By Sophia Saliby (via WKAR-MSU)
Downtown Lansing’s Nelson Gallery is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week.
The art gallery on Washington Square has hosted fifteen exhibitions and work from dozens of local artists since 2021. A reception celebrating the milestone is taking place Friday, March 20 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
LANSING, Mich. - Midtown Brewing Company is a locally owned brewery in the heart of Downtown Lansing, Michigan.
Midtown features 40 taps that they serve daily, alongside their own classic house beers and a vast variety of Michigan base beer, cider and mead.
This Lansing staple also features a full scratch-kitchen with a delicious variety of burgers, sandwiches, appetizers, salads, wraps, seasonal rotating soups, along with a rotating scratch-made cheesecake.
By Kristen Matthews (via 97.5 NOW FM)
The tulips are starting to come out. The shelves at the store are lined with a million milk chocolate bunnies and brightly colored eggs. You know what that means: Easter is just around the corner.
By Capital Area District Libraries (via Lansing State Journal)
It’s Women’s History Month and Capital Area District Libraries’ expert recommenders have selected six great titles that highlight the roles of women throughout history.
Whether fiction or nonfiction, these picks are well-researched views into the past.
When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin
LANSING — A counter-service Cajun boil restaurant is poised to open in a 3,000-square-foot storefront on South Washington Square where Grand Traverse Pie Company closed more than 2½ years ago.
Sea LeVeaux could open downtown at 200 S. Washington Square by April, owner Antwan Johnson said, “and if it takes a little longer, we’re fine with that.”
By Kristen Matthews (via WITL 100.7)
It looks like another Lansing restaurant is one step closer to opening.
If you’ve been to Downtown Lansing recently, then you’ll have noticed there’s an update to the business landscape: Sea Leveaux has its signage up!
Downtown Lansing Inc. (DLI) is excited to announce a paid Marketing and Events Internship opportunity for students ready to roll up their sleeves and gain real-world experience in a fast-paced, community-driven environment. Based in the heart of Michigan’s Downtown, this part-time, flexible position offers the chance to work directly with DLI’s Marketing and Brand Specialist and Events and Outreach Manager to help tell the stories, promote the businesses, and support the events that make Downtown Lansing vibrant and unique.
By Leo V. Kaplan (via Lansing City Pulse)
Lansing Public Media Center founding director Dom Cochran likes to call a new membership to the center “the best deal in town.” That is to say, after the introductory all-day class (with a free lunch) and 2TB data card given to members, the center has already lost money.
“We charge the $50 so you feel some ownership, and like you have some skin in the game, right?” Cochran said. “But it’s actually heavily subsidized. We don’t make money off it, obviously. We lose money.”
