Beginning life in 2017 as a proposal by At-Large City Councilwoman Kathie Dunbar that received a $75,000 grant by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, the Southwest Lansing Arts Impact Project is finally coming to life. more

With Christmas coming up on Monday, many will be traveling to visit family or departing for winter break vacations this weekend. For those celebrating in town, however, there are a variety of holiday events to enjoy, including free ice skating, dance parties, a 5K run/walk, a blues concert and much more. more

My favorite thing is a Mitchell acoustic that belonged to my brother. He got home from the Iraq War and decided that he wanted to learn how to play guitar. He wanted to be like me — I got my brother into music big time. It was both ways. He got me into some stuff, and I got him into some heavier stuff.  more

Sirnico Williams, 19, discovered skateboarding after a fateful find in his front yard, a busted up skateboard that had been abandoned by its former owner. The sport is his passion, and it’s a no-brainer that his favorite thing is his skateboard.  more

Everyone loves Duke Ellington, but few of his fans have heard his 1940s gem “Long, Strong and Consecutive,” with lyrics like this: “Kiss me long, strong and consecutive; no short snort will suit me, jack.” more

The Grand Ledge Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Yankee Doodle Day festivities Saturday (June 17) at Jaycee Park. The day kicks off with the 15th annual Josh Spalsbury Memorial Comet … more

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are about to read a thunderbolt of sublime prophecies. It’s guaranteed to nurture the genius in your soul’s underground cave. Are you ready? 1. Your higher … more

Does the over-reliance on single-use plastic products trouble you? Alexa Hecksel has the exact same concern; so she started Clean Refillery, a small business that replenishes bottles of laundry detergent, dish soap and other cleaning supplies. more

  Okemos retailer Playmakers’ charity arm, the Playmakers Fitness Foundation, will host its annual Holiday Classic 5K Run/Walk 9 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 23). Participants will begin at … more

The pandemic gave artist and illustrator Kathryn Darnell the opportunity to push her considerable illustration skills in new directions. more

Foxgrave’s new release, “Snake Oil,” is a five-song single sided 12-inch record that masterfully teeters on the line of loose rock ’n roll and tight, melodic pop punk. It’s pissed off, yet poetic. Rowdy, yet reflective—similar to The Replacements in their heyday. Vocalist/guitarist Caleb Shook chatted with City Pulse, here’s what he had to say about the band’s new release, its third, on Smog Moon Recordings.  more

Authors, poets and readers in the Capital City need to get ready to “kick out the jams” in April, because three major literary events are on the calendar — two of which were canceled for the last two years out of pandemic precaution.  more

In a recent survey by National Public Radio, literary experts and listeners were asked to the name books that best represent each of the 50 states. Local poet Laura Apol suggested two of her favorite … more

It was an experiment that nearly torpedoed the infant radio station before it could grow to maturity, much less mark a “Century of Service.”  As WKAR interim general manager Shawn … more

Older people in my family have a simple, uplifting mantra when it comes to aging: never get old. My grandmother quipped this for nearly 40 years before passing at age 92. And now my parents quote our ancestral adage, even though their retirement activities so far have included earning a doctorate degree and hiking the Appalachian trail, respectively. more

The annual Bottom of the Hill Blues Festival returns 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 9) at Twilliger’s Tavern in downtown Laingsburg, featuring performances by Muskegon-based guitar and harmonica … more

Itching to go back to the movie theater? Celebration Cinema has a makeshift solution with old school charm: a series of pop-up drive-in screenings. more

Visual art can end up lingering in museums or galleries, seen only by those who seek it out. Six lucky Lansing artists were just awarded the opportunity to have their artwork displayed on billboards all across the city. more

While several cannabis brands were highlighted in the results of this year’s Top of the Town contest, the battle for Greater Lansing’s dankest marijuana was one that was largely waged only by two local industry heavyweights: Skymint and Pure Options. Both companies are based in Lansing. And both were at each other’s necks across several key cannabis categories this year. more

For the last decade, Tyrant has been a fixture in the local heavy metal scene and beyond. Formed by brothers Philip Winters (vocals, guitar) and Andrew Winters (drums) while they were still in high school, the band has progressively dealt out a powerful fusion that tastefully echoes the likes of early Metallica, Megadeth and Kiss — by way of Pantera.  more