WKAR TV and radio recently received four awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters at the 2010 Michigan Broadcasting Awards at Lansing Center. Three WKAR-TV series — “QuizBusters,” “Off the Record” and “Backstage Pass: Jen Sygit & Spare Change” — won the Best Special Interest and Cultural Programming 2010, the Best News or Public Affairs Special and the Best Cultural and Performing Arts 2010, respectively.

Got an overdue fine at a Capital Area District Library? Donating food can get it waived.In celebration of National Library Week, the CADL is again offering patrons an opportunity to exchange food for fines. From April 10 to 16, patrons can donate non-perishable food or personal care products to their local CADL branches and receive a waiver of $1 per item toward their overdue fines, up to $5 per patron.

Demi Moore, bottom left, and Audrey Hepburn, below, made the little black dress the epitome of swanky style. A benefit organized by photographer Luke Anthony Pline for the Oldham Project is designed to bring a bit of glamour to women who are battling life-threatening illnesses.

For some people, woodcarving is an old-fashioned craft. But for Alec LaCasse, it’s an artform that enriches his life.

Born in the West African republic of Benin, Pierre Adjibogoun learned wood carving at age 8 from his father. As an adult, he has made it his career.Adjibogoun’s work — from wood sculptures to hand-made necklaces and earrings, from batiks to tie-dyes — is on display in the "Reflections of Life" show, through March 31, at Grove Gallery Co-op in East Lansing.

Wednesday, March 9 — Local and federal officials and leaders from neighborhood, religious and human services organizations gathered in Lansing Saturday to criticize the nation’s military budget and called for a shift of federal spending from the Pentagon to jobs and human needs.

Growing up in a music family, Deidreanna Potter had to choose an instrument to play. But she didn’t want a common one. Inspired by her Christian faith, Potter picked the harp at age 10. “I was amazed by how many times the harp was called upon in the praise of the Lord, and I thought that must be a pretty good instrument,” she said.

Azima learned about the idea of a science café in 2007 from a board meeting of the National Science Teachers Association in Toronto. But the idea isn’t new. The British started the program in 1998. Now it has spread all over the world, according to International Café Scientifique.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 — For many, starting a business is a dream. But for John Rood, Michigan State University alumnus and owner of Next Step Test Prep, it has been a reality.

Thursday, Jan. 27 — The city of Lansing collected nearly 1,000 used holiday trees from residents this month as part of its annual holiday trees collection program. But where do all these trees go?