When Capital Area District Library’s Jean Bolley first donned the Cat in the Hat costume for a children’s storytime, she didn’t know it would become one of her favorite work outfits. more

The Avenue Café, one of Lansing’s favorite east side neighborhood haunts that functions as a bar, concert venue and ramen restaurant, is shutting its doors until March. more

Need some fresh ideas to kill some time this weekend? Here's a smattering of events gathered by City Pulse that are going down this Saturday and Sunday. more

After years of obscurity, after a slowly swelling grassroots cult following grew, Rodriguez finally got his due. more

The Great Lakes region is known for its natural beauty, drawing millions of visitors every year. Tourism is one of the region’s biggest contributors to its economy. more

Need plans for the weekend? Why not check out the Meridian Township Farmers’ Market’s renovated digs? The market is stepping in 2021 on Saturday by opening up its winter season outdoors at its new Marketplace on the Green Venue at 1995 Central Park Drive, Okemos. more

Michigan State University is inviting the public to take a virtual tour through the halls of its world-renowned Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. Attendees can check out how world-class nuclear research is conducted at MSU, and will even get to scope out locations where in-person tours are not allowed to visit. more

In lieu of a live event, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is taking its signature MLK Day celebration to the airwaves. more

Brown’s favorite thing is a Honda VTX1800. He explained why riding his motorcycle is so therapeutic. more

If you grew up in Greater Lansing, or have spent time hanging out on Michigan State University’s campus, you probably have a great story about Pinball Pete’s. The arcade hall and Spartan stomping ground is an epicenter for first dates, birthday parties and otherwise unforgettable nights out. Now, amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic, Pinball Pete’s is calling on the public for help. more

Early indications look like 2021 will be a very good year for reading. At the beginning of each year, I compile a list of books I want to read. The following list does not include political tomes on the recent election or the future of democracy. Those will come later. more

It’s a new year, so what better time to catch up with some new businesses in town? more

The Botanical Co. opened its doors for recreational and medical sales last month near the Capital Region International Airport. And though the family-owned business has yet to harvest its own crops, that hasn’t stopped them from stocking great cannabis products. more

This is January 2021, and City Pulse’s annual People Issue had to go completely virtual, like everything else. more

Whitney Spotts is well known in Lansing for her role as the lead singer of Starfarm, an ’80s pop cover band that has played more local parties than she can remember. Lesser-known: Her offstage gig as marketing assistant to the brand director for PG Group — the local cannabis powerplayer behind Lansing medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries like Pure Options, Old 27 Wellness and Stateside Wellness. more

As part of Meridian Township's Village of Okemos project, the Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum is undergoing demolition. A neighboring block, the former home of Bottoms Up Lingerie and Okemos Ace Hardware, is scheduled for demolition next week. more

With most local music venues closed or barely operating at this point, it’s difficult to look back at the year in music. Hundreds of shows that should’ve happened didn’t. Bar staff … more

You probably don’t need to be reminded that it was a hard year for local business, but it’s an impossible fact to avoid when recapping 2020. As soon as the coronavirus pandemic took full effect in March and the first wave of “Stay Home, Stay Safe” orders were in place, the world of brick and mortar took a vicious throttling. more

This is it: The ultimate ranking of the five best cannabis products in Greater Lansing this year. This list has been painstakingly curated over the last several months while cooped up at home, shopping for and tirelessly sampling some of the best weed my editor’s money could buy. Enjoy. more

Pearls of polyphony pour from a parking garage. Jazz licks flow from a dozen scattered bedrooms, offices and studios and swirl into a soulful statement of ultimate unity. Beethoven does not roll over, and Ellington puts up his dukes. more