If 2020 has offered up one semi-positive thing, it’s swiftly turned many of us into online streaming aficionados.
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Rich Tupica
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10/7/20
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A long discarded Lansing Fire Department phone log contains a simple entry indicating an emergency call from Bath on May 18, 1927.
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Bill Castanier
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10/7/20
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For the businesses still in the trenches, and those that have already made comebacks — including Jalapenos, Goodfellas Bagel Deli and downtown’s Grand Traverse Pie Co. — a much-needed boost has been given through the support of dedicated local shoppers and social media campaigns
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Skyler Ashley
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10/7/20
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Back in 1946, Devora Brown decided to go her own way. The Detroit-based songwriter had sent multiple compositions to Tin Pan Alley producers, but never heard back from the song publisher and hitmakers in New York City.
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Rich Tupica
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10/4/20
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Local comedian Ashley Stommen is trying to bring laughter back to Lansing with a new open mic starting this Sunday at Ellison Brewery.
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Cole Tunningley
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10/2/20
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During the campaign, the guild will post a piece of pottery once a week on Facebook and request commenters to nominate an essential worker that made an impact on them.
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Skyler Ashley
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10/2/20
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that non-residential indoor music venues can reopen on Oct. 9 with a limited capacity of 20 percent, or fewer than 20 people per 1,000 square feet. The largest …
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Skyler Ashley
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10/2/20
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Good news: After months of selling only medical marijuana products to card-carrying patients, Pleasantrees in East Lansing is now selling recreational cannabis to anyone over the age of 21.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/1/20
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In lieu of a traditional season, Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. is offering four unique free events that will highlight marginalized voices and groups in America.
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Staff
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9/29/20
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The band may have never hit nationally, but today the group has earned a cult following.
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Rich Tupica
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9/26/20
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W. Edward Wendover's latest mystery, “Murder by Lansing Kool-Aid,” is a murderous romp through the Michigan Legislature, or at least the Democratic House, where Wendover was the chief of staff for Mike Huckleberry, D-Greenville.
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Bill Castanier
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9/26/20
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Gentle Earth Sound Therapy and Holistic Wellness is holding weekly virtual sound meditation sessions that could help you relax, pause and reflect.
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Staff
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9/26/20
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Jo Shoup, who uses they/them pronouns, has an undying affection for Lansing’s dive-iest dive bar, Mac’s. Ever since they turned 21, the bar has felt like a home away from home. Mingling …
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Cole Tunningley
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9/25/20
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With her original play, “An Act of Madness: The Bath School Bombing,” Falion has been enlightening audiences about the 1927 attack on the Bath Consolidated School.
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David Winkelstern
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9/25/20
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The Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s chamber concert last Tuesday, the first of two this fall, was a strange blend of isolation, community and a light haze of apocalypse perfectly suited to the times.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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9/25/20
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After months of closure due to the coronavirus, Impression 5 Science Center is ready to welcome the public to its wide array of interactive educational exhibits once again.
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Staff
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9/24/20
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Carol Spry, 62, Mason, works as a registered nurse at Sparrow Hospital. She’s been there for three decades. But in her spare time, Spry travels around the state taking loving photographs of Michigan wildlife.
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Cole Tunningley
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9/22/20
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At $80 per gram, live hash rosin easily among the most expensive products available on the medical cannabis market in Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/20/20
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Through this weekend, Lansing 5:01 is hosting an outdoor concert series called the Garden Jam. Attendees can enjoy live music joined by the soothing sight of downtown Lansing during sunset.
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Cole Tunningley
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9/18/20
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Never describe Dixon’s violin playing with a label or brand it with a specific genre. That is precisely the kind of “fit into a box” categorization he scorns.
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David Winkelstern
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9/17/20
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