Welcome to our blog!
Here, you’ll discover the cool people, places, and things that make West Michigan an extraordinary place to call HOME.
We’re Steve and Margaux Drake, co-founders of RVNU Residential and Commercial, a full-service real estate team helping clients sell and buy homes and investment properties in Michigan.
Together, we have over 60 years of knowledge of the West Michigan real estate market. We turned a $5K investment into a multi-million-dollar real estate portfolio, and we can help you do the same, starting with your HOME.
Coleman Brook shares how Wrench Club is bringing tools, service bays, community, and car culture to downtown Grand RapidsÂ
 Some people collect art.
Some people collect wine.
Some people collect cars, tools, parts, projects, and “I swear I can fix that” confidence.
This episode of Coffee with Steve ...
Rick and Kelly Muschiana share the story behind one of Grand Rapids’ most creative farm-to-table restaurants
Read Time: 90 seconds
Some restaurants feed you.
Others make you feel like you just walked into someone’s wildly creative, deeply thoughtful, deliciously artistic world.
The Sovengard does ...
Tyler Loftis shares what’s ahead for ArtPrize 2026 and why Grand Rapids is becoming a visual arts destination
Read Time: 90 seconds
Some cities have events.
Grand Rapids has ArtPrize.
In this episode of Coffee with Steve & Margaux, Steve and Margaux sit down with Tyler Loftis, Executive Director o...
Steve & Margaux invite you to experience Penthouse 552 at Boardwalk Condominiums through a full week of downtown Grand Rapids lifestyle events
Read Time: 90 seconds
You know what an open house is.
This is like an open house… only much, much more.
In this episode of Coffee with Steve & Margaux, S...
Steve & Margaux took Coffee on the road with Noonday Coffee and Petals & Leaves for a downtown Grand Rapids pop-up
Read Time: 90 seconds
What happens when Coffee with Steve & Margaux leaves the studio?
Free coffee. Fresh flowers. Downtown energy. Wesley sightings. And a tiny Japanese coffee truck...
Steve & Margaux share their easy, fun, memory-making summer bucket list for Grand Rapids, Lake Michigan, and beyond
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West Michigan summer does not ask permission before flying by.
One minute you’re saying, “We should do that this summer,” and the next thing you know, you’re buying school supplie...
How one Grand Rapids restaurant became a gathering place, a memory-maker, and a lasting example of community hospitality
Read Time: 90 seconds
Some people build a business.
Some people build a community.
Marie Catrib did both.
In this special episode of Coffee with Steve & Margaux, Steve introduces...
Steve & Margaux go on location with Michael “Mike” Laing to sip sparkling wine, Big Little Wines, and the Panther Coffee Cuvée
Read Time: 90 seconds
Some episodes of Coffee with Steve & Margaux are filmed over coffee.
This one? Coffee met bubbles.
Steve and Margaux took Coffee on the road to MAWBY...
From downtown Grand Rapids skyline views to lakeshore fireworks over Lake Michigan, Steve’s Fourth of July cheat sheet has your night covered
If there’s one thing West Michigan does well, it’s summer. And if there’s one thing we take seriously, it’s fireworks.
In this episode of Coffee with Steve ...
7 easy, memorable ideas around Grand Rapids—plus the simple truth about what dads really want
If you’re stuck between “another tie” and “another brunch,” this Coffee with Steve & Margaux Father’s Day episode is your sign to keep it simple, local, and actually fun. Steve & Margaux shared a short lis...
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