Sassy Pants Boutique now carries Vera Bradley’s new line for mom and baby. Vera Bradley Designs has added to its family. After nearly 31 years as a handbag, accessory and gift designer and retailer, Vera Bradley launched a baby collection, which is now carried by downtown Rockford shop Sassy Pants Boutique. To commemorate the event, [...]

Comstock Park, MI ( April, 2013)—The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Greater Grand Rapids 2013 East Central Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Residential Bath over $60,000 category of its annual awards competition. “We are thrilled to receive such a prestigious award,” said Bill Wolf, [...]

WKTV and the West Michigan Film and Video Alliance (WMFVA) have awarded an original film by Rockford Filmmaker, Michael Gordon, a 2013 Eclipse Award for Production Excellence. Gordon’s original screen play, Womanizer, was shot in and around Rockford, Michigan, at locations Reds on the River, a local Rockford family home, and the Holiday Inn Express [...]

The Kent County Department of Equalization deployed teams on Friday, April 26 for damage assessment from the flooding that occurred over the past two weeks. Personnel from cities, townships and villages that were affected by flooding, as well as volunteers, started logging damage assessments around Kent County. It could be several weeks before a final [...]