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 …
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 …
THURSDAY, June 12 — An upscale Michigan clothier will open in downtown Lansing’s historic Atrium building on Washington Square this summer. It will be the fifth location for Craig …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
When it comes to infrastructure, the storm in Greater Lansing two weeks ago was unprecedented. That’s according to the Board of Water & Light’s general manager, Dick Peffley: …
