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Courtesy SAVE MI tips Hundreds of servers gathered at the Capitol in September to protest a state Supreme Court ruling ruling on minimum wage that they fear will lead to less tipping. The change takes effect Feb. 21 unless the Legislature acts.
Minimum wage reform worries waitstaff and bosses alike
Hundreds of servers from across Michigan gathered at the Capitol in September to protest the changes. Lana Face, a 26-year server who works at Buffalo Wild Wings in Delta Township, was among them. more
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Raymond Holt for City Pulse Jean Jean Vintage owner Emily Duffelmeyer started her shop online in 2010 and opened her own brick-and-mortar location in REO Town in 2018.
From startups to staples
With “a shoebox full of vintage jewelry and a pocket camera,” Emily Duffelmeyer embarked on a slow but steady path to growth success. more
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EyeSore of the Week
1114 Camp St., Lansing Ingham County foreclosed on this 792-square-foot, two-bedroom home near Old Town in February 2023 following a history of noncompliance by a handful of successive owners more
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Trump Is back, Michigan — and it’s not the same thing
The man is back in town.  President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington, D.C., Monday to be inaugurated, more
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Tyler Schneider/City Pulse Sedona Wanderlust Boutique owner Ashleigh Rogers stands outside of the Atrium Building in Washington Square. Last year, Rogers set up shop there with Downtown Lansing Inc.’s Middle Village program, but left early after she said DLI failed to fulfill their promises to help her and other participating businesses.
More merchant complaints surface about Downtown Lansing Inc.
Downtown Lansing Inc. recruited Sedona Wanderlust Boutique owner Ashleigh Rogers to join its Middle Village “retail accelerator program” in early 2024.  more
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A screenshot of former Mayor David Hollister in his virtual appearance last night before the Lansing City Charter Charter Commission.
Former Lansing Mayor Hollister suggests two City Charter changes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8 — Former Lansing Mayor David Hollister's lifetime of public service in Greater Lansing made him a key resource in the minds of many of the city's charter commissioners. … more
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Luke Trusnovec (left) and Faun Donald closed their downtown Lansing business in March after what they said was an ill-fated move to Washington Square. They blame Downtown Lansing Inc. for their troubles, which DLI disputes. They are pictured outside their old floral shop last week.
Neva-Lee’sgate: Both sides of a complicated story
Former downtown Lansing business owners Faun Donald and Luke Trusnovec closed their floral shop, Neva Lee’s, last March after about 19 months in business on Washington Square. more
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2025: Development is the main course, with plenty of sides
In September, the Capital Area Transportation Authority purchased a former Greyhound Bus station, 511 S. Washington Ave., for $1 million with the intent of renovating it into its new administrative center. more
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Trump changes could increase child trafficking, rights attorney says
Potential policy shifts under the incoming Trump administration may have an impact that could make it easier to traffic children, the managing attorney for the Michigan Immigration Rights Center said. more
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Eugene ‘Gil’ Wanger led the effort to keep Michigan a no-death-penalty state. Now he’s urging transparency reform in Lansing’s City Charter.
Retired attorney Eugene “Gil” Wanger helped rewrite the Michigan Constitution in 1961
Retired attorney Eugene “Gil” Wanger helped rewrite the Michigan Constitution in 1961. more
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A weighted blanket in 54-A District Judge Cynthia Ward's courtroom.
A weighty judicial matter: Blankets in the courtroom
FRIDAY, Dec. 27 — Judge Cynthia Ward loses sleep over some of the stories she hears on the bench. So, she reasoned, those same witnesses must be undergoing significant stress in telling … more
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Joel Ferguson
Those we lost: Ferguson, Herbert, Wharton among 2024 deaths
A look at notable figures in Greater Lansing who died in 2024. more
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Chicago developer J. Paul Beitler’s patience paid off in 2024 when the City Council agreed to his seven-year-old plan to convert the existing City Hall to an upscale hotel after the seat of local government moves to a new building on the south end of downtown.
Top 10 stories of the year
City Hall scuffles finally settled Chicago developer J. Paul Beitler achieved a longtime dream in July when Lansing’s City Council unanimously approved selling City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., more
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Commission Chair Brian Jeffries explains how both the City Council and residents, via initiative petition, can place the charter commission question on the ballot based on state law.
Panel splits 6-3 for ending Lansing City Charter ballot requirement every 12 years
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18—Since 1987, Lansing voters have had the option to establish a charter commission at the ballot box every 12 years. more
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Bassam Mahmoud, owner of Sultan’s Mediterranean Cuisine & Bakery in East Lansing, was born in Syria. He graduated from pharmacy school in Damascus before moving to the United States in 1986.
Assad’s fall brings ‘overwhelming happiness’ to Syrian-Americans
As a Syrian-born child of two Palestinian refugees, Bassam Mahmoud’s early life was dictated by a lack of true citizenship. When his parents were forcibly relocated to Syria in 1948, they … more
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Multi-property landlords dominate tax delinquency list
Christian Nwobu, owner of 23 rental properties in Lansing with delinquent property tax balances, will need to come up with $102,499 by March 31 to avoid foreclosure. more
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Michigan State University students associated with the school's chapter of the national Students Organize 4 Syria organization celebrate the country's newfound freedom by painting the Syrian flag on the MSU rock on Tuesday.
Local Syrian Americans express ‘tearful joy’ and ‘overwhelming happiness’ at Assad’s fall
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. more
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Nurses and healthcare workers staging an informational picket outside the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Hospital on Michigan Avenue in Lansing Nov. 12. Their union announced today that local members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the healthcare system.
UM Health-Sparrow nurses and healthcare workers vote to authorize strike
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11 — Unionized nurses and healthcare professionals have voted almost unanimously to authorize a strike against University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, the Michigan Nurses … more
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Reem Hanna, owner of Jerusalem Bakery, 1456 E. Michigan Ave., is worried about the city’s Michigan Avenue rehabilitation project, which will temporarily close a stretch in front of her business. “They’re coming to my section, and I really don’t know what to do,” she said.
Costly progress: Michigan Avenue shops lick their wounds
Lansing’s small businesses on Michigan Avenue were just beginning to recover from the pandemic when Lansing’s $14 million Michigan Avenue rehabilitation project began last April. more
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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 home, more
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