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Recording a new song during a pandemic seemed like an impossibility. But when he looked out upon a world filled with negativity and pain, Heideman decided that he couldn’t keep the song to himself.
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Cole Tunningley
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12/17/20
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The iconic site of the first Biggby Coffee shop in East Lansing is set to be turned into another parking lot, despite concerns from public officials over the necessity of more surface parking. And even the owners of the property are starting to recognize that it may be an “atrocious” idea.
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Lansing Poet Laureate Laura Apol is joining EVERYbody Reads bookstore for an online fundraising event to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank’s Garden Project.
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Staff
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11/27/20
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517 Coffee Co., a local coffee roaster that cut its teeth as a popular farmers market vendor, is on the cusp of finally opening its very own brick-and-mortar space.
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Skyler Ashley
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11/26/20
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Leftovers season stretches from Thanksgiving until early January. This year, I’m anticipating more leftovers than usual, as the average dinner party will be smaller, but the average turkey will not.
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Ari LeVaux
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11/26/20
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The Hertel family pigskin will have a blank on it for 2020.
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TODD HEYWOOD and SEAN BRADLEY
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11/19/20
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When COVID-19 and the ensuing statewide lockdown caused the temporary closure of a vast majority of Michigan businesses, it was only logical to shelve our annual Top of the Town contest. But as local retailers and restaurants began returning (albeit with some necessary changes) we opted to reboot it with special conditions.
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SKYLER ASHLEY, SEAN BRADLEY and KYLE KAMINSKI
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11/19/20
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The complete list of Top of the Town 2020 winners.
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Struggling Michigan cherry farmers hope to cash in on a growing consumer trend during the pandemic: We’re eating more snacks.
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Judy Putnam
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11/6/20
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Abundance Café, a locally owned pop-up café, is returning once again to the Old Town marquee to serve up delicious home-cooked meals that are also highly health-conscious.
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Skyler Ashley
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11/5/20
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Chiles rellenos harnesses the glorious combination of chile and cheese, an unstoppable culinary force if there ever was one.
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ARI LeVAUX
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11/5/20
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Thick socks. Steaming soup. A warm spot by the heater. A crop of garlic in the ground. These are the stuff of wintertime cozy feelings. Like having meat in the freezer, or jars of peaches in the pantry. Garlic in the ground equals food security, long before it pokes above the ground.
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ARI LeVAUX
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10/30/20
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It’s 11:30 a.m. The dining room is dimly lit, metal music plays quietly, the televisions are screening sports and Meat Southern BBQ seems ready to live up to its reputation.
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BRYAN McATTEE
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10/29/20
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Sidecar Slider Bar, a slider-style burger restaurant that has grown popular in the Detroit area, is working on opening a new location in Lansing’s Stadium District.
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Staff
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10/28/20
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Taqueria El Chaparrito is settling into its newest location. The Mexican restaurant recently opened a second location on Saginaw Highway, featuring work-in-progress areas such as an event space and a buffet space.
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Sean Bradley
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10/22/20
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Casa de Rosado is kicking off its yearly Dia de Los Muertos celebration with a sugar skull kit distribution effort.
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Staff
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10/16/20
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Seven months into the pandemic, and with winter fast approaching, the restaurant industry finds itself stuck in a harshly precarious position that could see another tidal wave of job loss and permanent closures.
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Skyler Ashley
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10/15/20
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I somehow made it through childhood with minimal exposure to what I now realize was, for many, a cherished part of many a growth spurt: a grilled cheese sandwich alongside a bowl of tomato soup.
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Ari LeVaux
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10/15/20
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Lansing is two days out from the grand opening of Meijer’s downtown Capital City Market, a part of The Gillespie Group’s long-awaited BLOCK600 development.
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Staff
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10/12/20
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Local Domino’s market specialist Jesse Lovejoy saw the devastation that the COVID-19 pandemic was causing in his community and decided that he wanted to find a way to bring some positivity back into the world.
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Cole Tunningley
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10/8/20
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