Lansing mayor pitches charter change to put felons on city boards

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor wants to amend the City Charter to be able to appoint convicted felons to the city’s volunteer boards and commissions.

Family, friends honor antigay murder victim with plaque on Riverfront Park bench

SATURDAY, May 21 — Family and friends of a gay man who was brutally murdered five years ago gathered in Lou Adado Riverfront Park today to unveil a remembrance plaque on a bench.

Preservationists unveil new Malcolm X historical marker in South Lansing

A historical marker that once designated the childhood home of Malcolm X in South Lansing has finally been replaced.

Few tenants qualify for to buy homes amid public housing shakeup

Eight residents have qualified to buy their homes from the Housing Commission.

Meth, Rape and Murder

The converted Red Barn House stands alone in fields in Oneida Township. In this house, Clinton Decker allegedly met his death at the hands of Joseph Sadlak. Five years of Eaton County sheriff reports reveal a bizarre and violent history leading up to the murder.

Everything is Cheesecake upsizes to Jolly Cedar Plaza

When Deanna Brown was working her customer sales job at a Fortune 500 company, she felt burnt out. Needing an outlet to de-stress, she found out that baking cookies and cakes in the kitchen was her happy place. A specific favorite to serve up was the ever-rich cheesecake.

The CP Edit: Of term limits and transparency

We’ve never been a fan of term limits for elected officials at any level of government.

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Eye For Design: May 18, 2021

The last Eye for Design (below) was first identified by Janet Pendleton. The detail an expansive masonry grid - belongs to the Fountain Place Apartments building in REO Town. Taking up nearly half of …

Out on the Town

Cirque Italia

Water Circus I: Silver Unit Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, May 22 Ingham County Fairgrounds 700 E. Ash St. Mason silver.cirqueitalia.com Cirque Italia brings a jaw-dropping, European-style …

Flash in the Pan: Fun with squeezed spinach

I love buying spinach at the farmers market in spring. There is great variety to be found, from dainty babies to long-stemmed beefsteaks.

Lansterdam in Review: Ascend Cannabis

New pot shop takes over old East Lansing car dealership

A new marijuana dispensary is set to open its doors next week on the western edge of East Lansing. And while there will certainly be a wide assortment of weed lining its shelves, the staff at Ascend …

Two books dig deeper into Bath School massacre

Today, May 18, many Bath, Michigan, residents will wake up knowing it’s the 95th anniversary of the Bath School massacre, which remains the worst school disaster in U.S. history. The …

Turn it down! Loud dispatches from Lansing's music scene

Lansing area bands contribute to Guided By Voices tribute album

Matt Carlson is known locally for his singer/guitarist work in The Stick Arounds, and his solo. project, Harborcoat, expanded his rock ’n roll workload when he founded Phonophore Records. Even …

LSO goes where no one has gone before in season closer

Is there anything new under the Sun? The first minutes of “Earthrise,” the world premiere of a cosmic-themed work by LSO composer-in-residence Patrick Harlin, left room for …

Taking it to the streets: Navigating the 59th East Lansing Art Festival

After the East Lansing Art Festival (ELAF) went digital in 2020, and then hosted a smaller footprint in 2021, local art aficionados can rest assured that the 59th annual event is returning and is …

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Fraudulent petition signature gatherers must be prosecuted

Camped out in front of the CATA bus station off Kalamazoo Street with a couple of clipboards, a guy who claimed to be from St. Louis, Missouri, asked me to sign a petition.

News Highlights from last 7 days: May 18, 2022

The newly released video appears to show DeAnthony Thomas-Scott VanAtten leaving the Lake Lansing Road Meijer in East Lansing April 25 without paying for a few ears of sweet corn before he was shot and injured by two cops in the parking lot.