Lansing Community College’s 89.7 FM, WLNZ radio station is now officially under the management of Michigan Radio. LCC confirmed in a press release that Michigan Radio will provide public radio programming for WLNZ beginning today. more

The chance to see your hometown through fresh, creative and loving eyes is a rare gift. more

After 32,000 nominations and almost 84,000 votes by 9,339 voters, the 14th annual Top of the Town contest is behind us. This contest serves as a reminder every single year of the great things we have here in Lansing — whether it’s the brand new stuff we’ve yet to try out, or our old reliable favorites we’ve been enjoying seemingly forever. more

An acclaimed gay bar in Old Town that closed at the beginning of the pandemic is one step closer to reopening its doors. And although the new prospective owner plans to ditch the Spiral Dance Bar name, he wants to maintain its inclusive theme as a haven for the LGBTQ+ community.  more

If all the world’s a stage, then author Susan J. Bandes’ new book, “Mid-Michigan Modern,” is the curtain call. In 2016, MSU Press published the first edition of “Mid-Michigan Modern,” which is the definitive guide to modernism architecture in Greater Lansing. It was meant to be the all-inclusive guide and has since sold out. more

For about two hours, I was engaged with and emotionally attached to people I didn’t know. I traveled through time and across great distances. I laughed, was saddened and felt gut-wrenching heartache.  more

Detroit native Dominque Morisseau’s “Skeleton Crew” will hit very close to home with Lansing audiences. Set in a stamping plant in Detroit in 2008, the story focuses on a small crew of line workers and their immediate supervisor as they face rumors of an impending plant closure.  more

Google Lucia Micarelli, the Lansing Symphony’s guest soloist this week, and the “People Also Ask” section opens with the question “Is Lucia Micarelli … more

In 2018, I wrote a song of which I was immensely proud: It was angry, it was loud, it was feminist. When I played it in the band Scary Women, it went over well live and it made it onto our album. more

First it was “Tequila Cowboy.” Then the 20,000-square-foot Lansing Mall space briefly was the Overdrive Bar and Grill. Since that closed in March 2020, the 400-seat venue has been vacant. more

Books on the Kennedy family would fill a library, but few, if any, are as tantalizing, informative and soaring in their completeness as Michigan State University History Professor Emeritus Jane … more

My favorite thing is the five-point perspective drawing I did of the Capitol last year. It’s my favorite thing because I’ve loved art ever since I came to America when I was in the first grade. more

Mary Job, an adjunct associate professor at Lansing Community College, has been directing local plays since 1995 and is showing no signs of letting up. more

East Lansing Film Festival is returning for its 24th edition with a four-day lineup of critically acclaimed independent feature-length films, documentaries and short films at the Studio C movie theater at the Meridian Mall in Okemos.  more

  Friday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m. Old Town Neighborhood1213  Turner St., LansingMyArtsNightOut.com Arts Night Out is back again for the first Friday of November. The  Arts Council of … more

This is the first in a series of stories where local musicians dish about a life-changing record. Kicking it off is Johnny Aimcrier recalling his 1989 discovery of the “Witchdoctor” LP by the Sidewinders — a defunct RCA-signed band that melded the power of Hüsker Dü with a country edge.  more

Lansing is having its 25th annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration on Saturday. The holiday is a centuries-old Mexican tradition celebrated by many Latino cultures, and its celebrants have a much more cheerful, rather than mournful, attitude toward the death of those close to them.  more

Downtown Lansing has a new small business incubator that serves as a hub for up-and-coming shops where customers can have a diverse shopping experience. The Middle Village Micro Market, which launched this month, includes, so far, A Novel Concept, MI Alchemy, Capital Hippie and Sweet Encounters Bakery & Café. Merchandise from Neva Lee’s, Lansing Made and The Artist’s Umbrella are also featured throughout the new retail space.  more

Ever wondered what it would be like to become a zombie? Are you interested in helping form a horde of the undead that will take over downtown Lansing? The 2021 Downtown Lansing Zombie Walk will offer you the chance to participate in a fun Halloween tradition that celebrates one of pop culture’s most famous monsters.  more

Despite the pandemic taking out The Loft, Lansing, fortunately, still has a number of music venues for locals to perform at. One of the newer ones on the block, UrbanBeat, is in the heart of Old Town and consistently offers music beyond the pop genre. It hosts jazz, folk, blues, funk and everything in between. It’s also a restaurant and “customizable” event space, unlike your standard venue. Situated in a historic 150-year-old brick building, it’s an intimate listening environment.  more