action, cannonball river, Christmas, commitment, connection, conservation, dakota access pipeline, ebony road players, el gallo loteria card, embracing family, enila nidrars, Festival of the Arts, first tattoo at age 60, friendship, gathering of tribes, Grand Rapids, great sioux nation, great spirit, heritage hill tours, historic, jessica foster, june 2017, life-long activist, local theater, loving day celebration, mexican bingo, michigan veterans, morton county, nancy gallardo, no-bake cookies, noDAPL, North Dakota, oceti sakowin, peace, power, protesting, reba loeb, river of life, Rolling Stone Magazine, rollingstone.com, security, sense of belonging, serial volunteer, solidarity, spiritual path, standing rock, standing rock reservation, stephanie big eagle, tattoo, tattoo artist, thunderbird, tipi, transformation, tupperware, turtle island, Two Eagles Marcus, Unity, unity with the world, Victoria Upton, volunteer programmer, water is life, water protector, water protectors, WYCE

by Victoria Upton • photography by Two Eagles Marcus and Avery Leigh Even though we may not understand why or

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In 10 with Cari Draft

June 6, 2017June 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 10-question interview, cari draft, Ecotrek fitness, halo ice cream, In Ten, in ten june, june 2017, local grand rapids women, Local Women, luton park, Marie Catrib's, Millennium Park, outdoor fitness, West Michigan, west side adventure, Women's LifeStyle Magazine

Whether she is sprinting up dunes along Lake Michigan, doing push-ups in the park or leading a group through cardio

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The Notorious Mary Jane Dockeray of Blandford Nature Center

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Adventure, animals, blandford environmental education program, Blandford Nature Center, blandford nature center story, collins woods, conservation, developing the blandford nature center, dockeray's story, Elyse Wild, geology, Grand Rapids, GRPM, june 2017, learning, love of nature, mary jane dockeray, marylin martin, Nature, outdoor learning experience, rock, Rock on lady, Summer, The Notorious Mary Jane Dockeray of Blandford Nature Center, Two Eagles Marcus, victor blandford, wild

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus It all started with a stone… While walking down a gravel

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Sparrows Coffee Tea & Newsstand announces new coffee roasting facility

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 2017, accomplish, approachable, business, Central America, coffee, community, dreams, el salvador, enthusiasm, environment, Ethiopia, expands, Featured, flavors, Food, Fun, Grand Rapids, important, invitation, kenya, local, merchants, opportunities, roast, roastery, Shop, Shop Local, Smart, South America, sparrows, Welcome, westside

New facility expands local coffee roasting industry, creates opportunities for growth and investment in Grand Rapids’ Westside. Continuing its expansion

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In Ten with Bonnie Nawara

May 6, 2017May 4, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Association of Women Business Centers, Bonnie Newara, Entrepreneur, Frederik Meijer Gardens, giving back, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women, impact, In Ten, Kent County Silent Observer, local, local leaders, may 2017, Moonstruck, resources for women, Sir Speedy Printing Center, small business owner, West Michigan Estate Planning Council

As the CEO of Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women (GROW), and board member of the Association of Women Business Centers

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Grand Haven High School Alum Named Valedictorian of Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University’s 2017 Graduating Class

May 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 2017 Excellence Awards, Art, Ashley Bryant, Creativity, Grand Haven High School, Grand Rapids, illustration, KCAD valedictorian, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, local, local artist, may 2017

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) is pleased to announce illustration student Ashley Bryant as

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Pursuing the Perfect Cup

May 2, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, artist kate lewis, ceramics, cook arts center, Creativity, grand rapids artist, grandville avenue arts and humanities, Kate Lewis, kim gill, may 2017, pottery, Pursuing the perfect cup, sovengard, the creative process, Two Eagles Marcus

by Kim Gill • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Believing there are many tiers of self-discovery in finding one’s life

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