Featured Stories

Speaker Series Recap: Incubator spaces and the economy

Shannon Nobles Wednesday, June 05, 2013

This past Thursday, May 30, folks from the community gathered together to talk about incubator spaces and the impact they have on the local economy. The conversation was centered on the way these programs are designed to support the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services.

Building Communities, Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology

Old Town, East Lansing

The Many Faces of Lansing Theater Part 3: The Future of Theater

Veronica Gracia-Wing Wednesday, April 17, 2013

We're at our final stop in our three-part series on Lansing area theater: the evolution of the theater experience. We talk to the folks who are in the midst of ensuring a theater legacy in the area through spearheading new and innovative ways to bring film to Lansing.

Arts and Culture, Event Planning, Film, Sense of Place

Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing

Choosing Lansing: Dylan and Jeana-Dee Rogers

Allison Monroe Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Meet Dylan And Jeana-Dee Rogers ... a musically and artistically inclined husband and wife duo who love the community, starting spectacles, creating art and keeping the Capital region full of surprise and whimsy.

Arts and Culture, Building Communities, Fashion, Music, Sense of Place

REO Town, Old Town, Eastside

The Many Faces of Lansing Theater Part 1: Performance Theatre

Veronica Gracia-Wing Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Where does your mind go when you hear the word theater? Popcorn and a flick? Playbills and a stage? Glitzy marquees and red velvet seats? Come along with us as we explore all three in the Lansing area in an on-going series. First up: performance theatre!

Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

Williamston, Grand Ledge, Old Town, Downtown

Venturing into Lansing's Open Mic Scene

Suban Nur Cooley Wednesday, February 06, 2013

If you haven't had a chance to attend some of Lansing's many open mic opportunities, here's a quick synopsis of what they're like, who's going and what it's doing for the performers and our city.

Arts and Culture, Music, Nightlife, Sense of Place

Old Town, Downtown, Eastside

Lansing Startup Weekend: launching a biz in 54 Hours

Kate Tykocki Wednesday, December 05, 2012

What would you do if you had 54 hours to spare? Laundry? Start a new project? How about start a business? That’s what budding and experienced entrepreneurs alike did one weekend in October when they gathered from around the globe at the Center for New Enterprise Opportunity and the Henry Center for Executive Development for Lansing Startup Weekend. By Sunday evening, five new businesses had been launched, complete with business models, research, working websites and pitches to venture capitalists.

Entrepreneurship

Old Town, Downtown

Placemaking the Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper way

Natalie Burg Wednesday, December 05, 2012

What is placemaking? And what does it look like? Thanks to the Michigan Association of Realtors Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Grant, we now have at least nine great examples of placemaking projects throughout the Lansing area. Take a look at what these projects mean to their respective neighborhoods, and how placemaking will play a role in Lansing’s future.

Building Communities, Community Engagement, Sense of Place

Old Town, Downtown, Eastside

The quest for Lansing's best pancakes

Ken Kingery Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Freelance writer, Ken Kingery, takes to Lansing's restaurants and breakfast joints in search of the city's best pancakes! Find out where to go the next time you have a hankering for these delicious dollops of batter goodness.

Food & Beverage, Small Business

Old Town, Eastside

CG Fashion: The Thrill of the Hunt

Andrea Kerbuski Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Meet Andrea Kerbuski, Capital Gains' fashion columnist! Andrea is a successful personal style/fashion blogger with a day job and a love for horses and leather accessories. She attributes her eclectic sense of style to her father. For her first column, she shares how Lansing is the place to thrift for fashion finds.

Fashion, Retail, Shopping

Westside, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing

Community bike sharing in the Capital region. A possibility?

Dawn Gorman Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Across the world, community bike shares are becoming popular car alternatives. They’re great for traveling short distances, and cities call them community and economy builders. For more than two years, Lansing has dreamed of becoming a bike share hub, and that dream could soon become a reality.

Environment, Sustainability, Transportation

REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, Eastside

Ingham County Land Bank: A thriving national model for government partnerships

Kate Tykocki Wednesday, June 06, 2012

The Ingham County Land Bank is often recognized in passing. It might be mentioned in an article or conversation about a unique local development, a “for sale” sign staked in a yard as you drive through local neighborhoods ... or it might be a crime-ridden hotel being transformed into a public destination for graffiti art. But what is a land bank, exactly? And why is the Ingham County Land Bank seen as a national model for how land banks can function? Read on to get the scoop on this thriving national model for government partnerships.

Building Communities, Development, Government, Investment, Sustainability

REO Town, Old Town, Southside

Getting Paid for Vision: Lansing Illustrators Who Made Their Passion A Career

Rich Tupica Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Starving artist, we’re all familiar with the term. But illustrators in the Capital region seem to be doing pretty well for themselves. We couldn´t highlight them all, so here’s a look at how some of our well-known local artists are making it by following their passion and doing what they love: art.

Arts and Culture, Communications, Entrepreneurship

Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing

Lansing Growth Series Part 1: The New Way To Work in Town

Natalie Burg Wednesday, May 16, 2012

So, how far has Lansing come in a decade? Have we grown, developed? Are we on the right track? Let's take a look and see, shall we! In the first part of our Lansing Growth series, we take a look at how Lansing has changed as a place to work.

Community Engagement, Development, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Sense of Place, Small Business, Technology

Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing

Businesses behind the NEO Center Buzz

Kate Tykocki Wednesday, February 29, 2012

You’ve heard the buzz about the NEO Center. You’ve seen the features and the smiling faces of the fabulous founders. Maybe you’ve even taken a ride on the slide. Now meet three of the incubator tenants that are helping to give an old building new life, and the innovative partnership that made Lansing’s first incubator a reality.

Development, Education, Investment, Media

Old Town

Choosing Lansing: Amelia Marschall and John Miller

Kate Tykocki Wednesday, February 22, 2012

When two student athletes came together in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, it wasn’t exactly love at first sight. “I couldn’t figure out why this senior was talking to me, a sophomore. I thought it was weird,” says Amelia Marschall, with an infectious grin on her face. But she gave him a chance, and after a first date of bowling and Red Lobster - “They didn’t have places like Fork in the Road in Marquette,” John Miller is quick to point out - this swimmer and hockey player knew they had something special going on.

Architecture, Dining, Food & Beverage, Investment, IT

Old Town

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