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Just leave it, Flawless will clean it

When fiancées and Lansing residents Cassandra Wirt and Michael Halbert began the process of finding a housekeeper to help them maintain their home, they discovered a cultural difference that …

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Caribbean barbecue lands in Lansing

When Lansing Shuffle — a food, drink and entertainment space with a seasonal shuffleboard pavilion — opens tomorrow (Jan. 26) in the old Lansing City Market, chef Max Hardy’s …

This year’s new noshes

In a town like Lansing, the appearance of a new building or storefront with a “coming soon” or “now open” sign can be very exciting, filling one’s mind with endless possibilities. Will it be a tapas restaurant or a weed dispensary? A gelato shop …

Mi-Rural Records: Where everybody knows your name

As much as I would love to see Chris Edmondson’s Spotify Wrapped, the mere concept would likely horrify him. As owner of Mi-Rural Records in Grand Ledge, Edmondson is decidedly committed to the …

Local chicken business finds permanent home

What started out as a mobile food cart set up outside of Lansing City Hall has grown into a chicken empire, with owner Vicki Ueberroth at the helm. After selling her signature “Vicki Chicken” at …

Green thumb therapy

As I write this, I am surrounded by the most low-maintenance houseplants fighting for their lives in the early-winter gloom of my most sun-filled room. I have the opposite of a green thumb, …

Come as you are

I think anyone who has lived in the area for a while is familiar with the notion that was once “Downtown Okemos.” At one time, it was a vague concept involving mixed residential and retail. …

Family-owned, Lansing-made

Anna Escobedo, the owner of Better than Ur’s, is a proud product of Lansing. The born-and-raised resident has been crafting and creating products for over 20 years — from hair bows and …

A fruitful business plan

With the fall season upon us, Lansing hard apple cider enthusiasts are in for a treat. Phillips Orchards & Cider Mill in St. Johns is expanding and opening a cider bar and market in Frandor, …

Lansing-based, plant-based

For the local plant-based eaters continuously on the hunt for new meatless menus, a new veggie spot, Veg-Head, is headed to downtown Lansing.  Chef Kari Magee opens the new restaurant …