Make new looks out of old pieces at Better Aged
Dom Radashaw and Austyn Daggett first bonded over shoes. That interest eventually turned to clothes, and then, for Daggett, a vintage clothing store in Grand Rapids. Opened in 2022, the shop has …
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Schor, Swope back proposed charter; Council candidates differ
Two years and $275,000 after narrowly approving the first review of Lansing’s City Charter since it was adopted in 1978, Lansing voters will choose Nov. 4 whether to accept the results. …
Candidates differ on how to help homeless residents
Lansing’s purchase last month of 50 ModPod housing units to serve as transitional housing for 66 homeless residents at a time promises to make a dent in the city’s homelessness problem, …
Candidates support preservation, but to differing degrees
If a property in a local historic district is at risk of “demolition by neglect,” Lansing’s code of ordinances allows the Historic District Commission to require owners to repair it …
Candidates agree garbage collection ordinance was premature
Last month, City Council members Ryan Kost and Trini Pehlivanoglu introduced a resolution to end private curbside trash collection, which would have established a city monopoly on garbage collection. …
Backlogs and bad actors: Candidates discuss red-tags
City Pulse reported last month that the city was making progress on red-tagged properties — but slowly. Additionally, it reported that a $165 monthly monitoring fee for red-tagged …
Constellation Cat Cafe brings cuddles and coffee to Old Town community
Any cat owner who has rented a home knows the fear of their pet scratching away the security deposit. It should come as no surprise, then, that Constellation Cat Cafe’s leadership was anxious …
Community, collaboration form Lansing’s Hispanic heritage
Emilio Garcia helped settle Lansing. Garcia was about 14 when he moved here from Mexico around 1940 with his two brothers, recalled his son Joe. “They would travel here, work for …
GiantMouse Knives cuts out a niche in Old Town
For 10 years, Jim Wirth has run his luxury knife brand, GiantMouse Knives, without a showroom. The Michigan native was living in California when he started the company with Danish knife …
Sink or swim
Three months ago, Bruce Cornelius canceled his subscription to the Lansing State Journal. “I hate to say it,” he said, “but there’s nothing there to read. It’s not …