Ross Boissoneau | Author
The Other Market Shortage: Home Appraisers
May 1, 2021
What is a house worth? That’s an important question and, many times, a loaded one. The answer: It depends who’s asking. Is it the seller? The buyer? Is it part of a divorce settlement, or maybe part of a trust? And what about the size and condition of the house, its amenities,...
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Rad.Ish
April 24, 2021
A family heritage, a profound change in diet, and a family tragedy together paved the way for Rad.Ish Street Food. Though Lisa Moberly grew up learning Mexican cooking from her grandparents and other relatives who wanted to be restaurateurs, it was her husband, Ryan, who became a chef. April 24, 2021 Yeah, we’ve all seen Tiger Woods play. But maybe some of you caught sight of him playing alongside his 11-year-old son, Charlie, at the PNC Championship scramble in Orlando, Florida, back in December. The Woods guys placed seventh overall (shooting 20 under) in the 36-hole e...
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April 24, 2021 UPDATE, May 2022: El Jigs is now closed. For Jack Flynn (pictured above) and Ethan Stoops, fishing isn’t the only thing. There’s school, there’s family, there’s friends. But if fishing isn't the only thing, it’s certainly one of the b...
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April 10, 2021 After a year of near-confinement, our homes’ outdoor spaces have become sanctuaries of solace and sanity — and we’re investing a lot of time and money to make them beautiful, comfy, and ideally, available for more than just three or four months of the year. That trend is...
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April 10, 2021 Reduce? Sure. Reuse? You betcha? Recycle? Only as a last resort. So how about rebuild? Or repaint, or refinish, or renovate? If you’re like the legions of people who saw their increased stay-at-home time as an opportunity to redecorate, refresh, or renovate said home, you li...
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April 3, 2021 It’s the day you’ve been waiting for. Your prince has long since arrived on his white horse, and you’re finally making it official. So why not up the horsepower and ride to and from your nuptials in a style that suits this next milestone in your journey? Whether you want...
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April 3, 2021 Custom doesn’t mean costly — at least not necessarily. For those looking to make a personal statement with an engagement or wedding ring, the options are endless. Using family heirlooms or even materials associated with the area will make it more personal and sometimes even le...
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March 20, 2021 It’s always good to have a guardian angel. Even, or perhaps especially, if you are a church of the same name. Last year, thanks to the efforts by the Guardian Angels Historic Preservation Project, Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Manistee was named to the National Register...
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March 13, 2021 Dennis and Shawn Spillane are Irish twins. For those unfamiliar with the term, it doesn’t mean that the siblings are Irish (though in this case, they are), nor does it mean they were born from the same mother on the same day (they weren’t). The expression means sibling...
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Feb. 27, 2021 Long before the pandemic, Joe and Christina Sanok had a plan. A dream, really: They wanted to take off with their kids and explore the country. With online schooling available and plenty of ways to learn firsthand about the country, it seemed like it could be a great learning experience f...
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Feb. 27, 2021 We get it. With the pandemic closing buildings, schooling was forced online, then back to the classroom, then maybe a hybrid approach. Education became more of a challenge than ever. Kids studying online miss their friends and the personal interaction with their teachers. Learning becomes...
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Feb. 27, 2021 Moving to a new home and business location isn’t easy. Doing so months before a pandemic shuts everything down — that definitely doesn’t make for a smooth transition. But that’s just what Rick Pruckler and Tonya Lutz did, migrating from Ferndale to northern Michiga...
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Feb. 13, 2021 From Cadillac to Petoskey, the North's food and restaurant scene doesn’t stop changing. That’s perhaps been particularly true with COVID-19 interrupting indoor dining, shuttering some popular favorites (goodbye, The Franklin), and offering opportunities for others (Hello, Bras...
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Feb. 6, 2021 Northern Michigan native Paula Rahn is about to realize her own Lifetime achievement: a film she wrote, His Killer Fan, will debut Feb. 19 on Lifetime television. “I’m super excited. It’s the sixth movie I’ve sold, and the fourth one to air,” she sai...
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Feb. 6, 2021 “Weddings are expensive,” said Heather Schlegel. She should know; she’s getting married in June. Even in these days of COVID-influenced decisions to pare down the proceedings, it can still be a chunk of cash. So when Heather and her fiancé, Joe Osbor...
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Jan. 23, 2021 Former playground to Henry Ford and part of a famous film and novel based on a real-life murder in the town, the courtroom trial — and a most unusual insanity defense Mark Bevins had a dream. A 30-year employee at General Motors, he longed to fill the role of innkeeper. And ...
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Jan. 23, 2021 What do you call a business that’s been handed down within a family for more than 75 years until it rests in the hands of the originators’ great-grandchildren — with the possibility of another generation on the way? In Cadillac, you call it Parkview Lanes. &ldquo...
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Jan. 16, 2021 An innovative, eco-friendly move to include solar energy at the Garden Theater instead led to it being sold to a local nonprofit. Owners Rick and Jenni Schmitt and Blake and Marci Brooks signed it over to the Friends of the Garden Theater just before the turn of the new year, and the nonp...
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Jan. 9, 2021 The pandemic has played havoc with all facets of life, including the arts. Whether music, lectures, visual art, dance, the live experience has all but disappeared. While the world awaits the vaccine and (hoped-for) subsequent return to something approaching normality, artists of all strip...
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Jr. Golf is Better Up North
High School Fishing pals, Now Business Partners
Trends in Outdoor Living
Salvage Stars
Wedding Rides
Trend Watch: Custom Wedding Rings
Saving Manistee’s Guardian Angel
An American Tale of Irish Twins
A Nine-month Family Vacation
Brain Play
An Esteemed Tile-making Duo’s leap North
Eat ’n’ Drink News Around the North
Native Northerner Realizing Hollywood Dreams
Can-Do Couple Collects Returnables for a Romantic Cause
Thunder Bay Inn
Cadillac’s Parkview Lanes
Frankfort’s Garden Theater Sold
Arts & Entertainment to Warm Your Winter