Dec 05, 2012 Issue

Posted Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:00 am

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THURSDAY, Dec. 12 — As a Syrian-born child of two Palestinian refugees, Bassam Mahmoud’s early life was dictated by a lack of true citizenship.

A jolly, jazzy weekend

Jazz fans are in luck this weekend, with a selection of concerts to choose from around town. Holiday …
UM Health-Sparrow nurses and healthcare workers vote to authorize strike

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11 — Unionized nurses and healthcare professionals have voted almost unanimously to …
Truck-munching bridge immortalized in song Local duo Deer & Elk tell the tale of Big Penny

The 12-foot-tall railroad bridge on Pennsylvania Avenue, nicknamed Big Penny, is notorious for being a …
Costly progress: Michigan Avenue shops lick their wounds

Lansing’s small businesses on Michigan Avenue were just beginning to recover from the pandemic when …
Eyesore of the Week: 206 S. Holmes St., Lansing

206 S. Holmes St., Lansing Not all eyesores are lost causes. In the case of this 1,289-square-foot …
Is it too early to think about governor ’26? Nah.

What was U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Pete Buttigieg doing in Monroe on Monday?
‘We’re going to blow the roof off’

The Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops concert Sunday afternoon (Dec. 15) promises to bring …

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