When summer arrives in Michigan’s capital region, you can feel the shift right away. The days stretch longer, the energy picks up and suddenly the calendar fills with reasons to get out and celebrate. In Greater Lansing, summer doesn’t just show up, it shows off.
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The city of Lansing celebrated the start of Pride Month Monday with a flag raising ceremony.
Local leaders gathered Monday afternoon to celebrate raising of the intersex-inclusive progress Pride flag above Lansing City Hall. Lansing Mayor Andy Schor said putting the rainbow flag up is “tremendously important.”
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LANSING, Mich. — Today is a big day for the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing as it gets ready to open a brand new, permanent exhibit. The new exhibit is called “Assembled in Lansing: Building a Workforce. Building a Union”.
Sometime around 1 pm on Sunday, with about 100 fans gathered inside the Lansing Center, a chant broke out from the Ohio Roller Derby cheering section.
“I say ‘Rat’! You say ‘Chet’!”
“RAT-”
With cheeky grins, the crowd replied “CHET”, sounding suspiciously like the sh-word.
It’s hard to find a good lobster roll in the area. The few restaurants that serve them only do so for a limited time. One of these places is Babe’s Corner, which recently moved into the downtown Strange Matter Coffee. In an area where there’s a sandwich shop on almost every corner, Babe’s new summer menu brings a taste of the coast to patrons seeking more than just your average hoagie.
Downtown Lansing’s summer music season invites residents and visitors alike to slow down, get outside, and enjoy warm evenings filled with live music.
From the laid-back setting of the City of Lansing’s Concerts in the Park to the riverfront ambiance of the Grand Concert Series and the lively downtown atmosphere of Nelson Gallery’s Live Music Thursdays, each event offers the perfect opportunity to unwind, gather with friends, and take in the sounds of the season.
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Lansing Housing Commission will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the completion of two major housing developments in downtown Lansing.
Combined, the projects add more than 100 apartments to the city, including dozens designated as affordable housing. They are the first new housing developments built by the commission in more than 20 years.
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Fresh off hosting their Pride Prom last Saturday, the Salus Center, a 2SLGBTQIA+ community center, says they are gearing up for a packed summer.
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Lansing’s new Public Media Center and Ovation Center opened Friday in downtown Lansing.
The center is located on South Washington Avenue near the intersection of Lenawee Street.
Officials say the facility will serve as a gathering space for artists, musicians, students and music lovers in the community.
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LANSING, Mich. - Live music will return to downtown Lansing this summer as the 2026 Grand Concert Series gets underway.
The free, family-friendly concert series will feature a lineup of musical acts on select Thursday evenings from June through August.
All concerts will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lansing Center’s Riverfront Plaza.
