Bazonzoes opened its doors for both medical and recreational sales earlier this month and is conveniently located across the street from Deluca’s Restaurant — making it perhaps the most convenient one-stop-shop in Lansing for high quality cannabis and even higher quality pizza.  more

With coronavirus vaccines rolling out and the weather finally warming up and staying comfortable, it looks like it might finally be a good time to enjoy some fresh air and some good food in Lansing. more

Ozay Moore, 42, is a hip-hop artist, DJ and founder and executive director of All of the Above Hip Hop Academy, a nonprofit organization that provides hip-hop-related classes, workshops and performance opportunities for local youth. He also co-founded 2019’s Below the Stacks mural festival, which resulted in the creation of 11 murals on buildings throughout Lansing. He grew up in Seattle and lived in Portland, Oregon, for a short time before moving to Lansing to start a family in 2006. more

With age and experience, Leone came to realize that — with every answer we find — more questions reveal themselves.  more

In Williamston Theatre’s “This Wonderful Life” John Lepard voices respectable Jimmy Stewart imitations. He also does his best to sound like Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi. more

A good book is often described as a ticket to another world or a personal passport to an epic journey. For most of us, the quest concludes when the book is put down. But for Casey Holland and Eleanor Richards, who collect, catalog and sell countless used books as co-owners of Wayfaring Booksellers in REO Town, the adventure never ends.  more

He’s bringing down the Ax (Emanuel Ax), bringing out the Blow (Kurtis Blow) and pulling out the stops. Ten months into his tenure as the fourth executive director of the Wharton Center for the … more

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves,” said psychologist Carl Jung. What was he implying? That we may … more

When the Fox Movietone News production staff pulled up outside the home of Carl and Sadie Morlok on Lansing’s east side in September 1930 to film the couple’s quadruplet daughters, the event was featured on the front page of the Lansing State Journal. more

Author Ezra Jack Keats once wrote, “If we could see each other exactly as the other is, this would be a different world.” That statement appears in his controversial 1962 book, “The Snowy Day,” which featured an image of an African American boy mesmerized by a snowstorm on its cover. Today, his writing might be described as “woke.”  more

Mohammad Hassan Khalil, 44, is an East Lansing native who has served as the director of Michigan State University’s Muslim studies program since 2013. He teaches religious studies and is an adjunct professor of law at MSU. Khalil has written two books on Islamic thought and recently co-produced “American Jedi: The Salman Hamdani Story,” a 2023 documentary film about a Muslim-American who died while rescuing others on 9/11. more

If there’s one juicy kernel to glean from the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-‘24 season, it’s that new music is back. Not sneakily, tentatively or apologetically, but with … more

As far as Williamston Theatre’s productions this season would indicate, 2023 seems to be the year of the woman. Its selections have included the coming-of-age story “Wild Horses” a … more

Threadbare Mitten Film Festival founder Dan Kofoed Kofoed has adjusted to volatile times in order to keep his indie film festival alive. Falling victim to the coronavirus, the festival will be held entirely online. It’s a drastic change, which gives way to the subtitle of the festival’s fourth year: “A Year of TransFOURmations.”  more

Warning: Crunch Berries seems to be a creeper. Despite clocking in at among the higher THC percentages available on the local market last week, this strain didn’t hit me very quickly. Rather, it seemed to work more in the background — increasing in potency about an hour after I smoked it.  more

Elizabeth Hernandez has devoted her personal time to volunteerism in Greater Lansing in the past 15 years with Lansing Kiwanis Club, Greater Lansing Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NorthWest Initiative, Do1Thing, the Lansing Old Newsboys and others. Hernandez, 50, was born in Lansing as one of 11 children and grew up in Detroit before returning. She is a process improvement adviser in strategic planning and development at the Lansing Board of Water & Light. She has three adult children. more

After a mostly dormant 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the latest exhibit at Casa de Rosado is a touching tribute to a woman who helped build what started as a humble house venue into an impressive independent art gallery and cultural center. more

Red Cedar Spirits 2000 Merritt Road, East Lansing Tony Thompson Fri., June 2, 7 p.m.   Sun., June 4, 6 p.m. more

Red Cedar Spirits 2000 Merritt Road, East Lansing   Sunday Jazz Jeff Shoup, Jim Alfredson, and Ben Turner Sun., August 6th, 6-9 p.m. more

Kolmarge Harris, 48, has helped keep boxing alive in Lansing for more than 20 years — as well as providing numerous health and fitness opportunities —with his nonprofit Lansing Spartans Youth Organization, which has spread to Mt. Pleasant. After his life began on the rough west side of Chicago, Harris’ father moved his family to Lansing and involved him in Golden Gloves. He also helped him overcome dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder. more