Nisu Bakery and Café

It made perfect sense to Irma Boyd to settle on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. She’s Finnish and so is 35% of the rest of the population. When she realized no one in the area was serving authentic Finnish food – and that there was a dearth of cozy sit-down spots in downtown Hancock –she got to […]
RJ’s Printing

RJ’s Printing is a 29-year-old business located in Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood, the only Black-owned printing business in Southwest Michigan. Owner Sean Hollins, 56, says, “I believe there’s some in the Detroit area, but between Chicago and Detroit I believe I’m the only Black-owned print shop.” The previous owner, Ralph Jones, had contacted Hollins in 2020 […]