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How Taste the Local Difference is making a difference across Michigan

If you want to buy local food products wherever you might be in Michigan, grab a copy of the annual guide published by Taste the Local Difference, a Traverse City-based marketing and consulting firm …

News highlights from the last 7 days

Michigan State University had two secure-in-place drills in the three years before the Feb. 13 mass shooting, the Detroit Free Press reported. The first was in March 2020 for Breslin Center staff, …

Former Lansing City Council member owes $1,500 in campaign fines and fees to Ingham County clerk

THURSDAY, March 23 — Former First Ward Councilperson Brian Daniels will not seek the office again this year.  “I’d rather be present for my son’s soccer games, spend …

Incarceration, fear and shame

“Kill the Indian in him and save the man” became the mantra of the Indian boarding school movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s, which saw the creation of …

One resident’s struggle to find housing after red-tag crackdown

When 5 p.m. arrives, Steven Antes, 56, escorts his dog, King, to his Jeep. The back seat is folded down, and the cargo area is full of blankets. That’s where he and King have spent every …

News highlights from the last 7 days

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor decided against running for the Democratic nomination for Congress just two and a half weeks after creating an Exploratory Campaign Committee. “I wasn’t going to …

Addressing disability complaints a top priority for Civil Rights Department

TUESDAY, March 21 — Disabilities now account for the top type of discrimination complaints to the Department of Civil Rights. “Disability has now outpaced race, in terms of those …
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Meatloaf motivation

I found myself in Williamston again last week for a preview of “Mrs. Harrison” at the Williamston Theatre. After a long day toiling in the salt mines — more accurately, my job at a …

Easy squeezy lemon cheesy

I’ve often wondered what, exactly, Little Miss Muffet was eating when she sat on her tuffet. Curds and whey are what milk becomes when you heat it to a boil and add acid. It’s the …

A rundown of Lansing-area Mexican food

There are more than a score of Mexican restaurants, food trucks and shops around Lansing. But who has what you’re craving? Luckily for you, we’ve analyzed the menus of more than a dozen different …

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Arts & Culture
Flex your creative muscles
This weekend, Greater Lansing offers drum circles, art workshops, more than 100 STEAM-focused events from the MSU Science Festival and even more opportunities to get your creative juices flowing.
Ten Pound Fiddle hosts pre-concert musician’s workshop
Local musicians who want to start gigging professionally or step up their game should take note of Ten Pound Fiddle’s calendar next week. The long-running folk concert series will host a …
A morel-themed mystery
East Lansing author Charles Cutter’s five Burr Lafayette legal thrillers all start with malicious murders and keep readers hooked with twists and turns to the very end. His most recent mystery, …
Williamston Theatre explores the enigmatic ‘Mrs. Harrison’
As the stars of “Mrs. Harrison” at the Williamston Theatre, Janai Lashon and Alysia Kolascz have some of the most enviable jobs in local theater right now.  But explaining the …
Live & Local
Live music around Greater Lansing this week: The Avenue 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing Oigs Fest 6: Throne, Hate Unbound, The Glorious Dead & more Sat., April 1, 3 p.m. Classic Pub & Grill16219 Old U.S. 27, LansingThe New Rule Fri., …
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How crazy is March Madness? Even Wall Street trades slow down when the games are on

Are you into brackets and the annual rite of college basketball playoffs? Will you be rooting for MSU? A lot of people watch the games, even at work. Stacker studied historical data from the Chicago Board Options Exchange to visualize how stock trades are impacted by the NCAA's March Madness.

States with the highest revenue from cannabis taxes

The Drug Enforcement Agency hasn't seen any reason to remove cannabis from its list of Schedule I banned substances. Yet, cannabis in its myriad forms is pulling in billions …

Milestones in women's history from the year you were born

Women's History Month: From American women winning the right to vote to the #MeToo movement, Stacker draws on a number of historical and archival sources to explore the past 100 years of women's history in the U.S. and around the world.

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