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The city of Lansing has received a $5 million federal grant to plant trees in “disadvantaged” areas. One example is the Cherry Hill Neighborhood south of downtown abutting Interstate 496. This screenshot from a city mapping tool shows in red where the city wants to use some of the funds to improve Cherry Hill’s canopy. Cherry Hill is bounded by Kalamazoo Street on the top, Grand Avenue on the left and Cherry Hill Park and the Grand River on the right.

Lansing hopes new tree-planting program will bear fruit

When Lori Welch was named Lansing’s sustainability manager in 2020, her first order of business was to create a Sustainability Action Plan —a roadmap to help guide the city in its efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
A room at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 111 N. Grand Ave., in downtown Lansing, former home of the Radisson. If voters approve, Ingham County’s room tax will rise from 5% to 8% next year.

Proposed hotel room tax increase would bolster tourism

Ingham County voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to raise the hotel tax 3%.
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Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stumped for the Harris-Walz campaign at MSU Sunday before more than 800 people at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The Vermont senator …
FOOD

A bone broth worth biking for

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Uni Sushi and Ramen lives up to its name with its unique black garlic ramen, which is best enjoyed in a state of post-workout hunger.
The Lansing River Trail, one of the city’s best features, offers an incredible blend of practicality and beauty; it allows me to bike to useful places while truly enjoying the journey.

Put fall produce to work in an easy harvest omelet

Photo by Ari LeVaux
Amid the bounty of fall produce, we need recipes that incorporate many types of fresh ingredients, like this customizable harvest omelet.
It’s the time of year when all the produce is ready. Tomatoes, corn, squash, beans and other typical harvest crops are piling up in the fields and on farmers market tables, and even plants that petered out during the heat of summer, like spinach, lettuce and radishes, are back. All in all, it’s a great time to be hungry.

That New Place will become an old favorite

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That New Place’s savory root vegetable waffle is topped with a light and creamy Hollandaise sauce and tender bo ssam pork.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Any breakfast spot where I can get a fancy coffee drink with my meal is top-tier in my book.
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Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2023 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit!!
Opinion

An experienced public official? Nope, now just a regular guy

One of the great ironies in today’s political climate is how we undervalue experience in the government.

Arts & Culture

The next era of ‘Les Mis’ is now

On the opening night of “Les Misérables” at Wharton, I was taken on a wild ride through young love, student revolt, the debate over God’s existence and moving songs about class warfare.

Longtime Free Press reporter reflects on career in new memoir

As a young journalist, John Gallagher dreamed of reporting from Paris. Instead, he spent 32 years covering urban affairs for the Detroit Free Press in the “Paris of the Midwest,” a popular moniker for the city.

Great Scott! Barry Bostwick to host ‘Rocky Horror’ screening at Wharton

Tony and Golden Globe-winning actor Barry Bostwick — the original Brad Majors from the 1975 cult-classic film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — is getting ready to do the time warp again.

With an excellent cast and humorous plot, it’s no wonder ‘Pickleball’ has sold out

This is the first time I’ve reviewed a play that has sold out before the review is published. Unfortunately for those who don’t yet have tickets, you won’t get a chance to catch the remaining performances of “Pickleball” at Riverwalk Theatre.

Peace, love and Islam

Christa Razzaq spends most of the Islamic Center of East Lansing’s annual Salaam Peace Festival at the “try on a hijab” booth, where visitors can learn more about the headscarf worn by some Muslim women.
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Local cannabis company joins fight against CBD conversion oil

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The effort to ban CBD conversion oil in the legal cannabis industry is turning into the industry’s most brutal civil war yet. The conflict is raging in every major legal cannabis market, pitting regulators and consumers alike against the heavy lobbying power of the hemp and vape industries.

Cannabis operators across the state have reportedly started to band together and are in the early phases of an organized effort to address the ever-growing and complex issue of CBD conversion oil in legal cannabis products.

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