More than gathering spots: Lansing’s third places
As someone who enjoys tinkering with bikes and fixing things around the house, Scot Wright has watched craftspeople do “some pretty amazing things” on YouTube. But four months ago, …
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La Mulata brings authentic Cuban cuisine to the south side
Trucking company owners Yasmin Lopez and Juan Jose Alejandrez bought Lansing’s old Elks lodge not for the building itself, but for the acre of empty space behind it. By the time they …
‘Joyful resistance’: Thousands rally at Capitol for No Kings protest
On the heels of violent protests around the U.S., Lansing activists threw a carnival. Several thousand rallied on the Capitol grounds beginning at noon Saturday as part of the nationally …
By popular demand, Deadtime Stories gets a sequel
Deadtime Stories wasn’t made with a sequel in mind. “Owning a small business is not for the weak, especially these days,” owner Jenn Carpenter said. “So, there was no …
Rollin’ on the river: Work starts on Fish Ladder Music Park
Five years ago, the Capital Region Community Foundation funded a feasibility study for a band shell in Old Town’s Burchard Park, in which business owners and residents had expressed interest. …
A stitch in the right direction
Pamela Loewen didn’t set out to build a gallery. The first two times the Williamston quiltmaker needed more space in her home studio, she added onto her house. The third time, she looked …
Local Juneteenth events stand strong amid federal uncertainty
Despite a federal crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion-focused programs, the Lansing area’s Juneteenth celebrations have been largely unaffected. Marilyn Rogers, chair of the …
Major renovations underway at Old Town’s Burchard Park
FRIDAY, June 6 — Five years ago, the Capital Region Community Foundation funded a feasibility study for a band shell in Old Town’s Burchard Park, in which business owners and residents …
‘Coming out’: More than just a story
As LGBTQ+ historian Tim Retzloff says in the following pages, the coming-out story has a “stock structure.” Reflecting on his own, which he wrote in the early 1990s, he explained it was …
Foster Coffee Co. fosters community in Eaton Rapids
When former BlackDog Coffee owner Lisa Barna decided to close up shop, she had already tapped her successor. Foster Coffee Co. co-owner Nicholas Pidek had helped Barna set up shop in 2022, and …