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Downtown

Downtown facades - Photo Dave Trumpie

Giving rise to the familiar downtown skyline of Michigan�s Capital City, the downtown district is centered on the state�s Capitol dome, the surrounding high-rises and office buildings, and Washington Square. This strip of Washington Avenue hosts trendy restaurants, power-broking pubs, law school hangouts, coffeehouses, and lots of quaint local shops.

Downtown Features

Spinning Night to Day: The Minds Behind The Music

Veronica Gracia-Wing Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Have you ever wondered about the person behind the turntable? They’re much more than just the talented hands that spin the music to get you moving, and the keen ears that drop just the right beats. Take a behind-the-music look at some of Lansing’s most in-demand and talented DJs.

Refugee Development Center Provides Bridge of Hope for Refugee Children

Dawn Gorman Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Lansing’s Refugee Development Center has been helping refugee families find hope and build new lives for more than 10 years. Today, the organization serves hundreds of refugees and has created specialized programs that support and help children making this difficult transition into American life; so they can start anew.

Drawn Together: One Couple's Love for Anime Brings Shuto Con to Lansing

Daniel J. Hogan Wednesday, April 11, 2012

What were you doing on St. Paddy's day? Did it involve animation, costumes, video games and more? Then you must have been one of the 2,000 odd folks who headed to downtown Lansing for Shuto Con. If not, Daniel J. Hogan will tell you all about it in this week's issue.

Choosing Lansing: Khalid Ibrahim

Veronica Gracia-Wing Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Meet Khalid Ibrahim: scientist by day, artist by night! Pakistani by early upbringing, Ibrahim has fallen in love with what Lansing has to offer, professionally, recreationally, artistically and culturally. Whether fulfilling his passion behind a camera lens or in working to understand disease in the lab, he strives to be a teller of the diverse stories he considers himself lucky to encounter.

Lansing Business Dynasties

Gretchen Cochran Wednesday, March 07, 2012

The offspring at Granger Associates, Two Men and a Truck and Dean Transportation could go anywhere. They’re degreed, skilled. But they are working in their family’s Mid-Michigan companies and are bringing their generations’ green ethic with them. While getting their jobs was no cakewalk, they’re beating the poor odds for family dynasties while making huge contributions to their industries.

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