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Old Eastern High School as it looked soon after completion in 1928. Pennsylvania Avenue, on the left, featured green islands. The entrance to the school auditorium is on the right along Jerome Street. Its architects, Pond & Pond, were brothers who studied at the University of Michigan. The building’s fate is in the hands of U of M’s regents.

‘Do it right’

  “What was it like in the early days when Eastern first opened its doors?” begins a history written for Eastern High School’s 50 th anniversary in 1978. …
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How to Love Lansing Like a Local This Summer

While summer in Michigan is usually the season to travel up north, this summer might be the perfect time to reconnect with all that Lansing has to offer right in your own backyard. Download the free …

City of Lansing 4th of July Celebration

Our 4th of July Celebration begins with the Independence Day Parade on Thursday with a start time of 11am at the Capitol Loop.  Later in the evening will be our 4th of July Concert at Adado …
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How to Love Lansing Like a Local This Summer
While summer in Michigan is usually the season to travel up north, this summer might be the perfect time to reconnect with all that Lansing has to offer right in your own backyard. Download the free …
City of Lansing 4th of July Celebration
Our 4th of July Celebration begins with the Independence Day Parade on Thursday with a start time of 11am at the Capitol Loop.  Later in the evening will be our 4th of July Concert at Adado …
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Rewind: News from the last 7 days

The 16-year-old and 20-year-olds critically injured during the May 27 mass shooting in the parking lot between Rotary Park and Lansing Shuffle were upgraded Thursday to stable condition. Kylete …
FOOD

The secret of the Iberians

This Spanish-style omelet, made with secreto Ibérico and Manchego cheese, isn’t your mama’s bacon and eggs.
“Quién corta el jamón en tu casa?” asked the butcher, his breath smelling of wine. “Who cuts the ham in your house?” “Yo,” I said, raising my …

A really great rice plate

When paired with a duo of shrimp spring rolls, Capital City BBQ’s tofu rice plate makes a perfect weeknight dinner
The tofu rice plate from Capital City BBQ never fails to provide the perfect mix of savoriness, crispiness, saltiness and freshness. When paired with a duo of shrimp spring rolls, this dish makes a …

New eatery invites customers to hobnob over pizza and drinks

At HobNob Pizza, diners can choose between two crust styles: the thin, square-cut Midwest cracker crust or the fluffier, pie-cut New York-style crust.
In fall 2022, Abigail Stellern’s father, Michael Purdum, brought his Columbus, Ohio-based restaurant chain, Old Bag of Nails, to Lansing’s Red Cedar Development. It was the first of the family’s 19 restaurants to open outside of the Buckeye State. On April 17, Stellern launched the second, HobNob Pizza, in a 2,500-square-foot space on the first floor of the University Edge apartments, also in the Red Cedar Development.
Arms & Embers Grill’s garden skillet packs a nutritional punch, perfect for vegetarians looking for a well-priced and energizing breakfast
Veggie-gravy goals at Arms & Embers Grill
A good breakfast is hard to find, and there’s nothing more disappointing than dragging yourself out of bed, putting on real clothes and going out to pay for a bad one. After my inaugural visit …
Spicy grape juice, a mix of grape juice and carbonated water, hits the spot on a hot day like a jump in the lake.
Combat hot weather with carbonated grape juice
Every October, I make Concord grape juice and seal it away in jars. I hoard these sweet vessels until the following summer, when I mix a chilled beverage called spicy grape juice. I don’t …
The author’s child enjoys a dragonfruit refresher at Moka & Co.’s new location in Okemos.
Moka & Co. balances crisp internationalism with traditional touches
Lovers of strong Arabic coffee in Okemos will be happy to know they can now pick one up close to home. After opening its East Lansing location in December, Moka & Co. brought another location to …
Opinion

Massive SOAR 2.0 fund proposal taking center stage at the Capitol

If you’ll excuse the pun, the question “soaring” over the state Capitol these days is a pot of money called the SOAR Fund that the governor’s administration uses to grease the …

Where are the real Republicans?

The Republican National Party is dead to me and many other formerly active supporters because of the insistence of some weak kneed and weak willed want-to-be political “leaders” (?) who …

The Rescue Mission’s real purpose

Bold of Mark C. Criss, head of the City Rescue Mission of Lansing, to outright admit the Mission lies to its residents and its neighbors. The first paragraph of its website echoes the common …

Save Eastern

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is to be commended for proposing a psychiatric facility for Lansing. America is suffering a mental health crisis, and our community is no exception. Sparrow …

Arts & Culture

Wild Honey returns with more cosmic folk rock

Over the last four years, the Wild Honey Collective has masterfully melded Americana music with rock ‘n’ roll and a dreamy dose of psychedelia. The local outfit has kept busy touring …

Biking, beer and a boozy book fair

This weekend brings annual events like Lansing Beer Fest and Delhi Township’s Youth Fishing Derby, inaugural events like the Lansing Fiesta and an arts and culture bike ride through Lansing’s east side and many more fun activities, such as a Pride-themed book fair, a pottery sale, a cruise-in and a euchre tournament.

‘The vastness of queer identity’

To get an idea of the variety, exuberance, weirdness and joy of the Lansing Art Gallery’s second annual exhibition of art by LGBTQ+ artists, you have to go back to the opening reception, where musician and artist Lorelei d’Andriole gave a unique performance.
Lansterdam

Michigan beat California in cannabis sales, but there’s still work to be done to stay on top

Cannabis flower grows at a state-licensed facility in Battle Creek.

There are few places in our country that are more synonymous with cannabis than California. The state has been a cultural powerhouse for decades, and cannabis has been wafting through the halls of …

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