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Dixie Longate is the drag persona of playwright and actor Kris Andersson, who has written and performs “Dixie’s Tupperware Party,” one of the longest touring off-Broadway shows in American theater history. We spoke with Ms. Longate (in character) in advance of her visit to East Lansing’s Wharton Center.
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By Tessa Paneth-Pollak
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10/19/23
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The Lansing City Council will decide later this month whether a downsized version of the Red Cedar project can continue along Michigan Avenue.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/13/20
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Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said the recent coronavirus outbreak at Harper’s Restaurant and Bar in East Lansing has probably reached its conclusion.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/8/20
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Hundreds gathered at the Michigan State Capitol this afternoon to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Todd Heywood
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1/6/21
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As Ann Arbor readies for a one-year anniversary celebration of its decriminalization of psychedelic plants and fungi, state lawmakers are considering a similar move that would apply to the entire state.
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Cameryn Cass
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9/21/21
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“This world’s a ship on its passage out; and not a voyage complete; and the pulpit is its prow,” Herman Melville wrote in “Moby Dick.” A growing group of faith …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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2/23/23
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More than 27,000 COVID-19 cases were tracked across Michigan today with nearly 1,800 dead as more than a dozen new cases were also reported in Greater Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/14/20
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The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office is now tasked with deciding whether a white East Lansing Police Officer accused of using excessive force
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/8/20
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The old family maintenance business of 8th Congressional candidate Paul Junge paid out $100,000 to three former workers who claimed they were insulted with numerous racial slurs at the workplace and were fired when they complained about it, according to court records.
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Kyle Melinn
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9/3/20
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Lansing city retirees are up in arms over Mayor Andy Schor’s decision to rein in the city’s burgeoning legacy costs by reducing retiree health care benefits.
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Staff
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11/4/20
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Andy Schor, Lansing Mayor
Prospective Lansing mayoral candidate
The top priority for 2021 is to stay safe amid the pandemic. We must continue to practice social distancing, wear masks around …
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Staff
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1/7/21
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Michigan’s medical marijuana caregivers say proposed legislation supported by licensed growers would hurt their patients.
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Emerson Wigand
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9/21/21
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In response to a rapid increase in gun violence and homicide in Lansing, a newly formed nonprofit organization wants to open a shelter and home in the former Teen Challenge Center on Lansing’s northwest side for men transitioning out of foster care, prison and homelessness.
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MELODEE MABBITT
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2/3/22
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The COVID-19 pandemic may be reaching a plateau in Michigan as the rise in new cases tapers off this week, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said it’s still not quite time to ease up on sweeping restrictions on nonessential businesses, unnecessary travel and outdoor recreation.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/14/20
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The session marked the first in a series of “virtual community meetings” hosted by an advisory panel of the Lansing Police Board.
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/8/20
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Nearly $10 million in taxes from last year’s recreational marijuana sales are heading back to more than 100 municipalities across Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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3/4/21
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The normalization of anti-Semitism is continuing a “very, very troubling” upward trend in Michigan.
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Todd Heywood
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4/27/21
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With dozens of decaying properties featured in this issue as part of the cover story on Ingham County’s tax foreclosure auction, there was plenty of competition for Eyesore of the Week.
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KYLE KAMISKI
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8/25/21
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 — For months, Lansing residents have flooded the public comment portion of City Council meetings asking it to pass a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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2/7/24
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Step out into your backyard and what do you see? Look beyond the grass, and a delicious new world will open up to you. From fine dining to TikTok videos, there’s been a renewed interest …
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By NICOLINE BRADFORD
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12/19/22
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