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Phillips Cider Bar & Market brings unique libations to Lansing

While Phillips Orchards & Cider Mill’s Lansing outpost opened at the end of December, there’s another development to celebrate. Last week, the St. Johns-based company began offering its boozy beverages …

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Eyesore of the Week

On June 27, 2022, this unregistered rental property caught fire and took the life of 23-month-old Damian Shessia. An investigation revealed there were no smoke detectors in the property …

Remains of ‘This Equals That’ sculpture head home to Heizer

The remains of a modern piece of land art displayed behind the Capitol’s west end from 1980 to 2002 was returned to the original artist after sitting in storage in Detroit for years, the state …

Upcoming court ruling could impact trial court funding as deadline approaches

Local criminal court funding remains uncertain as a deadline next year approaches that could eliminate a major source of money for local trial courts. Meanwhile, the Michigan Supreme Court is the Michigan Supreme Court is considering whether judges can constitutionally impose costs on convicted criminal defendants.…

Lawmaker wants different property tax assessment on big box stores

“Dark store theory,” a commonly used but disputed form of property tax evaluation for big box retailers, is being taken on again by an Upper Peninsula lawmaker who has been a champion of …

Anthony, Brixie evaluating whether to run for Congress

Two more local Democrats, state Sen. Sarah Anthony and state Rep. Julie Brixie, are considering a run for Congress, they said Friday. That brings to four the number of elected Democrats in Greater …

The race for the 7th is beginning to form

FRIDAY, March 3 — Following Lansing Mayor Andy Schor’s announcement yesterday that he has formed an exploratory committee to run for the 7th district congressional seat, one Democrat …

Schor announces exploratory campaign for 7th District congressional seat

THURSDAY, March 2  — Lansing Mayor Andy Schor announced today he is exploring a run for Congress for the House seat that U.S . Rep. Elissa Slotkin will vacate in order to run for the U.S. Senate. ...

Asphalt field of dreams

Victor Cager has been running his thrift stores in Logan Square for two years now. He’s seen businesses come and go. One of his stores sells everything for a dollar. At the other …

City cracks down on red-tagged properties; some residents ordered out

In a sweep of 47 red-tagged properties in the city’s 1st Ward, Lansing code officials and law enforcement have identified 13 red-tagged properties where people were living in violation of the …