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Original Michigan Pride members reflect on early rally days
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June 30, 2021

In 2021, few bystanders will bat an eye at an LGBTQ pride parade, and cantankerous right-wing protesters often find themselves drowned out by a rainbow sea of bodies. While there’s work required toward LGBTQ acceptance forevermore, events like pride rallies, marches and parades become more normalized as each year passes. But this acceptance didn’t come from nowhere — it took decades of hard work and statewide networking and organizing efforts.

Favorite Things: Jaime Bozack and her Conan O’Brien mug
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Arts and Culture
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June 24, 2021

Jaime Bozack is a Michigan State University graduate who travels between Los Angeles and Michigan as a producer and writer. In 2017, she interned with Conan O’Brien’s talk show on TBS, “Conan.” Her favorite thing is a coffee mug O’Brien left to her as a memento for her time on the show.

Local filmmaker opens film studio at former Lansing Mall Cinema
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Arts and Culture
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June 24, 2021

Greenwood District Studios, founded by a Lansing-based comedian and filmmaker known only by his stage name Amaru, is a Black-owned independent film studio that has made a home in the former building that housed the Lansing Mall Cinema, located across the street from the Lansing Mall.  

UrbanBeat keeps live music marching onward
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Arts and Culture
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June 16, 2021

The devastation of the pandemic took away live music for much of 2020 and the first half of 2021, but now live music is starting to slowly trickle back. One Lansing venue, UrbanBeat, has been …

New Juneteenth festival debuts in REO Town
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Arts and Culture
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June 15, 2021

A new Juneteenth festival will arrive in REO Town this weekend, featuring a massive lineup of live Black music, Black-owned food vendors and an in-depth panel discussion about living the Black experience in Lansing.

Favorite Things: Mandi Peterson and her mother’s jewelry box
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Arts and Culture
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June 9, 2021

One of Mandi Peterson’s prized possessions is her late mother’s jewelry box. Since her mother’s passing, the little heirloom has been a powerful tool for Peterson to reconnect with her memories and experience a warming sense of comforting nostalgia. 

Why buy a gun in 2021?
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News
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June 9, 2021

The chaotic pandemic year of 2020, as well as the first quarter of 2021, saw a record surge in gun ownership among Americans. Whether people were motivated by political tension, fear of increased crime during difficult economic times or just looking to further fortify their home defense, many have recently become first-time gun owners.

Art Path returns for the summer season  
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Arts and Culture
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June 8, 2021

The Lansing Art Gallery’s public art project Art Path is back for its biggest year yet, featuring 20 new installations along the Lansing River Trail from artists all across Michigan.

What’s going on with LCC’s radio station?
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Arts and Culture
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June 2, 2021

Lansing Community College’s WLNZ radio station might be taken over by Michigan Radio, should the college follow the recommendation of a task force it formed late last year. 

Best restaurant patios to enjoy during summer
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Arts and Culture
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May 27, 2021

Enjoying delicious food and drinks with friends and family in the warm daylight is one of the best ways to spend a summer afternoon. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic pretty much robbed us of that last year, unless you happened to have a nice private patio to enjoy takeout. For the rest of us, Lansing has a number of restaurants with great patios, and we have years’ worth of Top of the Town voting data to sort out the best of the best. Here are a few of the most popular spots to check out this summer.