Civilian and military authorities are advised that a pair of 12-foot-long dragonfly nymphs have been sighted under the Cedar Street Bridge along the Lansing River Trail. more

I couldn’t let this weekly weed review guide go on for too much longer without including some of the delicious, cannabis-infused edibles rapidly finding their way to the Lansing marijuana scene. They usually make for a longer lasting, stronger and more complex sort of buzz. They’re also less intimidating to the uninitiated smoker, and tend to taste much (much) better than a blunt.   more

The shortened theatrical season had no shortages of outstanding performances. Even if the coronavirus hadn’t closed theaters before their schedules were completed, it would have been tough to beat the winners of this year’s Pulsars. more

The good news is no local theater company is currently at risk of shutting its doors for good.  When those doors might reopen for live performances isn’t as certain. more

Few people felt last week’s loss more keenly than Randy Napoleon, a jazz professor at MSU and a member of Cole’s band for more than 15 years. more

Want to support basic human rights? Also want some free weed? How about both? more

This week “Locals Pick Locals” Vol. 10 picks apart two obscenely rare ’60s singles and then serves up two locally sourced ’90s underground classics. Listen along wherever you stream music. more

This week, Turn it Down! dishes dirt on new releases hot off the press from two local bands. The first is a soulful digital single, the second is a raw EP recorded remotely while all band members … more

Jon, a Lansing-based DIY producer says he grew up “all over the place” but has called Lansing home for the last six years. Read on to find out more.  more

We are in a time when lawn signs have replaced graduation, Zoom is a preferred wedding venue, kids are having drive-by birthday parties and we are saying goodbye to our friends and loved ones on Facebook and with posts on funeral home web sites. more

Reyna said she hopes the day will see a peaceful, positive get-together for local artists to share their work with one another, as well as demonstrate support for the movement against police brutality. more

A stunning, 6-foot-tall portrait of George Floyd by Flint artist Isiah Lattimore is stopping joggers, bikers and strollers in their tracks as they pass under I-496 on the Lansing River Trail. more

Tim Lane is an athletic specialist for the City of East Lansing and the assistant coordinator of the East Lansing Art Festival. He is a husband and father. Aside from that, Lane is also an artist, writer and poet—and his favorite thing fully reflects that creative passion. more

Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order giving libraries across Michigan the green light to reopen on Monday. Wait — not so fast! You will be able to get a haircut before you can check out a book. more

The Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-‘21 line-up is packed with new music by young American composers and major blockbusters from the likes of Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Richard Strauss, more

The pandemic of 2020 was no get-together. It was the ultimate stay-apart. more

So while its strange times like we’ve never seen before, this week “Locals Pick Locals” Vol. 9 digs back and unearths some optimistic, summery tunes that’ll hopefully brighten your day. more

After 10 weeks of solitary lockdown, Lansing jazz lovers dug the sound of a simmering trio again. Shoup, guitarist Rick Hicks and organist Jim Alfredson stirred their plinks, licks and lines together and resumed the livestreaming version of Moriarty’s Jazz Tuesdays in Alfredson’s studio basement. more

My favorite things are plants. Indoor plants, outdoor plants, plants from all growing zones and conditions. They symbolize life on this planet: no plants, no life. more

A photographer wanted to get out and do some work and a moment in time needed to be documented. A portrait genre was born.  more