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By now a community institution, the Lansing Bike Party has been exploring the Lansing area on wheels each Friday during the warm months for 15 years. The group’s sociable, slow rides to … more
If you’ve ever passed the inviting bay doors of the Lansing Bike Co-op on Kalamazoo Street and wondered what goes on inside, behold! The all-volunteer, nonprofit group, which marked its 10th … more
Plug the persistent problem of thousands of abandoned bikes on a sprawling college campus into the demand for affordable bikes and you get a perfect match. more
We’ve covered a lot of ground. Let’s stop for a minute, take a swig of water and regroup. Where to next? There are endless possibilities for connecting the Lansing River … more
The 18th annual Ride of Silence is the year’s biggest and most emotional event for many members of the mid-Michigan cycling community, from occasional cruisers to regular commuters to avid … more
Lansing is the hub of a unique web of bike and pedestrian trails that take users from the heart of downtown to gorgeous natural areas many miles away, with only a handful of at-grade crossings. more
E-bikes, scooters and similar forms of 21st-century transport weren’t part of anyone’s plan for “non-motorized trails” 20 years ago, but they’re now a fact of life to … more
From the Lug-nutty clamor of the downtown riverfront to the owl hoots of Hawk Island Park, from Lake Lansing to Michigan State University, from Old Town to Valhalla — in any direction you … more
A while ago, I heard a rumor that Piazzano’s, one of my favorite Lansing restaurants, was for sale. The next time I stopped by, I asked owner Jim Farhat if that was true. He said it was, but … more
In 1943, while their brothers and fathers were overseas fighting in WWII, students at the massive and elegant Sexton High School began their first day of classes in the brand-new building. It … more
Two days after her wedding, Maya Crawford learned she would lose her job. As a youth program coordinator at the Edgewood Village Network Center, the 21-year-old AmeriCorps member had already … more
Terry Brunk, a Lansing native and professional wrestling star known as “Sabu,” has died at 60. The announcement released by Elite Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment did not … more
LANSING – Every spring for the last 15 years, Gene Gilliland and some friends have gone smallmouth bass fishing in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan for a week. He and one friend travel … more
LANSING – In Michigan, it only takes a sunny afternoon, a yard full of dead leaves and one bad decision to turn spring cleaning into a wildfire.  That’s why the Department of … more
LANSING — A recent House Republican proposal would make it a state crime to bring people into the United States without authorization, conceal them from law enforcement or transport them once … more
LANSING – Proposed federal budget cuts could cripple the ability of Michigan forecasters to monitor extreme weather and climate shifts, researchers warn. A draft plan from the White House … more
“Not even a school or a hospital is safe at this point,” Dora Moran told a room of Lansing-area Latino advocates fearful about the Trump administration’s immigration policies. more
I’ve been thinking lately about the role that organized neighborhood groups might play in countering the tendency these days to isolate ourselves in like-minded communities while resisting … more
A resident or traveler on Cleveland Street on the north side of Lansing is greeted with two boarded-up houses next to each other in the 900 block, more
Lansing City Council President Ryan Kost has proposed two amendments to ensure the city doesn’t get saddled with large bills if it red-tags an apartment complex and needs to put people … more
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