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TV turns away ads for All Star Mechanical’s Larry Kirchhoff

Larry Kirchhoff likes to make his views known. Kirchhoff owns the local HVAC service company All Star Mechanical. In 2022, he bought a full-page ad in City Pulse in which he tied his business to …

Why won’t City Hall tell us what properties are red-tagged?

City Pulse is in an arm-wrestling match with the city of Lansing over public information. Back in April, I asked for a “current” list of red-tagged properties. The fodder well was …

Sold: A newspaper for the rest of us

About two months ago, I wrote that City Pulse was for sale. I said that I wanted to find the right buyer and was in no rush to do so. I closed on the sale of City Pulse two Thursdays ago. Given …

Lansing’s new charter will be on Nov. 4 ballot

Lansing voters will decide in November whether to approve a new city charter. It contains several major changes — such as expanding the City Council’s size and its election schedule …

For sale: A newspaper for the rest of us

A while ago, I heard a rumor that Piazzano’s, one of my favorite Lansing restaurants, was for sale. The next time I stopped by, I asked owner Jim Farhat if that was true. He said it was, but …

UM-Sparrow files request to demolish old Eastern

TUESDAY, Feb. 25 — University of Michigan Health-Sparrow has submitted a request to the city of Lansing to permit it to demolish old Eastern High School to make room for the construction of a …

Lansing voters say yes to a City Charter review commission

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8 — For the first time since the City Charter was created in 1978, voters yesterday narrowly approved creating a commission to review it for possible changes.

Lansing voters to decide whether to open up City Charter

The Lansing City Charter revision proposal on the Nov. 7 election ballot is either a waste of money or an exercise in democracy, depending on whom you ask.