Article Author: Heather Baker with Trisha Dunham

Thank you President George Washington! Besides being a founding father and the first President of the U.S., it was the celebration of George’s birthday on February 22 that kicked off what we now know as Presidents’ Day. Observed on the third Monday of February, the day honors the individuals who have steered the U.S. throughout […]

Last week, Michigan restaurants faced new restrictions for seating guests when the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services extended its epidemic order to limit non-residential indoor gatherings without fixed seating such as weddings, parties, and banquets to 50 people—the limit was 500—and restrict individual table sizes at bars, restaurants, and social events outside private […]

The team at FIRST & 42 struggles to find the right inspiration for you today, during this period of adversity and pain abound in our community and the world at large. We are at a crossroads where the options presented to us are either to continue down the comfortable path of accepting social and economic […]

We struggle to find the right inspiration for you during this period of adversity and pain abound in our community and the world at large. We are at a crossroads where the options presented to us are either to continue down the comfortable path of accepting social and economic injustices or forge a new one […]

In these unprecedented times due to the spread of COVID-19, restaurants are among some of the hardest hit businesses. What you can do to make sure that your favorite eateries are still there to serve you after the situation returns back to what “we once knew as normal” is to order take-out and delivery and […]