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New pot shop makes loud entrance in South Lansing

Last summer, this column featured plans for a new pot shop that was initially set to open last year along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between I-96 and Miller Road. Signs surrounding the construction site had billed it as the future fifth retail location for Common Citizen — a company founded by Michigan State University alumnus Michael Elias that labels itself the “largest” vertically integrated weed brand in the state with other shops in southeast Michigan.

Lansing Township supervisor resigns for Oklahoma job

Lansing Township is in search of a new supervisor.

Strange Matter seeks booze licenses before hard cider season

Strange Matter Coffee is set to apply for a state liquor license this month.

Schor taps Battle Creek chief to lead Lansing Fire Department 

Battle Creek Fire Department Chief Brian Sturdivant has been hired to take the reins at the Lansing Fire Department beginning on May 2.

Ethics Board member ponders resignation as lawsuit looms

A member of Lansing’s Board of Ethics is considering quitting.

The future is here — and it’s a frickin’ laser bong

If you’re a regular reader of this column, then you already know that I prefer to keep these reviews focused almost exclusively on products from Greater Lansing. The Capital City is home to some pretty bright minds in the cannabis industry — and plenty of good weed, too. So, I rarely feel compelled to travel far in order to bring back some dank recommendations for our readers. 

City Pulse News Rewind: Two fire chief finalists in Lansing

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor could hire a new chief at the Fire Department as early as this week after the Board of Fire Commissioners recommended Battle Creek Fire Chief Brian Sturdivant (above right) and Sterling Heights Assistant Fire Chief Edwin Miller (above left). Nineteen applied. This will be the sixth Lansing fire chief in the last four years.

Two finalists emerge to lead Lansing Fire Department

the Board of Fire Commissioners voted yesterday to recommend two finalists for the job: Battle Creek Fire Chief Brian Sturdivant and Sterling Heights Assistant Fire Chief Edwin Miller.

Will the City Council allow Mayor Andy Schor to get a raise?

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and City Clerk Chris Swope are set to collectively receive about $18,000 in salary increases through 2023.

Fish poop helps cut costs for eco-friendly pot farmers

By now, just about every stoner has heard of hydroponics: the remarkable dirtless growing system that uses nutrients infused directly into water to replace the need for traditional soils.