Food & Drink

Events Food & Drink 

Set to showcase the city’s growing culinary scene, the 2019 Taste of Muskegon is slated to be the food festival’s biggest-ever event

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Anna Gustafson 0 Comments

From Ghanaian and Indian cuisine to barbecue, burgers and tacos, the 13th annual Taste of Muskegon this June will feature

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Business Entrepreneurship Food & Drink 

With a whirlwind of fried fish, chicken and waffles, rib tips & more, Lott and Big Weezy’s Kitchen is a celebration of soul food—and second chances—in Muskegon Heights

April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 Anna Gustafson 6 Comments

At Lott and Big Weezy’s Kitchen, a new soul food restaurant at 169 E. Broadway in Muskegon Heights, the door

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Business Development Entrepreneurship Food & Drink 

A new era for Pigeon Hill: Muskegon brewery moves into Shoreline Drive production facility, will debut taproom, kitchen & more

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Anna Gustafson 1 Comment

When Pigeon Hill Brewing Company owners Michael Brower, Joel Kamp and Chad Doane look out at their brewery’s expansive new

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Business Development Entrepreneurship Food & Drink Transportation 

A rising Midtown: Streetscape project aims to make a growing Third Street more pedestrian-friendly & boost investment in historic area

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Anna Gustafson 0 Comments

Looking out the windows of the Muskegon YMCA Thursday afternoon, Mayor Stephen Gawron focuses his eyes on a rain-soaked Third

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Business Entrepreneurship Food & Drink Health 

Food for the people: Muskegon trio launches Carrot Chariot with dreams of growing city’s access to local & affordable produce

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Anna Gustafson 0 Comments

When William Jeannot, Lou Jeannot and Jason Alberts envision the future of Muskegon, the three see a landscape providing food

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Business Events Features Food & Drink 

‘A town that takes care of its own’: As Pigeon Hill celebrates its fifth anniversary, the brewery raises its glass to Muskegon’s past, present and future

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Anna Gustafson 3 Comments

At first, people told them they were crazy. They were crazy for wanting to open a brewery in downtown Muskegon.

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Features Food & Drink 

In a home filled with cooking and cribbage, a Muskegon boy finds his way through life with his grandfather’s food by his side

March 11, 2019August 21, 2019 Anna Gustafson 3 Comments

The smell of liver sausage at my grandparents’ house on West Dale Avenue meant that summer was over and fall

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Rake Beer Project to hold sneak peek of incoming brewery’s downtown space on Saturday, March 23

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Anna Gustafson 0 Comments

Before Rake Beer Project makes its official debut, the brewery is inviting the public to glimpse a special sneak peek

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A ‘community kitchen table’: As Aldea Coffee prepares for debut in Muskegon, public celebrates the new cafe in its historic downtown building

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 Anna Gustafson 0 Comments

As the gusts of wind tear through downtown Muskegon, the people start coming. They tumble from cars, tighten their coats

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Business Food & Drink 

Set to open its Lakeside storefront on April 13, The Only Cannoli is a celebration of slowing down and savoring the flavors of past generations

February 26, 2019April 6, 2019 Anna Gustafson 2 Comments

As the sun sets over Muskegon’s Lakeside neighborhood last week, a light comes on at 1925 Lakeshore Drive. Inside, there’s

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