You’ve faithfully submitted your nominations, and now we’ve taken them and guillotined all but the Top Five. Hopefully, the forlorn spirit of those that did not make the cut don’t linger about town like the specter of the Headless Horseman. Or, even more foreboding, the ghost of the Meijer giraffe. So long as it remains perched atop its resting place on the gas station roof, we are all safe from the worst 40,000-year curse imaginable.
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10/14/21
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Halloween will no longer be celebrated at six elementary schools in East Lansing following concerns from local families who don’t feel comfortable with the holiday.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/13/21
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A settlement agreement has been reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit that was filed in June against former Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero by a former city staffer.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/13/21
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In late July, Tyrun Williams, 35, of Grand Ledge, was arrested in Lansing Township. He was stopped for speeding, but the investigation led to the seizure of about a dozen guns and about 200 grams of cocaine.
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This month’s Eye Candy is in the center of a residential neighborhood on Lansing’s north side. The building was constructed in 1913 as a bakery, then later as Lansing Lithography for 60 years before falling into disrepair.
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Staff
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10/13/21
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Former Ingham County Commissioner Thomas Morgan is seeking to stage a comeback in 2022. Morgan was narrowly defeated after his first term last August in a primary matchup against challenger and fellow Democrat Bob Pena for an eastside Lansing seat.
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Staff
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10/13/21
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After only about three months on the job, Superintendent Ben Shuldiner said he has identified three “emergency issues” facing students and staff at the Lansing School District this year. The obvious first is the COVID-19 pandemic. The second is a major shortage of bus drivers, he said.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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10/13/21
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Lansing’s mayoral election is still three weeks away, but local voters have already decided on the “best mayoral candidate” in Lansing.
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Airport Tavern & Steakhouse has announced it is closing for at least a week after “a few” of its employees tested positive for COVID19.
“Hi friends, we have some important news …
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Staff
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10/7/21
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A brick wall in downtown Lansing may be home to the last remnant of a bygone era of offensively named coffee shops.
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Plans to roll out a gun violence prevention initiative in Greater Lansing this month have been put on pause.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/6/21
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Two mudslinging political mailers that targeted mayoral candidate Kathie Dunbar hit mailboxes across Lansing last week. Both claimed that she plans to slash funding to the Police Department if she defeats Mayor Andy Schor in next month’s election.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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10/6/21
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With every census, another dienniel ritual is unleashed: rewriting the political lines in Michigan.
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TODD HEYWOOD
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10/6/21
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This week’s eyesore is a juicy one: It’s the scene of an active police investigation.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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10/6/21
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At last week’s staff meeting, Managing Editor Kyle Kaminski suggested that City Pulse staff “get in the mood” for this special print edition by cracking open as many early morning beers as possible throughout the week. Publisher Berl Schwartz put the kibosh on that concept. As a compromise, we’re still sharing what we would’ve been drinking had that plan gone into action.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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10/6/21
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Thanks to the explosive craft beer revolution of the past decade, there are more options on store shelves than ever before. Gone are the days of being limited to mass-produced domestic beers like Budweiser and Miller Lite.
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SKYLER ASHLEY
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10/6/21
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MONDAY, Oct. 4 — Child and Family Charities plans to consolidate services next year and move into the western half of McLaren Greater Lansing’s Greenlawn campus in south Lansing.
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Todd Heywood
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10/4/21
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor said he wants the mudslinging to end.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/30/21
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Both mayoral candidates were not being entirely accurate at last night's WLNS-TV debate.
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Jackson, 37, is running for his second term representing the Fourth Ward on the Council. A lifelong resident of the Frances Park Neighborhood and a J.W. Sexton High School graduate, Jackson has …
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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9/30/21
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