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Luna Brown, a transgender woman from Lansing, began taking steps to bring an LGBTQ+ homeless shelter known as A Place For Us to the region last October. Her goal is to provide a secular alternative to the largest shelter in the city, the City Rescue Mission, which requires guests to attend a daily Christian chapel service.

‘A Place For Us’

In 2019, SJ Therese fled an abusive home situation and checked in at the City Rescue Mission’s women and children's shelter. Therese, a lesbian, stayed there for a couple of weeks before …
Former President Donald Trump during a rally at Capital City International Airport on Oct. 29, 2020, a week before his defeat for a second term.

Lansing residents, visitors' reactions mixed to Trump's guilty verdict

A jury of 12 Manhattan residents found former President Donald J. Trump guilty on 34 felony counts yesterday, making him the first president in United States history to  be convicted of a felony.  This morning, City Pulse interviewed pedestrians in downtown Lansing on their thoughts on the monumental verdict.

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How to Love Lansing Like a Local This Summer

While summer in Michigan is usually the season to travel up north, this summer might be the perfect time to reconnect with all that Lansing has to offer right in your own backyard. Download the free …

City of Lansing 4th of July Celebration

Our 4th of July Celebration begins with the Independence Day Parade on Thursday with a start time of 11am at the Capitol Loop.  Later in the evening will be our 4th of July Concert at Adado …

Walk/run the Lansing River Trail together this year!

Meet Mayor Andy Schor at Potter Park on June 1st at 9am and make your way to Turner Dodge House. There is transportation from Turner Dodge back to Potter Park. Every participant receives a t-shirt, …
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Walk/run the Lansing River Trail together this year!
Meet Mayor Andy Schor at Potter Park on June 1st at 9am and make your way to Turner Dodge House. There is transportation from Turner Dodge back to Potter Park. Every participant receives a t-shirt, …
How to Love Lansing Like a Local This Summer
While summer in Michigan is usually the season to travel up north, this summer might be the perfect time to reconnect with all that Lansing has to offer right in your own backyard. Download the free …
City of Lansing 4th of July Celebration
Our 4th of July Celebration begins with the Independence Day Parade on Thursday with a start time of 11am at the Capitol Loop.  Later in the evening will be our 4th of July Concert at Adado …
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Rewind: News from the last 7 days

The 16-year-old and 20-year-olds critically injured during the May 27 mass shooting in the parking lot between Rotary Park and Lansing Shuffle were upgraded Thursday to stable condition. Kylete …
FOOD

New eatery invites customers to hobnob over pizza and drinks

At HobNob Pizza, diners can choose between two crust styles: the thin, square-cut Midwest cracker crust or the fluffier, pie-cut New York-style crust.
In fall 2022, Abigail Stellern’s father, Michael Purdum, brought his Columbus, Ohio-based restaurant chain, Old Bag of Nails, to Lansing’s Red Cedar Development. It was the first of the family’s 19 restaurants to open outside of the Buckeye State. On April 17, Stellern launched the second, HobNob Pizza, in a 2,500-square-foot space on the first floor of the University Edge apartments, also in the Red Cedar Development.

Combat hot weather with carbonated grape juice

Spicy grape juice, a mix of grape juice and carbonated water, hits the spot on a hot day like a jump in the lake.
Every October, I make Concord grape juice and seal it away in jars. I hoard these sweet vessels until the following summer, when I mix a chilled beverage called spicy grape juice. I don’t …
The author’s child enjoys a dragonfruit refresher at Moka & Co.’s new location in Okemos.

Moka & Co. balances crisp internationalism with traditional touches

Lovers of strong Arabic coffee in Okemos will be happy to know they can now pick one up close to home. After opening its East Lansing location in December, Moka & Co. brought another location to …
Before digging into your ramen, pour any remaining broth left in the pot into a separate container. If left in the broth, the noodles will suck it up and render themselves too soggy to be of any use.
Green ramen season
Who among us doesn’t have a trick or two up their sleeve for making instant ramen? A vegetable or egg in the pot, your special sauce or powder and, if you’ve got some game, perhaps a …
Mangonada, a frozen mango treat dipped in chamoy sauce, may be the best thing you try as the weather heats up.
A refreshing way to enjoy chamoy
Though salsa and guacamole get more attention, chamoy, a lesser-known Mexican condiment, might be more important. This fruit-based sauce is sweet, sour, salty, bitter and very spicy all at once, a …
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Election year realities put hate crime bill on the shelf

What would you consider a hate crime?   Is it threats of violence against someone because of who they are, whether they are part of the LGBTQ+ community, have a disability, come from a …

Arts & Culture

June Pride events across the state and beyond
Jessie Gott, who created “Cheese,” which is on the cover this week, says: “This piece, and others I have done, explore how you present yourself to the world, and what you choose to let people see about you, versus what you choose to keep guarded or hidden away.”

‘The vastness of queer identity’
Vendors listen intently as Marilyn Greene of Gallery Eleven 11 LLC explains how to use Dixie Belle’s rub-on transfers, in the basement of the Maple Street Mall on May 30.

In Mason, women of Dixie Belle give furniture, themselves ‘new life’
: Lansing Community College’s summer 2023 production of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at the Outdoor Amphitheater.

Reaching for the stars

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A brief history of Pride Month

Each June, the public comes together to celebrate Pride Month, a time to recognize the contributions of people who identify as LGBTQ+ and shed light on the issues facing these communities.

Public Art of the Week

A previously neglected building at 1038 E. Oakland Ave. now has a beautiful billboard-style façade advertising Biddle City, a full-service video production company. The mural was executed …
Standup comedian Mimi Gonzalez leads the Salus Center’s monthly Write Hear 4 Queer writers’ workshop.

Bookstore and writers’ group lead the charge on queer lit in Lansing

You can normally find Wayfaring Booksellers at the REO Town Marketplace, but at the upcoming Lansing and East Lansing Pride celebrations, the shop will take to the streets to sell its primarily …

Party it up this weekend

This weekend offers a plethora of parties, including an adult prom, a fundraiser gala, two block parties and a music festival. There are also two 5K runs, a River Trail cleanup, a high school musical theater showcase, a chalk art event and much more.
Sam Colegrove and Ken Drewyor of Eaton Rapids get ready to perform at the semi-open-air Charlotte Artisans and Farmers Market on May 16. The market will also offer live music June 20, July 25, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19.

2024 area farmers markets

Peckham Farmstand   May-October   10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday   5408 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing   (517) 316-4050   …
Lansterdam

CBD conversion oil harms operators and consumers alike

Vapes and gummies made with CBD conversion oil, derived from legal hemp, can be found alongside nicotine products at head shops and gas stations across the country. At this shop in Georgia, brands include Cake and Flying Monkey.

“Hot dog water” is a tongue-in-cheek term for cannabis distillate used by some industry insiders, referencing that the substance is cheaply made and most often sourced from the remnants …

Flora: high-end look and feel with accessible options  

Flora strikes a good balance between a high-end showroom and a traditional bud bar for old-school pot consumers.

Flora, a provisioning center nestled away in East Lansing on Old M-78, is in a beautifully designed and apportioned building that strikes a good balance between a high-end showroom and a traditional …

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