With students back on campus, there’s a huge collection of varied fashions to view. We sent a photographer to see what we could find in the wardrobes of some of MSU’s students. These are...

New in town Property developer Brad Ballein’s heard all the nicknames for the building he owns at the intersection of Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue in downtown East Lansing. Cursed Corner. The...

Earlier this week, at the 13th annual City Pulse Pulsar Awards ceremony, actress Carmen Decker was given special recognition for her significant contributions to Greater Lansing theater. Decker

Gaëlle Cassin-Ross teaches students at Aux Petits Soins.Courtesy Photo When she arrived in Michigan in 2009 to do biological research for MSU, Gaëlle Cassin-Ross, 34, didn’t know she’d...

Meet the artistColorful inspiration Each artist finds inspiration in something different, but for Andrea Jeris, 66, it’s usually color. That’s how she came to paint the autumnal tree on this...

A hint of music and a touch of magicSeptember 2 A runaway, the Great Depression, blues music and a little bit of magic thrown in — Katori Hall’s play “Hoodoo Love” has a little...

Placemaking for regional revitalizationThe Arts Council of Greater Lansing helps to create community In the last few years, Lansing has seen a huge volume of urban revitalization projects. Old Town, REO...

Books behind barsMichigan inmate is successful author Prison writing and tattoos have a lot in common. Both give us a look at the soul of a person we can’t experience in any other way. Both are...

TURN IT DOWNTEJANO SOUND BAND AT THE LOFT Friday, Sept. 1 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21+, $20, $15 adv., 9 p.m. Tejano Sound Band’s co-founders, Johnny Vasquez (accordion) and...

Fun for a foundationThe third annual Michigan Chicken Wing Festival funds cancer foundation Lansing resident Shirley M. Carter, 61, by all outside accounts has been swamped. She has had entertainment...

2017 Pulsar Award Winners This year marked the 13th annual City Pulse Pulsar Awards. The awards are dedicated to recognizing great theater in the Metro Lansing area and calling attention to some of...

Kingston KitchenKingston Kitchen, a scratch Jamaican cuisine restaurant, is set to open in Okemos late next month. Owner/operator Shawn Fearon studied culinary arts in Jamaica, but spent most of his...

This week on City Pulse on the Air:Reporter Todd Heywood examines a Lansing serial killer's spree from a decade ago

Mark Dvorak at the Pump House Saturday, Aug. 26 @ Pump House Concerts, 368 Orchard St., East Lansing. All ages, $15 suggested donation, 7 p.m. Mark Dvorak, who performs Saturday at the Pump House, was...

Q&A with Mitch Albom‘Hockey - The Musical’ hits the road After a succesful run in Detroit, “Hockey - The Musical” will make its way to Lansing and across the state. We caught...

Reality CapturedSaper Galleries displays hyperrealistic artwork When I walked into Saper Galleries on Monday, Roy Saper, the gallery’s owner, was wrestling with an elegant Eames Lounge Chair,...

An overview of available reading material for inmates Inmates at Michigan’s more than 30 penal institutions won’t be reading the acclaimed jail break book “Papillon” by Henry Charriére,...

Printmaker Kimberly Lavon debuts new projects and enhances old ones Kimberly Lavon grew up in an artistic household. She has musicians in her family on her mother’s side, her father is an artist,...

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August 26th You’ll be able to travel back to the ‘30s and move all the way to present day this Saturday with a one-night only performance by the World Class City Band at Over The Ledge...