Construction begins on observation deck at Harris Nature Center
A new project is underway at the Harris Nature Center in Okemos. The park held a groundbreaking event Monday in anticipation of a 20-by-20 foot observation deck.
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A cross unites Black and white churchgoers in south Lansing
When Joe Prevo Jr. started his Eagle Scout project at 16 years old, he hardly could have imagined that his work would one day bring a community together. It was a simple landscaping project, a flower bed built around a large and stoic, wooden cross. Over the years, it became overgrown and dilapidated.
LWVLA poster contest honors 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
To celebrate the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment, the League of Women Voters Lansing Area teamed up with the Capital Area Transportation Authority to hold a poster competition.
MSU’s Coffee with the Profs series is going virtual
Coffee with the Profs is one of the Michigan State University Alumni Office’s time-honored traditions. Like so many other events, including MSU’s 2020 commencement ceremony, it’s going to take place on Zoom. You’ll have to bring your own coffee this time.
Lansing area art galleries suffering after COVID-19 outbreak
When the coronavirus outbreak hit, it suddenly became a lot harder to sell art. Many of the galleries that they depended on were forced to shut down. And the galleries themselves are receiving less patronage.
Science in layman’s terms: MSU podcast Sci-Files trudges on during lockdown
Making a podcast doesn’t require any in-person contact at all. Daniel Puentes and Chelsie Boodoo, the hosts of Impact 89 FM’s podcast Sci-Files, said that the pandemic hasn’t affected their output at all.
Apocalypse when?
Does it feel like the world is coming to an end? Maybe it is, or maybe it always has been.
REACH Studio Art Center reaches out to local students
REACH Studio Art Center in REO Town has found a way to stay in touch with the Lansing community despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drive-through Cristo Rey Fiesta Food Fest arrives in September
The festival — considered the largest Latino event in mid-Michigan — typically draws a crowd of thousands of people from all over the state. In lieu of a crowded party, the church is holding a Fiesta Food Fest Drive-Through.
Curious Book Shop braces for influx of students
East Lansing may look like a ghost town now, but that will change when students return to Michigan State University this fall.