Congratulations to Uptown Coffeehouse, my home-away-from-home in downtown Howell. It’s been named the Best Place for Coffee in Michigan by Foursquare on the Huffington Post. It’s an honor befitting the independent coffee shop at the corner of Grand River and Michigan Avenue, smack dab in the middle of downtown Howell. For lots of us in Howell, it’s also the smack dab middle of our lives. Over the last 14 years, owner Lorna Brennan has built a great business: part coffee shop, part meeting place, part mobile office, part art gallery; it’s all warmth and charm, a place where everyone knows … Continue reading Uptown Coffeehouse named best in Michigan