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America’s Ten Most Spookily Fun Halloween Celebrations

October 4, 2016

Liz Naughton

158

Suburbs

Halloween Haunting Halloween is just around the corner and you are wondering what to do this year. Should you stay home and have friends in? Should you go to that same boring party you went to last year? Remember you went and tried to talk with a group, then finally caught on when they didn’t […]

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Ranking Michigan’s State Universities: Here’s Our Top Ten

September 26, 2016

Liz Naughton

779

College Towns

You are looking at the public university system in your home state of Michigan because your parents are making you. California sounds better until you start looking at in-state tuition and what your home state has to offer. Now before you say it’s cheaper to go to school in California, remember, you would be out […]

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Leaf Peeping Locations: Here Are Our Top Ten in the US

September 12, 2016

Alan Lee

302

Suburbs

Leaf Peeping? Really? Leaf peeping – it sounds rather scandalous, but most Americans know it’s nothing of the sort. Instead, it is a playful name for the practice of visiting places where the foliage changes color in the fall. The views are often breathtaking and the local atmosphere can provide interested individuals with plenty of […]

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Great Beers of the Great Lake States

August 3, 2016

Jamie Stewart

Suburbs

We’ve moved from New England to the Great Lakes for our most recent beer tour. The great lakes may not be on the top of your beer making regions list, but maybe after this article, it should be. Great Lake Brewers embody the character of their region and proudly imbue this into their craft of […]

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Here are the Top Ten Jazz Festivals in the US

July 26, 2016

Alana Armstrong

270

Cities

Jazz, as a musical genre, got its start amid African-American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. And jazz has been played at many festivals since then. The typical American jazz festival has a few things at its heart: it occurs every year, brings in a variety of talent and types of jazz […]

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Where Can You Find America’s Finest Food Truck Cuisine?

July 20, 2016

Alan Lee

137

Cities

Sick of cafeteria food? Done with the fast food restaurants? Nothing in the fridge for lunch? Go find the food trucks! Why Are Food Trucks Increasingly Popular? Food trucks are becoming more and more popular throughout the United States for a number of reasons. First, a lot of food trucks specialize in providing filling fare […]

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It’s Official, Summer’s Here! Explore our #1 Summer Destination for 2016

June 20, 2016

Liz Naughton

295

Suburbs

Located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan and at the mouth of the Black River is the lovely beach town of South Haven. The first inhabitants of South Haven were the Ottawa, Miami and Pottawattamie native Americans who called this place Ni-Ko-Nong or beautiful sunsets. Sailing ships and steamships have stopped here carrying raw […]

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Discover the Top 10 Hidden Gem Cities In the US

April 1, 2016

Michael Webster

918

Cities

When people are deciding where to live in the United States, several larger cities come to mind; New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Austin. As the dominating presence of these cities looms within our collective conscience, there are plenty of other alluring, awe-inspiring, underrated cities deserving of attention. Whether you choose to visit a new destination in the […]

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Unravel America’s 10 Best Suburbs to Live In

April 1, 2016

Jennifer Bruce

1.31K

Suburbs

Discovering the right suburb to live in can be a very challenging decision to make, especially without proper research. The United States is full of places to live: cities, unique smaller towns and villages that people normally call home. However, there are complicated questions with many – where will you feel at home? Where should you […]

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Check Out America’s 10 Most Intelligent Mid-Size Cities

March 14, 2016

Ashley Evans

886

Cities

An “intelligent” city is one that underlines the importance of innovation, focuses on the quality of local communities, amenities, and smart incentives that will help promote discovery. It is a city that has an active labor market with a sustainable employment, has an edge for environmental sustainability and alternative energy sources, and strives to reduce […]

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These Are the 10 Most Educated Cities in the US

March 13, 2016

Nikki Newman

852

Cities

Pursuing an advanced degree in some cities is part of pursuing the American dream; more students are choosing to continue living in the cities they graduate from. With so many 18-24 year old students striving towards two and four year degrees, we are seeing that these same students are choosing to stay in the cities […]

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Discover America’s 10 Best Main Streets

March 11, 2016

Kerri Ponder

1.29K

Suburbs

Main street… nearly every single town across America has one and often times, they’re at the heart of many, if not all, community activities. Most main streets are lined with the same types of buildings, housing an assortment of businesses and nightlife. At first glance, during the early morning or late afternoon hours, the main […]

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10 Best College Towns for Food and Drink

March 7, 2016

Alana Armstrong

1.65K

College Towns

Your parents told you that college would be the best years of your young adult life—the social life, the progressive ideas, the school sports, and the all-night study sessions that lead anywhere but cramming knowledge into your noggin. But why did they leave out the fact that college would turn you into a bit of […]

These Are, Hands Down, the 10 Best Cities to Live In Michigan

March 7, 2016

Eben Daugherty

1.20K

Cities

Michigan is perhaps the most overlooked state in the entire country. Sure, it may not have the visually tiring concrete jungles of New York, the uber-liberal-technology-pundit demographic of post-millennials that has completely raided California, and it may not even have the expansive mountains and broad hills that many in the west call home in Colorado. […]

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Discover the 10 Cities With the Best Arts Scenes

March 7, 2016

Skye MacLeod

405

Cities

When people talk about the cities with the best arts scenes, they often think about the largest cities with great arts scenes; New York, Chicago, Austin, just to name a few. What most people don’t know is that many of the cities with the best arts scenes actually exist within more intimate communities with not-disgustingly-huge […]

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Ann Arbor – Hands Down the Most Progressive College Town In the US

March 7, 2016

Alana Armstrong

412

College Towns

Everyone thinks their college town is the best one. And while that’s highly subjective & the winningest factors are in the eye of the beholder, there are some measuring sticks available when we look at which college town is the most progressive. Is it located in a “blue” state? Is Women’s Studies a hot class and […]