Two new Lansing ordinances may not provide dramatic and immediate relief from our housing shortage. But over time they should gently densify our neighborhoods.
The ordinances, which the …
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By JOAN NELSON
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6/18/25
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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.
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By STEVE UNDERWOOD
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6/18/25
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On the heels of violent protests around the U.S., Lansing activists threw a carnival.
Several thousand rallied on the Capitol grounds beginning at noon Saturday as part of the nationally …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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6/18/25
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The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating embezzlement of as much as $180,000 from the Webberville Junior Athletic Association.
“A large sum of money was embezzled over …
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By VICTOR WOODDELL
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6/18/25
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Former Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt, has entered the race for governor. Leonard, 44, a rep from 2013 to ’18, lost as the GOP nominee for attorney general in 2018 to Dana …
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6/17/25
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THURSDAY, June 12 — An upscale Michigan clothier will open in downtown Lansing’s historic Atrium building on Washington Square this summer.
It will be the fifth location for Craig …
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LEO V. KAPLAN
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6/12/25
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Twelve years ago, a very powerful ice storm struck the Lansing area just before Christmas. Over 38,000 Lansing Board of Water & Light residential customers lost power, some for over a week. There …
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By VICTOR WOODDELL and BERL SCHWARTZ
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6/11/25
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Five years ago, the Capital Region Community Foundation funded a feasibility study for a band shell in Old Town’s Burchard Park, in which business owners and residents had expressed interest. …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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6/11/25
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Despite a federal crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion-focused programs, the Lansing area’s Juneteenth celebrations have been largely unaffected.
Marilyn Rogers, chair of the …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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6/11/25
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MSU Juneteenth Commemorative Celebration
With the theme “A Juneteenth Renaissance: Bridging Freedom’s Legacy and Tomorrow’s Vision,” MSU’s fifth annual Juneteenth …
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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6/11/25
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Dolores Duncan Wharton, a passionate advocate for the arts and a business leader as MSU’s first lady and for years thereafter, died Saturday at 97. Born in New York City in 1927, she was a …
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6/11/25
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FRIDAY, June 6 — Five years ago, the Capital Region Community Foundation funded a feasibility study for a band shell in Old Town’s Burchard Park, in which business owners and residents …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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6/6/25
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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 …
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By STEVE UNDERWOOD
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6/4/25
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Suits and the City Pride celebration
6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 4
Ozone’s Brewhouse
305 Beaver St., Lansing
www.suitsandthecity.org/events
PrideFest Milwaukee
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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6/4/25
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The LGBTQ+ community is anything but a monolith. This Pride month, City Pulse spoke with six LGBTQ+ locals to shine a light on diversity within the rainbow. From Lansing’s poet laureate to an …
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6/3/25
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The Capital Region Community Foundation and the city of Lansing have initiated a $3.4 million construction project called the Fish Ladder Music Park, which it anticipates completing by …
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6/3/25
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When it comes to infrastructure, the storm in Greater Lansing two weeks ago was unprecedented.
That’s according to the Board of Water & Light’s general manager, Dick Peffley: …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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5/28/25
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Ben Rathbun, CEO of Rathbun Insurance on Saginaw and Pine streets in Lansing, said at a recent event celebrating his company’s 70th anniversary that the agency was fortunate to …
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By BILL CASTANIER
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5/28/25
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens for Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. “She will stand up for Michigan in fighting against dangerous policies …
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5/28/25
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TUESDAY, May 27 — The Lansing Regional Chamber-Political Action Committee announced its endorsements for Lansing’s 2025 election today.
A press release from the Chamber’s …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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5/27/25
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