Featured Stories
Veronica Gracia-Wing
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Eclectic Art Tattoo Gallery owner Geary Morrill and his wife Cyndi chose Lansing to start a business and raise a family. Find out why they were called back from Southern California to begin a new adventure together.
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
What better way to connect the more than 25,000 Chicago-based MSU alumni to the Lansing area than a train wrapped in green and white? That's exactly what the Prima Civitas Foundation has done with The Spartan Line. Learn all about how the new initiative is a lot more than just a fun ride.
Suban Nur Cooley
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
When you sit down to eat a meal, how often do you think about where your food comes from or what impact this process has on your community, environment, your health and beyond? Join us for a community conversation about conscientious eating and food sales, Thursday, Jan. 31!
Veronica Gracia-Wing
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Are you one of those house-crazy people? You know, the kind who can’t resist looking through local real estate listings or driving past an open house without going in. Are you the party guest who wants the tour before a drink hits your lips? Do you find yourself oohing and ahhing over cool old architecture or keeping track of the renovation job down the street? No? Oh, well, then, definitely not us, either. We also aren’t especially geeked to feature four Lansing area homes that pay homage to the decade in which they were built ... please note the tone of sarcasm, and click on!
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
When shopping in your favorite downtown store, ever wonder what's upstairs? For decades, the answer has been "not much" for many Michigan cities. Take a look at how that trend is changing across the state, in communities like Manistee, Portland and Detroit's Eastern Market, where local property owners are redefining downtowns by reviving upper floor residences.
Staff
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
If you haven't had a chance to take a peek at the exhibitions within the Eli and Edythe Broad museum, or more of the structure itself, here's your chance to understand what your missing!
Shannon Nobles
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
We’ve been anticipating the opening of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on MSU’s campus for months now, and the time has finally come! The $40-million museum opened to the public on Sunday, Nov. 11, and even in its short reign as the hub of contemporary art and architecture in the southeastern part of the state, it has had quite an impact on the Capital region.
Staff
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
'Tis the season to be jolly, right? And in order for us to oblige, we all need to take a little hiatus to enjoy the holidays! With that, we bid you adieu for 2012, and we'll hopefully (if the world doesn't end, of course) be back with more local lovin' goodness on January 9, 2013! Happy holidays from the team at Capital Gains!
Suban Nur Cooley
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Capital Gains will be celebrating local entrepreneurs this month at the fourth LAUNCHED event - the last of our Speaker Series for 2012! See you at the State News Tech Center in downtown East Lansing this Thurs.!
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.
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.
Suban Nur Cooley
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Want to know how Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are making the Capital region (and the world!) a better place? Join us this Thursday for our November speaker series to hear from innovative women working in STEM.
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
How big of a deal is a bike lane? For the Westside Commercial Association, the recent changes to Saginaw shake out to a lot more than a line on the road. Learn how the long-fought volunteer effort to bring a bike lane to one of Lansing's busiest thoroughfares is also the kick-off to a new redevelopment effort on the Westside.
Andrea Kerbuski
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
From the nonprofit environment to a global IT company, people from all backgrounds and industries are exercising their fashion freedom in the Capital region. So, put down your Vogue magazine and see what a few locals are wearing to work this season.
Dawn Gorman
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Stephanie Reuter has melded her expertise and passion to create Grow. Cook. Learn., her exciting new Lansing business that uses a hands-on approach to teach kids about community, gardening, and cooking.