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Eyesore of the Week

1220 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Lansing This long-abandoned market on Cesar E. Chavez Avenue at Farrand Street is one of 10 properties owned by landlord Christian Nwobu that appear on the red-tag …

Eyesore of the Week

Moores Park, Lansing There’s growing anticipation for the restoration of historic Moores Park Pool, expected to be completed in 2026. Meanwhile, however, the park sign on Moores River …

Eyesore of the Week

801 W Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing When walking north on Rundle Avenue to Mount Hope Avenue on the west side of the street, one must venture out onto Rundle or cross it to get to one’s …

Green Door takes semi-breather as owners search for a buyer

The Green Door, an eastside Lansing institution for more than three decades, serving up the blues and a wide variety of other music while also thriving as an old-school neighborhood bar and grill, is …

The Green Door to close on weekends as co-owner announces search for buyer

MONDAY, June 23 — The Green Door, a Lansing institution on Michigan Avenue for more than three decades, serving up the blues and a wide variety of other music while also thriving as an …

Eyesore of the Week

Purchased at auction by Brian Tillery II and Kabuba R. Mwilima in 2022, this house, seven blocks north of the State Capitol, is one of the more glaring eyesores in the city.

Eyesore of the Week

Walter Neller Building, 122 S. Grand Ave., Lansing Downtown Lansing’s biggest and longest-standing eyesore — which City Pulse featured as such in 2014 and 2018 — finally met …

Eyesore of the Week

108-110 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing City Pulse is pleased to update an Eyesore from Jan. 3, 2018. The 146-year-old house, the first built by famed Lansing architect Darius Moon …

Eyesore of the Week

A resident or traveler on Cleveland Street on the north side of Lansing is greeted with two boarded-up houses next to each other in the 900 block,

Clara Martinez: Empowered through dance

In Clara Martinez’s life, there have been a number of experiences and moments that very clearly led her to who she is today: the dance director at Everett High School since 2017, the chair of …