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The best places to spend under $10 on food in Lansing

Ditch the dollar deal fast food pumped with preservatives and siphoning money for the local Lansing market. If looking for a cheap meal or snack, stick to these great deals offered by Lansing and Michigan-based organizations.

Local author Erin Bartels exposes tales from photographs

Lansing author Erin Bartels’ debut book, “We Hope for Better Things,” is difficult to define. I’d like to tell you more, but delving too much into its plot and characters will ruin a great read. The book is a complex, historical tale spanning more than 150 years and three generations of strong women.

Michigan Department of Civil Rights director still on job, despite Gov. Whitmer

So, imagine how agitated the now-governor must be that the director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights admitted to "objectifying women" in comments to a fellow staff member in May and she can't do much about it.

‘I’m afraid to be brown’

After a deadly shooting in El Paso targeting Mexicans, immigration crackdowns in Washington and “invasion” rhetoric from the White House, Lansing’s Latino community is “on edge” at best, in “total panic” at worst, depending on whom you talk with.

Mackerel Sky owners blame East Lansing for business demise

Construction equipment blocked the sidewalk and on-street parking in front of Mackerel Sky in East Lansing last week, a scene all too typical in the past two years, since construction ripped out the center of downtown and built it up again.

Forty years ago in East Lansing: MSU student’s disappearance causes moral panic over ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

While the story of a prodigal student’s disappearance and eventual suicide is tragic in its own right, Egbert is best remembered for having his story hijacked in the early days of the Satanic Panic. If you're not old enough to recall, the Satanic Panic was a 1980s moral outrage that sprouted from hysterical media reports of cult-like activity in rural communities.

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City Pulse On the Air, Aug. 18: Alligators, Blat Pack and co-housing

On this edition of City Pulse On the Air, production manager Skyler Ashley speaks to an alligator-owner and an alligator-expert to pick their brains about the wave of strange alligator stories that popped up across mid-Michigan.

Today in Lansing: ArtFeast

Nearly 100 artists will be selling their handmade goods in Old Town today.

This Lansing hairstylist wants to give you a mullet

The mullet. For Lansing hairstylist Ashley Medina, its meaning has been determined to be a bold declaration of the personal philosophies of the one who wears the cut. Perhaps more than any other haircut, it’s a style and a statement.

Lansing’s co-housing options provide cheap community living

Lansing’s housing cooperatives and cohousing organizations provide reasonable rent with all utilities included, if you don’t mind cleaning dishes and doing chores around the house. With most rental spaces ranging around $400 a month with utilities, shared housing can be a means to save big bucks on the costs of living.

Thrifty sisters maneuver the city for cheap summer activities

The secret to Sarah Hart and Olivia Rice’s bond is their mutual desire for adventure and cheap outings. Over the past three years, the two have become experts at finding inexpensive hangs with high degrees of wheelchair accessibility.

Animalia: What if my power animal is a flea?

Teresa Wojtowicz is a shamanic practitioner and founder of Willow Stick Ceremonies and Healing Arts in Lansing. During her shamanic clinic Tuesday, she invited participants to discover their power animals.

Soldan's hosts frozen yogurt eating contest for dogs

Hounds, mutts and purebreds of all shapes and sizes will chow down on a frozen yogurt cup for the fourth annual Dog Fro-Yo Eating Contest at Soldan's Pet Supplies.

New Impression 5 exhibit highlights MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

Impression 5 Science Center’s new exhibit puts nuclear science in the spotlight.

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City Pulse July interview with Lansing Mayor Andy Schor

Development, a performing arts center, trash pickup, the new BWL plant and who should be the Democratic presidential nominee are some of the issues Lansing Mayor Andy Schor discussed with City Pulse’s editor and publisher Berl Schwartz in their monthly interview.

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City Pulse On the Air, Aug. 18: Alligators, Blat Pack and co-housing

Arts & Culture

Lansing City Pulse Top of the Town 2019 Winners

The tribe has spoken! And we’re back. This year’s Top of the Town contest pulled in 143,912 votes for the top three, …
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Infertility is not just a woman’s issue

According to the World Health Organization, infertility is “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to …
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Turn it Down: Q&A with Low Graves vocalist Adam Burmeister

Low Graves "Absence" EP release show Saturday, July 27 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $5, 6 …
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Food

Canned wines suited for paradise

Summer is important for Michiganians. It’s a time for moonlight swims, making sandcastles with the children and iconic road …
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Hard seltzer claws its way into Lansing

THURSDAY, Aug. 8 — Hard seltzer has dominated the competition to become this summer’s biggest drinking fad. While the …
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New in Town: Scratch kitchen Mexican eatery opens in Eastwood Towne Center

Before Cantina Eastwood even opened its doors, the restaurant competed against over a dozen Lansing restaurants for Margarita Fest …
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