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Buyer beware: Unlicensed Facebook food sales are illegal

Facebook Marketplace is a hotspot for homemade carryout. But unless the food is made in a licensed food kitchen, it’s illegal — and can be potentially dangerous to your health, health officials warned.

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The Avenue Café shuts down until March, launches GoFundMe campaign

The Avenue Café, one of Lansing’s favorite east side neighborhood haunts that functions as a bar, concert venue and ramen restaurant, is shutting its doors until March.

Two new breakfast joints to check out in Lansing

Two local joints that have popped up since fall you may have missed are Social Cloth Cafe & Bakery and Sunshine Diner.

Meridian Township Farmers’ Market reopens this Saturday

Need plans for the weekend? Why not check out the Meridian Township Farmers’ Market’s renovated digs? The market is stepping in 2021 on Saturday by opening up its winter season outdoors at its new Marketplace on the Green Venue at 1995 Central Park Drive, Okemos.

New in Town: Rounding up new and incoming businesses

It’s a new year, so what better time to catch up with some new businesses in town?

Senator’s claims about suspended bar don’t hold up

A floor speech by state Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, last month alleged that Michigan Liquor Control Commission inspectors preyed on the “human compassion” of the owners of Charlie’s Bar and Grill in Potterville by suspending its liquor license for operating despite a state-ordered shutdown during the pandemic. 

Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum demolished

As part of Meridian Township's Village of Okemos project, the Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum is undergoing demolition. A neighboring block, the former home of Bottoms Up Lingerie and Okemos Ace Hardware, is scheduled for demolition next week.

A tough year for mom and pop: The pandemic’s impact on Lansing businesses in 2020

You probably don’t need to be reminded that it was a hard year for local business, but it’s an impossible fact to avoid when recapping 2020. As soon as the coronavirus pandemic took full effect in March and the first wave of “Stay Home, Stay Safe” orders were in place, the world of brick and mortar took a vicious throttling.

Stacked signature sandwiches land in downtown Lansing

Capital City Deli, located inside Meijer Capital City Market, offers gourmet sandwiches and salads whether you’re at the new shopping center for some groceries or just to pick up a quick bite to eat.

How Biggby helped bring gourmet coffee to the masses

As he reflects on 25 years of success, Biggby Coffee cofounder and co-CEO Bob Fish recalls a faithful trip to Seattle back in 1993 as the moment he knew specialty coffee would finally takeoff nationwide.