Julie Mack

Here's how planners are pivoting in Kalamazoo County in an effort to make homes more affordable.

Michigan's Best Local Eats: A popular Chinese buffet in Kalamazoo was hit especially hard by the pandemic, thanks to the communal nature of buffets. But loyal customers kept them in business with takeout orders.

Butter Chicken and Mutton Biryani are the restaurant's most popular dishes.

In 1970, Michigan had four times more children than senior citizens. See how those demographics have shifted dramatically in each county.

Michigan's Best Local Eats: The top menu item is the Burrito Casa Tequila, which is a spinach tortilla filled with chicken, steak, pork and chorizo, along with rice, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. It's topped with green tomatillo sauce and a spicy cheese sauce.

Michigan's Best Local Eats: The small family restaurant is within walking distance of Lake Michigan.

Michigan's Best Local Eats: The new Mediterranean buffet fills the space of where a Mediterranean grocery store was previously.

Michigan's Best Local Eats: The fine-dining restaurant has a $225 steak that will "ruin (all other) steak for them for the rest of their lives" the head chef says.

Detroit and Flint have some of the highest poverty rates and lowest median household incomes in the U.S. Here's how other Michigan cities stack up.

Michigan's Best Local Eats: Two cousins from Detroit have opened a new Mexican restaurant in Portage near The Crossroads mall.