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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has written a letter to the four members of the City Council who opposed his proposal to purchase the old Masonic Temple building, 217 S. Capitol Ave., as the next city hall in a last-ditch effort to convince one of them to give him the vote needs to move forward with his plan.

Schor lays out arguments for Masonic Temple as new city hall to its Council critics

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has sent four City Council members a lengthy letter today defending his choice of the Masonic Temple building for a new city hall and asking them to reconsider their …
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lansing looking north from Kalamazoo Street. After westside residents complained about a city plan to remove the islands to the left as part of accommodating traffic changes, the city has asked them to express their views on that plan versus a much more limited alternative.

City offers a new choice for MLK Boulevard changes after vocal opposition

THURSDAY, April 11 —Lansing Westside Neighborhood residents who were unhappy with the city’s plan to remove the tree-covered islands on a stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard have …
Interim Lansing City Attorney Greg Venker will remain interim for the time being after the  City Council put his city attorney nomination by Mayor Schor on hold Monday.

Lansing City Council stalls new city attorney appointment

WEDNESDAY, April 10— The Lansing City Council has put Mayor Andy Schor’s nomination of a new city attorney on hold. Schor handed his appointment of Greg Venker to the Council in …
At-large Council members Jeffrey Brown (left) and Trini Pehlivanoglu at a March City Council meeting. They were two of four Council members whose actions may have upset years of planning for a new city hall.

Sources: Schor looking to work around Council on city hall plan

Lacking the support of the City Council for its plan to move the new city hall to the Masonic Temple, the Schor administration is looking at options for another location that do not involve any input from the Council, sources have told City Pulse.
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor sent four City Council members a long letter Friday defending his choice of the Masonic Temple building for a new city hall, addressing multiple concerns …
Food
The original Granny’s chicken curry.
Chicken curry, island-style
About 60 years ago, on Little Corn Island, a tiny dot in the Caribbean Sea approximately 50 miles off the coast of Nicaragua, a cook named Maritza was born to a Colombian mother and Cuban father.
The go-to spot for Mediterranean in Meridian
Bread Bites Mediterranean 5100 Marsh Road, Okemos 11:30-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday noon-7 p.m. Sunday (517) 708-7112
The Tipsy Nickel in Mason offers a formidable plate of brisket nachos.
Climb a mountain of nachos at the Tipsy Nickel
In late 2022, Miya Warvel, co-owner of the Wooden Nickel II in Dansville, purchased the former Darb’s Tavern & Eatery in Mason and rechristened it the Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille,
Opinion

State’s new financial disclosure reports are better than nothing — but barely

Monday marked the first time the governor and every other state official were required to post on a state website where they and their spouses get their money.

Reining in short-term rentals will protect our neighborhoods

As a longtime resident of the close-knit Dimondale community, I’ve witnessed the many changes that have come our way over the years.

Arts & Culture

Go green with 420 and Earth Day events

Whether you’re looking to spend your weekend toking with friends in celebration of 420 on Saturday, enjoying nature and helping beautify outdoor spaces in observance of Earth Day on Monday, sampling a variety of craft beers, watching new and experimental films or dancing your heart out, events across Greater Lansing have you covered.

Adrienne Torf & Voices of the Revolution

San Francisco-based pianist and composer Adrienne Torf will perform with Voices of the Revolution, a Lansing-based group of women spoken-word artists and gospel singers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday (April 21) at UrbanBeat in Old Town.

FILMETRY

The 5 th annual FILMETRY festival, presented in partnership with the Capital City Film Festival, will premiere 11 new short films adapted from poems informed by cinema. The event begins 5:30 p.m. …
Lansterdam

2024 420 Gift Guide

For our third annual 420 Gift Guide — and my first as the keeper of the Lansterdam in Review flame for City Pulse — I have chosen items with an eye toward trying to provide something for …

420 2024: A look back at Lansing’s stoner roots

A 2010 caregiver-rights protest rally in Lansing. Ryan Basore (left), who owns Redemption Cannabis, served time in federal prison for marijuana-related activities. Mark Passerini (right) owned an Ann Arbor dispensary.

Happy 420, dope smokers of Lansing!

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