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Recent federal legislation to decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent, weed-related convictions is being hailed as a nationwide victory for the cannabis normalization movement.
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Kyle Kaminski
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12/17/20
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The Lansing Lugnuts baseball team, High-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has announced the schedule for its 25th season. Opening Day is May 4 at Jackson Field and will continue until the finale on Sept. 19.
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Staff
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2/18/21
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The dark margins of the sound stage at Lansing’s Public Media Center looked like a valley of Egyptian sarcophagi, with 12 human-sized cello cases scattered around in various poses.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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2/25/21
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Howard Davenport knew he was in the running for Ryder Driver of the Year 2020. But when his superiors called him into the back office to announce a winner, Davenport didn’t think ever for a second that he would get the award.
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Cole Tunningley
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5/24/21
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This month, The Wild Honey Collective unveiled “Volume 2,” another collection of rustic original and traditional music. Over the past year, the newly formed local outfit has made a …
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Rich Tupica
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7/14/22
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With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to indulge in the odd, strange, weird, scary and fun. And a REO Town business is doing just that all day Saturday. …
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Sarah Spohn
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10/14/22
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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.
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4/17/24
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Ten years is a long time for sisters to be apart, but as Lansing’s Erin Bartels writes in her new book, “All That We Carried,” an arduous hiking trip through Michigan’s Porcupine Mountain might not be the best idea for a place for them to reunite.
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BILL CASTANIER
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2/25/21
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No Skull returns with ‘Dark Tower’-inspired riffs
-Q&A with vocalist and bassist Ryan Andrews
Ryan Andrews of No Skull has been making loud sounds in the Lansing music scene …
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By RICH TUPICA
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4/10/24
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“Michigan,” artist Peter Stack declared, “is great because of our diversity, and celebrating that multiplicity allows us all to flourish.”
Stack, who is earning a …
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Chelsea Lake Roberts
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5/25/23
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Local writer Melissa F. Kaelin concluded a different response was needed, and she decided to experiment with social media to connect with other writers and creatives while social distancing.
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BILL CASTANIER
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12/17/20
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Chadwick “Niles” Phillips is a multi-talented artist and educator hailing from Lansing who made an impression in the music industry after moving to New York City and eventually Minneapolis. Now, he’s returning, albeit virtually, to help educate Lansing youth using lessons he’s learned as a hip-hop musician.
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SKYLER ASHLEY
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2/18/21
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It was a big deal when Skymint announced a collaboration last year with Amsterdam-based DNA Genetics and rolled out seven of the most widely sought, potent and internationally acclaimed cannabis strains available in Greater Lansing. It’s still among the best around.
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Kyle Kaminski
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2/25/21
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Punk takes center stage at official afterparty
Aurat is a Los Angeles-based band led by Pakistani American vocalist Azeka Kamal and her music partner, bassist and producer Gil Talbot. The …
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By RICH TUPICA
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4/10/24
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ScrapFest, now in its 13 th year, is a free eco-art festival that showcases “the incredible potential of recycled materials while fostering community growth and creative exploration.” …
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7/13/23
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Local libraries have become an oasis for public art. Case in point: East Lansing Public Library recently installed six banners on the façade of its building. The banners were created by local muralist Dustin Hunt, who has designed and installed numerous pieces of public art across Mid-Michigan.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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10/26/23
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More local music buffs pick out great Michigan holiday tunes.
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Rich Tupica
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12/17/20
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Gage Cannabis Co. opened on Lansing’s southside in May — right in the middle of what Lansing Facts lovingly refers to as the “world’s premier fast food architectural preserve.”
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Kyle Kaminski
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2/18/21
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Lansing is having its 25th annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration on Saturday. The holiday is a centuries-old Mexican tradition celebrated by many Latino cultures, and its celebrants have a much more cheerful, rather than mournful, attitude toward the death of those close to them.
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Skyler Ashley
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10/29/21
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Steve Green has worn many hats within Michigan’s marijuana industry. He rallied for medical legalization in the state before the 2008 elections and then, in 2011, opened up a Lansing-based …
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Sarah Spohn
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9/23/22
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