The logic is simple: If we in Ingham County can support the zoo, perhaps we can find it within our means to support human beings. We urge a "yes" vote on a first-time countywide millage, for $52 per $100,000 of property value, to support the Ingham Health Plan.

LCC does ‘Ragtime’By HELENE DRYDEN  Racial justice, women’s empowerment, immigrant aspirations. No, these aren’t campaign speech themes for the last week of election season. They’re issues that are brought up in Lansing Community College’s upcomi...

This week's reviews for Riverwalk Theatre's "Advise and Consent" and Starlight Dinner Theatre's "Steal Magnolias."

Over the last three years, the City Pulse Food Fight team has conducted a dozen taste tests encompassing over 75 local restaurants and food stands to determine everything from the best barbecue joint in town to the best margarita (obviously, some trips are more fun than others).

It’s still de-lovely  By ALLAN I. ROSS There’s not a lot of pop culture left over from 1934 that’s still relevant today. Jokes about medicinal cocaine snorting, ribald gypsy souls and Chinese accents are beyond passé — they’re downright distasteful. So...

‘Peach’ boysBy H'L'NE DRYDEN This weekend, the Michigan State Department of Theatre serves up the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, “James and the Giant Peach.” A production of mega proportions in nearly every aspe...

Last weekend's Renegade Theatre Festival transformed Old Town into one big stage, as actors and actresses took over nine of the area's businesses and empty spaces. With show names like "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner," "Comfort Food" and "Surviving Lunch," we couldn't help but notice a culinary theme.

Thursday, June 14 — Getting away for awhile is a snap at Mid Michigan Family Theatre this weekend: Carlos Perez's "Folk Tales for Fun" gives audiences a taste of stories from Norway, Egypt, Turkey, Germany and other countries. The world tour is led by The Navigator, who, with help from the language-savvy Decipher and the all-knowing I Don't Know, introduces a half-dozen fables and fairy tales from around the world.

State Rep. Barb Byrum discusses her candidacy for Ingham co. clerk; Kelly Rossman-McKinney talks about her forced resignation from the Lansing Economic Development Corp.; Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing and resident Thomas Baumann debate the East Lansing school bond issue. Hosted by Berl Schwartz, with Kyle Melinn

Absolute Gallery "The World of Mike," a showcase of artwork of artist Mike Scieszka. Reception: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 1632 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-8845.