Buttigieg tours East Lansing infrastructure project

FRIDAY, Sept. 6 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin in donning construction vests today to tour one of Greater latest infrastructure projects.

Stabenow touts Inflation Reduction Act green tax credits in East Lansing

THURSDAY, Sept. 5 — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow pulled up to a home solar energy ribbon-cutting event in East Lansing’s Bailey Neighborhood this morning in her Lake Orion-made Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.

This season’s best of the best

With so many local arts venues and organizations announcing their fall and spring seasons, it may seem daunting to choose which events to purchase tickets for and make time to attend.

Local arts leaders get creative with post-pandemic efforts

Meghan Martin and Heather Majano became leaders of their Greater Lansing arts organizations in 2019.

Simple fish sauce transforms food into fine art

There are lots of restaurants that strive for beautiful, artistic plating using a kaleidoscope of surprising ingredients in creative, innovative combinations.

Local theater returns in full force this month

As we head into September, the leaves of summer stock Shakespeare productions are starting to curl into a Greater Lansing theater season teeming with artistry, entertainment and even some new plays!

A Big Penny for your trucks

Big Penny, a 12-foot-tall railroad bridge overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue just north of the Red Cedar River, has been terrorizing truckers since 1928 by peeling back the tops of their trailers like a can opener.

Fifty years of folk

Louis Armstrong once declared, “All music is folk music — I ain’t never heard any horse sing a song.”

Delicate dreams of freedom

Is it possible to walk into someone else’s dream? If you do, does it become your dream?

City Pulse News

Rewind: News from the last 7 days

The city of Lansing is seeking proposals from private companies and current management to run the Lansing Center, Groesbeck Golf Course and Jackson Field baseball stadium. The city-owned …

A worker power washing the inside of the Moores Park Pool to remove grit and grime that's accumulated since it closed in 2019. The pool is expected to reopen by 2026.

Moores Park Pool restoration gets serious as demolition phase ends

THURSDAY, Aug. 29 — Demolition work at Moores Park Pool is complete, but the process of revitalizing the historic 1922 property at 420 Moores River Drive is only just beginning.

A Guide to Vickers Funeral Homes Burial and Cremation Services in Mid-Michigan

Cremation and Funeral Services Vickers Funeral Homes LOCAL ROOTS • FAMILY OWNED • COMMUNITY FOCUSED Vickers Leslie Funeral Home - Vickers Springport Funeral Home The funeral …

How to Love Lansing Like a Local This Summer

While summer in Michigan is usually the season to travel up north, this summer might be the perfect time to reconnect with all that Lansing has to offer right in your own backyard. Download the free …

Rewind: News from the last 7 days

The city of Lansing is seeking proposals from private companies and current management to run the Lansing Center, Groesbeck Golf Course and Jackson Field baseball stadium. The city-owned …

FOOD

TOP 5 RESTAURANT WINE LISTS

Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2023 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit!

All in the familia: Mexican cuisine made with love in a desert oasis

Lilia Peralta’s fiery red hair and pink lipstick hint at her lively and playful personality.

‘Middle Eastern Chipotle’ arrives in Frandor

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Middle Eats, a Detroit-based, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain, is set to open its first Lansing location Tuesday (Sept. 3).

In 2017, Detroit businessmen Jack Mashini and Brian Shunia made their foray into the restaurant industry with the founding of their chicken wing franchise, Wing Snob, in Livonia.

One North’s extensive brunch buffet offers hearty breakfast staples and New American lunch items, reinforced by an array of antipasti and fruit and a well-stocked salad bar.

One North brings elevated fare and ambience to former Reno’s West

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Opinion

How Lansing parks and their neighborhoods work together

I was in Hunter Park recently attending Allen Neighborhood Center’s Summer Art Festival and ran into some old friends. We were marveling at how beautiful the park has become and the many delightful amenities it features.

What happened to political discourse? Know-it-all-ism has taken over

Isn’t it sad that politics has become the third rail of a conversation?

Arts & Culture

For collectors of classics like “The Great Gatsby,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Maltese Falcon,” a pristine dust jacket can propel the price to astronomical figures. Without a dust jacket, a first edition is typically worth mere thousands.

Sometimes, it’s OK to judge a book by its cover

Graphic designer Milton Glaser may have become famous for his “I Love New York” logo and his poster for Bob Dylan’s “Greatest Hits” LP, which helped launch the psychedelic art movement.

Figurative sculptor Curt LaCross presents at a Mid-Michigan Art Guild meeting at the Foster Community Center.

Mid-Michigan Art Guild: Seventy-plus years of offering local artists ‘something new’

Founded in 1951, the Mid-Michigan Art Guild works to encourage artistic expression and appreciation through learning and social opportunities for local artists.

“West,” the first of three murals to be completed in Dustin Hunt’s “Lansing Shaped” series, at Scribbles & Giggles Child Care Center in west Lansing.

‘Lansing Shaped’ continues Dustin Hunt’s goal of creating murals ‘people can connect with’

If you’ve noticed fresh pops of color around town lately, thank local muralist Dustin Hunt.

In 2011, Eric Hirsimaki retired from the Great Lakes shipping industry and began writing about it instead. His most recent release, “Sail, Steam, and Diesel,” provides a comprehensive history of cargo transport on the Great Lakes, from the vessels used to the goods they carried.

Former industry worker explores history and impacts of Great Lakes shipping

The Great Lakes run through Cleveland-area author Eric Hirsimaki’s blood. He spent 40 years working in the Great Lakes shipping industry — on a cargo railroad, aboard boats, at the ports they visited and beyond.

A new beat

Bob Baldori and David Small met as teenagers in Detroit in the late 1950s. Baldori, a musician who has performed worldwide, and Small, a successful illustrator, each tells their friendship’s origin story,

Though it’s been six years since mystery writer Steve Hamilton published his last full-length Alex McKnight book, fans of the series will have to wait a bit longer for the follow-up. His new book, “An Honorable Assassin,” is the third installment of another series following Nick Mason, a reluctant assassin forced into the line of work by a Chicago crime lord upon his release from prison.

Steve Hamilton gets back to his ‘old stuff,’ starting with Nick Mason

When I heard Steve Hamilton had a new book coming out, I thought it would be another entry in the long-running Alex McKnight series, about a former Detroit cop turned private eye. Hamilton has written 11 books and two short stories in the series.

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Charity events, a car show and a cannabis celebration

Though the weather is only predicted to cool down to typical early fall temperatures this weekend, it seems September has brought an influx of indoor events, like movie screenings, new theater productions, Michigan State University volleyball games, a community singalong concert and a poetry reading. Those who are looking to soak up the weather while it lasts can also enjoy an outdoor cannabis block party and a car show.

Copper Chimney Lounge Poetry Series: Hollie Hardy and Jo Marie Gram

The Lansing Poetry Club will kick off its 2024 fall Copper Chimney Lounge Poetry Series with readings by poets Hollie Hardy and Jo Marie Gram 4 p.m. Sunday (Sept 8) at University United Methodist …

An action-packed weekend

The heat is on this weekend as the Lansing Lugnuts take on the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Michigan State University football faces off against Florida Atlantic University and locals battle each other in wing-eating contests at the Michigan Chicken Wing Festival. There’s also a new exhibition at the Broad, dance parties at Grewal Hall at 224, an oddities festival, a bookstore sale and more.

Say farewell to summer

With Labor Day coming up to mark the unofficial start of fall, this weekend provides a plethora of events to end the summer with a bang, from music festivals and a Pride festival to a car and truck show, a winery party, a daylong gardening workshop and much more.

Lansterdam

Smoke art: Alex Vicknair’s glass creations still lead the way

When it comes to cannabis art, Alex Vicknair is a local leader.

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