Newsletters
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Special edition: The Grand Rapids Food Guide 2025
What’s inside: Best restaurant, best grocery store, and more Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, A quick warning: this newsletter will make you hungry. After collecting votes and tallying up the results from scores of readers, we’re excited to finally dig in and share with you the second edition of our Grand Rapids Food Guide.…
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State regulators shut down Michigan’s most controversial cannabis lab
Viridis Labs is donezo—plus new deals, events, and stoner stories from across Michigan. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week’s newsletter starts with a bombshell: State regulators have finally shut down Viridis Labs—once the biggest (and most controversial) marijuana testing company in Michigan. And its ex-cop founders have been totally banned from the state’s…
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The fascinating histories behind 6 Michigan roads
Plus: Why some lawmakers think their pay should be docked Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Potentially controversial take incoming: I think summer camping is overrated. It’s muggy. It’s buggy. It’s crowded. If you ask me, the best time to take advantage of our state’s beautiful campsites is during the fall—when the leaves are changing,…
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7 things you should never say in a Michigan dispensary
A cannabis heist straight out of Breaking Bad—plus deals, reviews, and rookie mistakes. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Michigan’s weed scene never hits the brakes. In just the past week we’ve seen a duct tape kidnapping, new late-night drive-thrus, and some seriously bad vape carts. Keep reading for the full scoop—plus some advice that…
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🌪️ 7 extreme weather events in Michigan caught on tape
Plus: The best grocery stores in Grand Rapids, according to readers. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Michigan’s beauty is legendary, but so is its unpredictable weather. This year has been particularly intense, with 2025 ranking as Michigan’s sixth-highest year for tornadoes since 1950 as of August. Now, whether you’re the type of Michigander that…
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Michigan’s new stoner rest stop?
Apple cider THC seltzer is coming to Michigan this fall. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Michigan’s weed scene just unlocked a new level with a dispensary-lounge combo in Utica that practically shares a parking lot with Dave & Buster’s. I was there for the grand opening to soak in the novelty and the smoke—and…
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8 events in Detroit to take your kids to before summer ends
Plus: An iconic beer is finally available in Michigan. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Summer’s not over until the school bell rings. In the spirit of making the most out of August, The ’Gander’s Chaunie Brusie has rounded up eight family-friendly Detroit events perfect for squeezing in some last-minute memories. Plus: The Alabama home…
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Too high at the fair? We’ve got a survival guide.
The goats are not talking about you. Probably. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week’s newsletter is a chaotic ride—just like the Gravitron after one too many gummies. Keep scrolling for your unofficial stoner’s guide to surviving the county fair, a surprisingly good vape drop from Mitten Extracts, and the deal of the week…
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A bear was spotted near Lansing, and no, it’s not lost
Plus: What ’Ganders think about school cellphone bans. Share with a friend It’s Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. Fellow Michigander, Why just read about Michigan history when you can time-travel through it? From reimagined 19th-century streets to costumed knights and Civil War reenactors, the Motor City is packed with immersive ways to step into the past.…
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Dana Nessel wants to fix your weed money problem
Plus: Free joints, backyard vibes, and what cannabis can actually do for your health Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Michigan’s cannabis market might be cooling off, but you’d never know it from all the cash still flying around. With no access to traditional banking, dispensaries have been forced to operate more like trap houses…
