Michigan marches backwards
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Michigan celebration of gay liberation, spawned by the Stonewall Rebellion in New York in 1969. Since that time, we have witnessed an explosion of …
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The Pickle Mafia
The Pickle Mafia UrbanBeat 1213 Turner Street, Lansing Friday, May 27, 2022, 7-10 p.m Doors at 5 p.m., music at 7pm. $10, $8 advance, $5 student …
Cirque Italia
Water Circus I: Silver Unit Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, May 22 Ingham County Fairgrounds 700 E. Ash St. Mason silver.cirqueitalia.com Cirque Italia brings a jaw-dropping, European-style …
The CP Edit: Of term limits and transparency
We’ve never been a fan of term limits for elected officials at any level of government.
The CP Edit: Out of compliance
Lansing isn’t unusual among older American cities in facing enormous and growing challenges with maintaining its aging housing stock, especially rental properties.
Arts Night Out
Arts Night Out, the Arts Council of Greater Lansing’s bi-monthly event in Old Town, returns this week. Celebrate local artists and businesses through live music, curated exhibits, crafts, demonstrations and more.
The CP Edit: Lansing Township’s house of cards
Ten years ago, then-Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing told City Pulse he had serious concerns about Lansing Township’s plan to “play developer” by putting its finances on the line for a new project at the Eastwood Towne Center known as The Heights.
The CP Edit: Celebrating 420
On the occasion of this year’s 420 Week, the annual celebration of all things cannabis, let’s take an especially savory moment to reflect on the astonishing progress we’ve made in Michigan toward normalizing our favorite herb. As our region’s legal cannabis economy continues to blossom, transforming vacant storefronts into growing concerns and sprouting thousands of new jobs, we really are quite pleased with where things stand today.
Video City Pulse On the Air, April 17, 2022: Weekend events, Masaki Takahashi and StoopFest
Production editor Skyler Ashley breaks down what's happening in Lansing this week, and arts editor Chloe Alverson interviews Lansing's new poet laureate Masaki Takahashi. Ashley also interviews Dom Korzecke and Emma Grrl, organizers from the DIY music festival StoopFest.
Video City Pulse On the Air, March 20, 2022
Production Editor Skyler Ashley gives a breakdown of what's happening in Greater Lansing this weekend, and reporter Audrey Matusz interviews Dr. Surae Eaton-Sangster, a beloved 72-year-old family doctor from Sparrow Hospital.