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WLNS’ new fence was being built this week along Saginaw Street on Lansing’s east side.

WLNS fortifies the Fourth Estate with 8-foot fence

WLNS-TV is building an 8-foot-tall wrought iron fence with spikes in front of its Saginaw Street headquarters after the Lansing Board of Zoning Appeals denied its request last year for a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire.
Paul Gentilozzi, of Gentilozzi Real Estate, at Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Tower on Grand: “For the next two years, we’re going to build Lansing’s tallest building.”

Work begins on downtown Lansing’s grandest vision

Since the pandemic sent state employees home, a debate has persisted over downtown’s future.
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Rewind: News from the last 7 days

Health officials confirmed that a 1-year-old Ingham County girl has contracted measles, the first case here since 1994. She got the infection while traveling outside Michigan, even though she …
FOOD

Hank’s Cuisines has a lot of heart

From French toast to fried chicken — and even a sandwich combining both — Hank’s Cuisines is the go-to spot for soul food in northwest Lansing.
Hank’s Cuisines 1200 W. Willow St., Lansing 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday (517) 483-2893 hankscuisines.com
With a lengthy menu ranging from sandwiches like a crab and lobster BLT (pictured) to pasta dishes, salads, burgers, flatbread pizzas and barbecue meats, DeWitt’s Looking Glass Brewing Co. excels at every dish it serves.
Worshipping at the altar of Looking Glass Brewing Co.
Looking Glass Brewing Co. 115 N. Bridge St., DeWitt Noon-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday Noon-10 p.m. Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (517) 668-6004 …
Opinion

In politics, like sports, it can come down to who wants it more 

In my previous life, I covered collegiate and high school sports. I’ve been to the games, talked to players, written game previews and sat through the coaches’ press conferences. 

Arts & Culture

'Chicago’ is a fast-paced, fun, jazzy break from real life

Whether you’ve never seen it before or you know all the words to all the songs in this beloved musical, you owe it to yourself to catch “Chicago” at the Wharton Center while you still can.

‘It’s what makes us human’

On a brisk February morning, two student interns from the MSU Broad Art Museum slipped into a second-grade classroom at Lansing’s Post Oak Academy, carrying a plastic bin of paint sticks and a stack of circular wood panels.

Trump cuts upend state’s humanities programs; Michigan Read on hold

For the past couple months, Jennifer Rupp, executive director of the Michigan Humanities Council, has been, metaphorically speaking, tied to a train track waiting for a freight train and not knowing its schedule.
Lansterdam

The price is right: The 2025 420 Gift Guide

City Pulse has you covered for your 420 festivities with a list of recommended products for every taste and budget, from the best cheap vapes to connoisseur-quality flower.

Michigan’s cannabis industry is facing its darkest hour

Fierce competition and rock-bottom pricing threaten to turn Michigan’s diverse ecosystem of large and small cannabis operators into a wasteland of multistate operators.

A storm is brewing over Michigan’s once-vibrant cannabis industry. A green rush has turned into a relentless race to the bottom, leaving operators grappling with razor-thin margins and an uncertain future.

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