The Kalamazoo Civic’s production of “Tick, Tick . . . Boom!” is a blast from the past, a rocking homage to Generation X through one artist’s fear of turning 30 — entailing fears of failure, commitment, selling out, death. You know, the little things.

If you’re reading this, you survived the Great Ice Storm of January 11. Way to go!

The storm was hailed (ha) as an onslaught of freezing rain and snow that would kill power to most of West Michigan, and while it wasn’t exactly a fun time, we made it through. 

We’re back, baby! 2020 is officially here and we’re ready for it. It’s a new decade, which is the perfect time for a new start — both personally and professionally.

Thanks to resolutions, fresh starts and new beginnings, January is synonymous with diets — and with diets, come salads. I’m certainly not saying you should go paleo or keto or Whole 30 or whatever fad diet is hot nowadays, but it doesn’t hurt to introduce some veggies to your life now and then!