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Get to Know New Mom and Co-Owner of The Getup Vintage: Kaylan Mitchell

Co-owner of The Getup Vintage and new mom Kaylan Mitchell gives her first-hand account of second-hand fashion. We may be looking for ways to reduce...

Indigo Forest Promotes Healthy Births and Healthy Lives

Beth Barbeau, CPM, LM, has been a senior midwife in Ann Arbor for 24 years. She has been involved in the birth community for over...

Juggling Between Work Life and Home Schooling

You ordered storage systems from The Container Store. You perused the IKEA catalog for desks and chairs. You purchased files and folders and notebooks...

Parenting During COVID-19: Helpful Tips and Resources

Have you been struggling under the weight of parenting this summer? If so, you are not alone. I’ve always been very determined to “parent...

How to Throw a Baby Shower During a Pandemic

Celebrations look a little different during this time of COVID-19, and baby showers are no exception. While the guests and games might be virtual,...

Labor of Love: Parenting Tips from Veterans

After months of preparing for our new baby girl, my husband and I thought parenthood would come easily. I had studied everything from the...

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Companion Book Helps Moms Eat Well

What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting, 2nd Edition is the perfect go-to guide for moms-to-be that are hungry for food facts. This...

Entrepreneur Alison Shores and her two co-founders inspire young girls “to be and do anything” through a monthly subscription box

With Rosie the Riveter as their icon, “girl power!” is the inspiration for Michigan native, Alison Shores, and her two co-founders, Megan Goodman and...

Grappling With Racism as a Parent

Finding a voice for speaking up, speaking out and embracing differences Earlier this year, amidst a storm of media attention they never asked for, local...

Mom on the Run

If you ask new mom Rhonda Fields about her experience as a runner, she will laugh as she admits that she is retired from the sport.

Chasing Two Rabbits and Catching a New Learning Opportunity

Former Ann Arbor resident partners with people of Cameroon to develop preschools

Cheesecake and Family Go Hand in Hand

New dad opens 24th CC at Briarwood Mall