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New superfood and coffee café balances health and flavor

Jessica Wheeler, a San Diego native, grew up playing sports before being recruited to play field hockey for Michigan State University.  After graduating, she moved to Las Vegas with her college sweetheart

A new era

Mac’s Bar used to be a dark and dingy place. The watering hole almost felt like a portal to the land of grimy, long-gone punk rock clubs like CBGB in New York City. But the …

Turning the page
Festival of the Macabre in REO Town

With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to indulge in the odd, strange, weird, scary and fun. And a REO Town business is doing just that all day Saturday. …

Family-owned, Lansing-made

Anna Escobedo, the owner of Better than Ur’s, is a proud product of Lansing. The born-and-raised resident has been crafting and creating products for over 20 years — from hair bows and …

The first chapter

Stephen King once described books as “a uniquely portable magic” and The REO Town Book Party hopes to fully support that notion this Saturday.   The inaugural literary …

Tapping into local craft beverages

Lansing might not be known as “Beer City, USA” like our friends on the west side of the state, but the 517 area still has a plentiful  assortment of locally made craft beers and breweries ...

A fruitful business plan

With the fall season upon us, Lansing hard apple cider enthusiasts are in for a treat. Phillips Orchards & Cider Mill in St. Johns is expanding and opening a cider bar and market in Frandor, …

Local artists stop traffic

Chances are, most have never looked twice at a nondescript traffic signal control box, but thanks to imaginative artists, locals are now doing double-takes at intersections.   More than 20 …

High-end art

Steve Green has worn many hats within Michigan’s marijuana industry. He rallied for medical legalization in the state before the 2008 elections and then, in 2011, opened up a Lansing-based …