Posted by Jason

One of the perks of this job is to try out new places and their menus.  Granite City of Northville gave us a complete tour of their restaurant, brewery, and menu.  

Granite City is an excellent place to meet up after work for Beer:30, have a night out with friends or just that special someone.  There are all types of seating including some private areas for parties, work or otherwise.  There is the main eating area around the bar with tables, booths and bar seating; a side area with high windows and tables off the bar that can be closed off for private events, but even when it is not, the sounds of the other room does not overwhelm; and a closed off area to the side of the restaurant close to the kitchen that can sit a large party.  Most of the tables and seating areas have wall plugs with USB charging ports built in so you can charge your devices while you are there.

Posted by Becky Fixel

Have you ever wondered what's inside your pillow you use night after night? Maybe you've never thought about it - but Orkin has! They've paired up with CleanRest to provide one of my readers a complete pillow encasement so the bed bugs don't bite! They also created a fun app you can play for with your kids to learn a bit more about how bed bugs act and great ways to fight them! You can play the game below, and even enter to win the pillow case below - let's squash those bugs and have a restful night of sleep! 

Posted by Becky Fixel

With kids around, bugs are always going to be around too. This isn't just the truth if you have little boys around. When I was little, my sister and I collected bugs, studied them and she even had a bug box! 

As creepy as bugs can be, they're absolutely fascinating too. We have a strict "no kill" policy in our family, since each bug has their own purpose. Spiders eat the mosquitoes and other gross creatures we don't know about. And those horrible house centipedes?  Completely harmless to us, but they take care of other bad guys. 

But how much do we know about bugs? Is all correct information or have do we not know the whole truth? Orkin has a fun interactive app (below) that you can use to see how much Bug knowledge you might have. Take the quiz, then enter to win a Back to School Scientific bug kid for your little one! 

Posted by Becky Fixel

Do you have big plans for Valentine's Day? We're staying in and watching movies and having a delicious homemade dinner. But if you don't have plans wont you let Warner Brother's be your Valentine? 

Warner's Brothers is making my readers their Valentine this year by hosting our first giveaway. They know many of us will be spending our Valentine's day inside and watching movies with our family and little ones. So now you can enter to win some great Valentine's titles on DVD to add to your collection. 

What do you do? Play the game below and enter to win a DVD for your collection!