Toys R Us kids young and old will find "demonstration tables where shoppers can try out different toys, and a life-size "Geoffrey on a bench" where kids and adults can pose for photos with the toy brand's giraffe mascot."

Hot Dogs are as basic a food as there is. A sausage on a bun. And who doesn’t love them? Today is National Hot Dog Day, and here’s some of the best places in the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek area to get a great hot dog.

Can a conference like the MAC and a school like Western Michigan survive in this brave new world?

You never know who might stop by to say hello and have lunch. Earlier this week, it was Western Michigan Bronco Hall of Famer Keith Jones, who stopped in to say hello to an old friend, Lou Nisker at his restaurant on Drake and West Main.

This headline says it all: "'There's no reason to be friends' with U-M's Jim Harbaugh".

If you're going to be involved in snipe hunting in Michigan, the DNR, though at least one police jurisdiction has issued strict rules for the activity that will likely be followed across the state. Atop its Facebook post are the most important words to be remembered: "Please respect the Snipe. They are rare and fast. Almost like you can't find 'em."

This is a big weekend for golf fans around the world. The Open is taking place in Scotland, at St. Andrews. Here we call it 'The British Open', but the rest of the world just knows it as 'The Open'. And you'll inevitably hear or see the term "links golf". But what is links golf, and can you play it here, in southwest Michigan?

At first glance, it seemed like a dumb idea, but 45 other states are okay with it, and there appear to be some safeguards built into a new law legalizing self-serve beer, wine, and drink taps.

It seems like these days all the City of Kalamazoo wants to do is frustrate its citizens. And to be fair, no matter what they do, they'll be honking off some group of people or another. The most recent example of this is the project going on now on Park and Westnedge Streets around downtown. The City calls it "traffic calming".

“I remember being so hurt by that.. I’m so proud I’m back in Kalamazoo, right, finally made it, got drafted. And you’re like 'man, you know, this is a reality check'.”