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After four months of renovations, Copper Moon, opening Saturday (April 27), has turned Old Town’s former Spiral Dance Bar into a “chic, urban event space designed to host a wide range of events.”
New wedding and event space takes over former Spiral Dance Bar
For nearly a quarter of a century, husband and wife Lynn Lucas and Matt Schultheiss have been planning weddings and other gatherings across Michigan through their event company, W.E.D. more
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Developer Harry Hepler transformed the 1848 Race Street Mill, at 212 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. in Lansing’s Old Town, one Lansing’s earliest industrial structures, into modern office space in 1999.
If the walls could talk
Many products have been made in Lansing over the years, from automobiles and their parts to furniture, lawn mowers, chest protectors and cheese curds. A full catalog of Lansing-made stuff could escort you through a well-lived life, from fresh milk and baby carriages to booze, cigars and coffins. more
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Volunteers at Southside Community Kitchen in Lansing, including (from right) Corey Kitley-Hassenger and Dave Batten, are among organizations in greater Lansing who accept food and ensure it gets to those in need.
‘Can I have that?’
If you are of a certain age, you may recall your parents admonishing you to eat (insert name of hated vegetable) while thinking about the starving children who would gladly eat (insert name of hated vegetable). more
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(From left) Patrick Rose, Susan Froetschel, Doug Olsen and Mike French are among East Lansing residents petitioning to put a charter amendment on the ballot to prohibit the city from limiting the number of unrelated people that homeowners may let live with them.
What constitutes family? East Lansing homeowners petitioning for reform
East Lansing resident Susan Froetschel is frustrated because “I can’t use my home as I thought I could.” more
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Lansing Fire Department Division Chief Jwan Randle is under investigation for credit card fraud and misuse of a city car and cell phone.
Lansing Fire Department division chief suspended during investigation
Lansing Fire Department Division Chief Jwan Randle has been suspended while he is being investigated for credit card fraud and using a city vehicle and cell phone for personal business, two sources … more
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Candidates for Lansing's Charter Revision Commission speak at a Lansing NAACP forum on April 18. (Top row from left) Joan Bauer, Stephen Purchase, Liz Boyd, Ted O'Dell, Corwin Smidt; (Middle row from left) Tim Knowlton, Dedria Humphries Barker, Lori Simon, Heath Lowry, Justin Sheehan, Layna Anderson; (Bottom row from left) Jesse Lasorda, Randy Dykhuis, Mitch Rice, Muhammad Qawwee, Ross Yednock, Julie Vandenboom.
Lansing Charter Revision Commission candidates doubt they can directly address issues of inequality
FRIDAY, April 19 — Revising Lansing’s City Charter to address “disparities in access to resources and opportunities” is unlikely, said most candidates at a Revision Commission forum yesterday sponsored by the local NAACP chapter. But some suggested ways such access could be addressed indirectly. more
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EL Fresco, East Lansing's outdoor dining and play area on Albert Avenue, will be 70% smaller than last year, but the City Council added the Ann Street Plaza on Thursdays, when it gets the most traffic.
EL Fresco slims down on Albert Street in East Lansing
THURSDAY, April 18—East Lansing’s popular Albert Avenue EL Fresco summer street closure plan will return April 29 through Aug. 12, but it will be 70% smaller than last year. However, … more
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In December, the city of Lansing opened a warming center at the Letts Community Center. A contract with the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to operate the facility expires April 30, and the city is looking to establish a new 24-hour shelter by November.
Lansing plans a 24-hour warming shelter to succeed Letts facility
WEDNESDAY, April 17— The city of Lansing plans to establish a 24-hour “alternative temporary homeless shelter" to replace the Letts Warming Center. … more
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Tony Gant (left) and Robert Shearon are two formerly incarcerated Michiganders who are pushing for legislative housing reform on behalf of Nation Outside, a statewide organization advocating for the rights of ex-prisoners.
Formerly incarcerated advocates call for a fair chance at housing
In 1980, a 17-year-old U.S. Army recruit named Robert Shearon was shipped off from Detroit to serve in South Korea.  He spent the next two years overseas, but the lasting troubles began when he came back. more
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Rewind: News from the last 7 days
Lansing Mayor Andy Schor sent four City Council members a long letter Friday defending his choice of the Masonic Temple building for a new city hall, addressing multiple concerns … more
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, appeared in East Lansing today to mobilize Democratic voters and canvassers for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
Warren visits East Lansing to tout Biden’s efforts to preserve abortion access
FRIDAY, April 12 — The last time U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in town, it was to campaign for president in 2019. She packed a gymnasium-sized space at Lansing Community College in a raucous … more
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has written a letter to the four members of the City Council who opposed his proposal to purchase the old Masonic Temple building, 217 S. Capitol Ave., as the next city hall in a last-ditch effort to convince one of them to give him the vote needs to move forward with his plan.
Schor lays out arguments for Masonic Temple as new city hall to its Council critics
Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has sent four City Council members a lengthy letter today defending his choice of the Masonic Temple building for a new city hall and asking them to reconsider their … more
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Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lansing looking north from Kalamazoo Street. After westside residents complained about a city plan to remove the islands to the left as part of accommodating traffic changes, the city has asked them to express their views on that plan versus a much more limited alternative.
City offers a new choice for MLK Boulevard changes after vocal opposition
THURSDAY, April 11 —Lansing Westside Neighborhood residents who were unhappy with the city’s plan to remove the tree-covered islands on a stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard have … more
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Interim Lansing City Attorney Greg Venker will remain interim for the time being after the City Council put his city attorney nomination by Mayor Schor on hold Monday.
Lansing City Council stalls new city attorney appointment
WEDNESDAY, April 10— The Lansing City Council has put Mayor Andy Schor’s nomination of a new city attorney on hold. Schor handed his appointment of Greg Venker to the Council in … more
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At-large Council members Jeffrey Brown (left) and Trini Pehlivanoglu at a March City Council meeting. They were two of four Council members whose actions may have upset years of planning for a new city hall.
Sources: Schor looking to work around Council on city hall plan
Lacking the support of the City Council for its plan to move the new city hall to the Masonic Temple, the Schor administration is looking at options for another location that do not involve any input from the Council, sources have told City Pulse. more
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Tiny Bit of Wood owner Megan Shannon (center) cut the ribbon on her new studio space and storefront last Thursday (April 4). She was joined by (from left) Downtown Lansing Inc. Executive Director Cathleen Edgerly, mother Sandy Shannon, niece Mia Shannon, sixth-grade teacher Jan Warren, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and fourth- and fifth-grade teacher Connie Crittenden.
New Stadium District woodworking studio hits inclusivity nail on the head
In 2018, Megan Shannon left her job as a special-education paraprofessional at Okemos Public Schools to pursue woodworking full time. Her new business, Tiny Bit of Wood, opened this year. more
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Rewind: News from the last 7 days

Nine homes and two vacant lots, worth up to $2 million, have been donated by University of Michigan Health-Sparrow to the … more

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Gregory Venker, 41, is Mayor Andy Schor's choice to replace City Attorney James Smierkta as city attorney.
Mayor nominates Gregory Venker as Lansing’s next city attorney
FRIDAY, April 5 — Lansing Deputy City Attorney Gregory Venker is slated to replace retiring City Attorney James Smiertka next week if the City Council approves his appointment in its regular meeting on Monday. more
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Lansing ramps up red-tag enforcement efforts despite staffing shortage
As the new director of Lansing’s director of economic development and planning, Rawley Van Fossen has wasted no time trying to revitalize a Code Enforcement Office that’s been dogged for years by inconsistent leadership and five staff vacancies, including one for a lead housing inspector. more
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Amanda Trojan holds baby Nathanael following his water birth at Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital in Ann Arbor on June 25, 2022, attended by certified nurse-midwife Kayla Joy Jasman.
What is the future of birth in Lansing?
When Kendra Ouillete found out she was pregnant just one month after moving from Florida to Mason in December 2020, more
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