It’s a new year, new you, and Downtown Lansing is excited to embrace the new changes in your life for 2025! Check out this list of local businesses that may fit perfectly into your New Year’s resolution. Tag #DowntownLansing in your social media posts as you make progress throughout the year!
Fitness
- Take Up Yoga: Firefly Hot Yoga Barre offers dim lights, amazing music, and no judgment as you work on your fitness goals. The studio is located at 118 S. Washington Square, above Kewpees. Also, Clover Joy Collective, a Black- and woman-owned store for the spiritually curious and a wellness center, recently moved into the same space! A great place to start your wellness journey.
- Get Involved With a Gym: State of Fitness focuses on treating every client equally and training them like an athlete. Regardless of age or fitness level, strength-based training helps everybody achieve their goals. They are located at 154 S. Larch.
Healthy Eating
- Explore Vegan Food: Stop into VegHead (located at 208 S. Washington Square) for healthy, plant-based lunch and dinner options.
- Try Some Healthier Options: Get your sushi fix at AnQi Sushi Express, located at 111 E. Allegan St., from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
Learn a New Skill
- Take Woodworking Classes: Tiny Bit of Wood is an environmentally conscious wood art and furniture school and retail store. They have various classes for children and adults! Check them out at 507 E. Shiawassee St., right next door to Sparrow Bloom!
- Perfect Your Cooking and Baking Skills: Sweet Encounters Bakery & Cafe is also your all-in space to learn and develop your cooking and baking skills in 2025. They are located inside the Knapp’s Building at 300 S. Washington Square.
- Take Up Journaling: Dear Ollie & Co. offers great stationery workshops throughout the year. They also have a Monthly Journaling Meet-Up on the first Thursday of every month, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for a casual after-work journaling session.
Self-Care
- Start a New Book: Set your reading goal for 2024 by picking up a new book (or three!) at A Novel Concept. They are located at 222 S. Washington Square and are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
- Get Pampered: Get your eyebrows waxed or micro-bladed at Behold Beauty, located at 110 W. Washtenaw Ave., Suite 100.
- Book Your Next Trip: Make an appointment at Craig Corey Vacations to book your next vacation and take some time for yourself. Located at 215 S. Washington Square, Craig specializes in arranging luxury travel, including cruises, tours, beach vacations, and more.
- Book a Massage: Book yourself a day of self-care with Element Massage’s friendly staff, who offer a wide spectrum of therapeutic bodywork services. Located in the Atrium Building, 215 S. Washington Sq., Suite A, Lansing, MI 48933, Element Massage offers four therapy rooms, each themed as different biomes using specific lighting, sounds, and decor to give a sense of being out in nature as clients receive top-rated massages.
- Sweeten Your Self-Care: Sylvia’s Sudsery is the perfect place to upgrade your self-care journey! The shop, specializing in soaps, bath bombs, and other luxury personal care products, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and is located at 223 S. Washington Square.
- Get Some New Ink: If you’re ready to add some new artwork to your skin, Devils Day Tattoo has got your back! The shop is located at 329 S. Washington Square and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.
If you’re still looking for the perfect New Year’s resolutions, why not commit to supporting local all year long in 2025? Find new businesses each week that you can show your support and thank for helping make our community such a vibrant, fun place! Regardless of what your resolution is, Downtown Lansing has what you need to achieve it. Happy 2025!
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