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Patrons gather to enjoy live music at the 2024 517 Juneteenth Festival in REO Town.

Local Juneteenth events stand strong amid federal uncertainty

Despite a federal crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion-focused programs, the Lansing area’s Juneteenth celebrations have been largely unaffected. Marilyn Rogers, chair of the …
Construction workers from Lansing's Wieland Corp. inject structural foam under Burchard Park's "fishbowl," which was previously floating above empty space. The fishbowl is being renovated to include amphitheater-style seating. About 22,000 pounds of foam and 11 feet of empty space have been filled.

Major renovations underway at Old Town’s Burchard Park

FRIDAY, June 6 — Five years ago, the Capital Region Community Foundation funded a feasibility study for a band shell in Old Town’s Burchard Park, in which business owners and residents …

Eyesore of the Week

Walter Neller Building, 122 S. Grand Ave., Lansing Downtown Lansing’s biggest and longest-standing eyesore — which City Pulse featured as such in 2014 and 2018 — finally met …

'A beautiful little bubble of diversity': LGBTQ+ locals talk coming out, Trump, and being gay in Lansing

The LGBTQ+ community is anything but a monolith. This Pride month, City Pulse spoke with six LGBTQ+ locals to shine a light on diversity within the rainbow. From Lansing’s poet laureate to an …
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Summer Nights, Music Lights: Lansing’s Concerts in the Park Returns!

As the sun sets and a warm breeze drifts through Lansing’s parks, something magical begins to stir. Families unfold lawn chairs, kids chase bubbles through the grass, and the sweet sounds of …

Rewind: News from the last 7 days

Dolores Duncan Wharton, a passionate advocate for the arts and a business leader as MSU’s first lady and for years thereafter, died Saturday at 97. Born in New York City in 1927, she was a …
FOOD

TOP 5 IRISH RESTAURANTS

Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit!   Dublin Square Upscale Irish pub with a pub-grub menu, plus live bands and …

TOP 5 ICE CREAM

Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit! Arctic Corner Ice cream stand serving soft serve,  sundaes and twists 314 E. …
Having been around since the 1940s, Nip N Sip Drive In has retained a nostalgic charm in both its atmosphere and its classic American fast food.
Retro fast food at Nip N Sip
The Lansing area doesn’t have any Sonic restaurants, but the next best thing is Nip N Sip Drive In on the city’s north side. Like Sonic, it’s a drive-in establishment where you can …
Opinion

Juneteenth, according to a northern Black

An African American woman might be ashamed to admit she had to go research Juneteenth, but I am not and I did. Juneteenth started as a Texas holiday celebrating African American freedom. Being a …

Either having a state senator is important ... or it’s not

In today’s edition of “Things You Never Thought Have Happened Before But Have,” I present to you the 1967-‘68 legislative session. The Michigan House comprised 55 …

Before the wrecking ball: Lansing's long-lost rock ‘n’ roll palace

Long before the Lansing Civic Center was reduced to rubble in 1999, the 6,500-capacity arena at 525 W. Allegan St. stood as a beating heart of live music in Michigan’s capital city. For …

Public Art of the Week

Chalk another one up The public art season is upon us. Last weekend was Chalk of the Town in Old Town, where artists competed for the best chalk art installation. First place in the over-18 …

A stitch in the right direction

Pamela Loewen didn’t set out to build a gallery. The first two times the Williamston quiltmaker needed more space in her home studio, she added onto her house. The third time, she looked …

Remembering Elmore Leonard, a prolific Detroit storyteller

(This is part one of a two-part article on the legendary Elmore Leonard. Next week, I will interview his biographer.) How cool is cool? Well, Detroit crime writer Elmore Leonard was …

‘Coming out’: More than just a story

As LGBTQ+ historian Tim Retzloff says in the following pages, the coming-out story has a “stock structure.” Reflecting on his own, which he wrote in the early 1990s, he explained it was …
Lansterdam

The smoker’s summer road trip: Michigan’s high-flying getaways

The unexpectedness of the art at the UP’s Lakenenland Sculpture Park, combined with the peaceful forest setting, makes for a fun and trippy experience.

Summer is in full swing, and you know what that means: long days, good vibes and an urge to hit the open road. For those of us who like to appreciate Michigan’s natural beauty with a side of …

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