On a cool, crisp autumn morning local farmers and artisans can be found bundled up, pitching tents, and rolling out their homegrown, handcrafted wares at the Hillsdale County Courthouse Square. The Hillsdale County Farmer’s Market runs from May through October, and there are only seven Saturday mornings left until vendors pack up their crates, close...
Darci Gaff wasn’t sure she wanted to reopen another furniture store after her first, unsuccessful attempt as a business owner. But two years later, she opened Modern Revival in downtown Hillsdale. Modern Revival sells custom Amish-made furniture, as well as refurbished antique furniture. “We have upcycled and repurposed furniture that we’ve revamped, rejunked, or refunked,”...
The Victorian double parlor on the ground floor of 112 Broad St. takes visitors back a century. The grand, winding staircase, the large wooden doorframes with classic egg-and-dart moldings, the flamboyant floral wallpaper, and the time-honored touch of a record player and an upright piano all give the room an aura of comfortable living and...
After placing 14th at the NCAA national championship last year, the men’s cross country team is looking to build experience and return to the national championship this year, according to head coach Andrew Towne. “Last year, we made nationals for the first time since 2004,” team captain senior Nathan Jones said. “We had a lot...
Days like 9/11 wakes us up. When the ground we’ve been walking on or building on or taking for granted shifts underneath us and we snap out of our routine day-to-day experiences, we have to stare at something we don’t want to. And we may not live to see another 9/11 in our lifetimes, but...