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Where to get drinks this summer

Know what makes a fine summer day even better? The answer should be obvious: a great drink. No matter how you like your alcohol served to you, Lansing has a ton of spots for you to check out this summer. We’re going to break the drinks down by style and provide you a list of where to find them. 

How to spend summer in Greater Lansing

2021 is shaping up to be a special kind of summer. We’re all rubbing our tired eyes as we adjust to spending some quality time outdoors for the first time in what feels like absolutely …

Favorite Things: Eric Palmer and his personalized bobblehead

This bobblehead was actually a gift from my current employer. It was an unexpected Christmas gift. It’s one of the most unique gifts I’ve ever received, a personalized bobblehead that looks — in my opinion — stunningly accurate to my big head. All of the employees got their own bobblehead, but everybody did agree that mine was strangely the most accurate, for whatever reason. That’s how I first got it. 

Protest alleges history of racially biased reporting by City Pulse

About 15 people led by New Citizens' Press Publisher Rina Risper and Ingham County Commissioner Derrell Slaughter met in front of City Pulse’s office this evening to protest the newspaper’s recent coverage.

Favorite Things: Sirnico Williams and his skateboard

Sirnico Williams, 19, discovered skateboarding after a fateful find in his front yard, a busted up skateboard that had been abandoned by its former owner. The sport is his passion, and it’s a no-brainer that his favorite thing is his skateboard.

Indie streaming platform created for Lansing musicians

After being established through a Facebook group, a team of local musicians has moved their live concert streaming series to its own independent website. Established in late 2020, Best Friend’s Club has helped alleviate the drought of live music for both performers and fans.

Lansing’s ArtPath reaches fundraising goal for fourth year

ArtPath, an annual public art project alongside the Lansing River Trail, has reached its $7,600 crowd fundraising goal for its fourth exhibition year.

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin’s husband dons Lugnuts mascot costume

As part of the Lansing Lugnuts' opening week festivities, Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin's husband, Dave Slotkin, made an appearance as the team's mascot Big Lug. 

Favorite Things: Scott Pohl and his signed John Irving novel

Scott Pohl is a retired reporter and host with the WKAR radio station. He fell in love with John Irving’s novel “A Prayer For Owen Meany,” and later met the author at a reception. …

Mac’s Bar will expand, continue to host live music

Last week, Mac’s Bar was listed as ‘temporarily closed’ on Facebook. Talent buyer Scott Bell said that when it completes renovations, Mac’s would reopen as a sport’s bar and likely not feature live music from local artists. The Facebook page was updated with a photo that said “R.I.P. Mac’s” and local social media was rife with posts memorializing the bar, as people lamented the news and shared their deepest personal experiences hanging out with friends and attending gigs at Mac’s Bar.