Life + Culture

Meet Monica Notaro

Building MIROH, Motherhood, and a Life on Her Own Terms Article by Jennifer Lee | Photography by Jessica Snow   For Monica Notaro, MIROH didn’t begin as a perfectly mapped-out business plan. It started during a deeply personal chapter of her life—one defined by transition, responsibility, and resilience. At the time, Notaro was working in pharmaceutical sales while adjusting to life as a first-time single mom with a newborn. With a background in biochemistry and a strong understanding of...

Style + Beauty

Ruby + Clover

Where Beauty Meets Belonging Article by Jennifer Lee | Photography by Jessica Snow Step inside Ruby & Clover and something shifts almost right away. It’s not dramatic or overdone—it’s subtle. The lighting is soft in a way that feels natural, not staged, and the whole space carries this easy, lived-in energy. There’s no stuffy, formal front desk moment. Someone nearby will smile, say hello, welcome you in—but it feels genuine, not rehearsed. If you arrive early, you might settle into the...

Life + Culture

Jess. Jen. Jordan.

Meet the three women behind Rochester City Lifestyle. Article by The City Lifestyle Team | Photography by Jessica Snow There’s something powerful about a room full of women who have lived a little — okay, a lot. Women who have built careers, raised babies, pivoted paths, and still show up every day with fresh ideas, ambition, and just enough caffeine to keep things interesting. This Ladies Issue is a celebration of exactly that. We are a team shaped by years of experience, stories, and...

Life + Culture

Some writers intend to be authors. Kiki didn’t.

Bloomfield Hills creative; shaping chaos, questions, and feelings into purpose. Article by Kiki Pape Growing up, Pape remembers hearing the same phrase over and over: “It’s okay not to feel okay.” But to her, that sentence always felt unfinished. What happens after that? What do you actually do when “not okay” isn’t temporary, but something that quietly follows you around every day? Before she ever imagined becoming a writer, Pape found her first outlet in journaling while attending...