MI Best: An MLive Podcast

On this episode, Eric Hultgren speaks to the Mayor of Eastpointe, MI Monique Owens. Mayor Owens first job was at McDonald's, she spent 11 years in law enforcement before becoming interested in how laws are created and who is creating them. She then ran for a seat on the city council in the city of Eastpointe three times before she won in 2017. Three years later she is the first African American Mayor of the city of Eastpointe. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Mayor Monique Owens. 

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman get you ready for another MI Best weekend with help from Michigan's Brewers Guild and City Built Brewery.

This week John and Amy are at GolfTec to get ready for the West Michigan Golf show. Plus, they run through some fun events to do with the kids all over Michigan and give you two more MI Best Picks. Enjoy the show! 

On this episode of the podcast, John Gonzalez got the chance to grab some fan reaction to the musical Hamilton that is in Grand Rapids until Feb 9th. 

Isaiah Oliver is president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, on the Board of Trustees for Central Michigan University and on this episode, Eric Hultgren talks to Isaiah about the art of building community, the luck formula, and work-life balance. We hope you enjoy this second episode as we continue our celebration of Black History Month. 

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman give you the events and activities to make Super Bowl weekend a Michigan's Best weekend. 

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman sit down with Eric Hultgren to talk about the things you need to have at your Super Bowl party and some of the spots around the state that can help you get the food right this weekend. 

In the month of February, we have partnered with McDonald's of Michigan to create a series of podcasts that celebrate Black History Month. For this first episode, we head to Kalamazoo to talk to the Parker sisters, Alisa, Tiffany, Teleshia and Nicole who run Sisters in Business about how you create a safe space for women of color entrepreneurs and what impact that can make on our communities in Michigan. 

This weekend John and Amy get bundled up and show you where to have an amazing time in the snow with chili, beer, and winter sports. 

John and Amy record the episode at the Grand Rapids Remodeling and New Homes Show to help create another Michigan's Best Weekend for you.