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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.
Art, couture, ballet, symphony, and one huge celebration at Acrisure Amphitheater closed out another unforgettable ArtPrize season in West Michigan.
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For 17 days, Grand Rapids became a gallery.
Then ArtPrize 2026 went out with a finale worthy of the city it transformed.
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Margaux Drake builds the ultimate Grand Rapids-to-Lake Michigan weekend—and makes a pretty compelling case for calling West Michigan home.
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What would you show someone if you had a day and a half to convince them to move to West Michigan?
This week on Coffee with Steve & Marg...
A downtown parade, the Earth Harp, fireworks over the Grand River and a city full of energy kicked off one of West Michigan’s biggest celebrations of creativity.
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ArtPrize 2026 is officially underway—and Grand Rapids knows how to make an entrance.
The Opening Celebration on S...
ArtPrize returns September 18–October 3—with Preview Week starting September 12—and this year Grand Rapids is turning up the volume on dance, music, visual art and fashion.
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Every fall, something pretty extraordinary happens in Grand Rapids.
The city itself becomes the galler...
Steve Drake skips the tourist itinerary and shares the Grand Rapids he’d show his best friend of nearly 40 years.
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What would you do if you had one day to convince your best friend to move to Grand Rapids?
That was Steve Drake’s assignment this week on Coffee with Steve & Mar...
There’s a reason so many of our Coffee with Steve & Margaux conversations circle back to one thing: place.
Over the past year, more than 40 guests—from creatives and entrepreneurs to community builders and small-business owners—shared what they love most about living and building life in West Michi...
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