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Eyesore of the Week

108-110 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing City Pulse is pleased to update an Eyesore from Jan. 3, 2018. The 146-year-old house, the first built by famed Lansing architect Darius Moon …
The MSU Bikes Service Center is located in the heart of campus along the Red Cedar River.

MSU Bikes: Cycling and recycling

Plug the persistent problem of thousands of abandoned bikes on a sprawling college campus into the demand for affordable bikes and you get a perfect match.
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Mayor's River Walk

Lace up your sneakers and hit the River Trail with Mayor Andy Schor! Join us at Potter Park on June 7 at 9 AM for a fun and scenic 5K loop along the river. Walkers and runners of all ages are …

Go Girl! Saugatuck May 30th- June 1st

Go Girl! Saugatuck-a premier inclusive women’s weekend in the Midwest-celebrates its eighth year May 30 – June 1, 2025 exclusively at The Dunes Resort – the largest gay resort in …

Rewind: News from the last 7 days

All 24,000 businesses and residences that lost power were expected to be back online by late Tuesday, a day earlier than initially thought, after strong storms, including a tornado, wreaked …
FOOD

TOP 5 HIBACHI

Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit! Hibachi Grill & Sushi Buffet Casual eatery boasting 250-plus American, Asian …

MK Pho brings Hmong cuisine to south Lansing

Maikou Vang chats with customers at her new Asian restaurant, MK Pho, which opened April 22.
When Maikou Vang gave ownership of Ming Dynasty Asian Cuisine to her daughter and son-in-law in 2022, she did so with the intention of retiring.

Maria’s is a master of mole

The mole sauce at Maria’s Cuisine in Old Town has a depth of flavor that’s hard to find elsewhere.
Mexican food is so popular, and there are so many different places to choose from, but one can’t help developing favorites. Last week, I ventured out of my comfort zone of Pablo’s and El …
You can’t have a potsticker without some kind of allium inside, which is why dumplings are the perfect meal for incorporating the spring harvest of chives, green onions, garlic scapes and beyond.
Fragrant lily dumplings
Eating my first potsticker belongs on the list of life experiences that I’ll never forget. It happened at the Oriental Garden Chinese restaurant in my hometown. They were labeled Peking …
Opinion

Hitler, Mussolini and …

Bob Parks’ Sponsored Content in City Pulse (April 30) reconfirmed what I have been saying to friends for some time: What’s happening here in America now is a scary duplication of Italy in …

Empty state office buildings don’t leave Whitmer much space 

I’ve got a luxurious view from my Ottawa Street office of that big parking lot between the Hall of Justice and the Ottawa Building. 

Arts & Culture

‘Hamilton’ aims for accessibility with lottery ticket system

Four-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller, an Oak Park native, revolutionized Broadway’s business model in 1997 with the $20 ticket lottery for “Rent,” making theater …

Old Nation Brewing Co.: Finding success the old-fashioned way

After Old Nation Brewing Co.’s M-43 IPA put the Williamston brewery on the map in 2017, one could hardly blame the business for chasing its success. But owner and brewer Travis Fritts said the …

Peter Martin: Exploring the limits of hard cider

When it comes to hard cider, brewer Peter Martin of Boss Cider in Leslie said there’s a world of possibilities waiting to be explored. “I enjoy the freedom of being able to try new …
After eight years off the stage, Holt rock outfit Powerface reunites Saturday for a show with Royal Scene, Chance We Take and Wizardbane. The 517 Day gig is at The Studio at 414 (formerly The Loft).

Powerface reunites on 517 Day

In the ‘90s and early 2000s, Powerface was one of Lansing’s hardest-working bands — an unrelenting, riff-hurling force that packed clubs and sparked mosh pits across the state with …

World Goth Day Film FestEvil offers a darker kind of day out

This Saturday, while East Lansing hosts a sunlit arts festival and downtown Lansing comes alive with 517 Day events, REO Town draws a different crowd — dressed in black, sipping brunch …
Lansterdam

Harvard study: Pot safer than tobacco for respiratory health

A recent study published in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology provides further scientific backing to the long-held position of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana …

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