November 15, 2024

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The Creole Gallery is the Place to “B”

Rina Risper05 mins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The B-Spot is the place for laughter and words of wisdom. The Creole Gallery in Lansing now has a monthly comedy and poetry show.

 
Presents Open Mic Night Comedy and Poety
 
Saturday 
April, 17, 2010 and May 22, 2010
 
Creole Gallery
1218 Turner Street
Lansing, MI 48906
517-862-1553
 
Ena Busby (pictured in the black shirt), the daughter of Robert Busby “Mayor of Old Town”, who was murdered in 2007.  Robert Busby owned the Creole Gallery prior to his death.    
 
Photo by Roxanne Firth

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Fast Facts: Do It Yourself Car Repair-at the Library!

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 

 

 

 

In today’s economy, people are looking for ways to stretch their hard-earned dollars. One method is to extend the life of your car or truck by doing repairs yourself.  

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AboutThatCar.com: Buick LaCrosse – World Class

Rina Risper06 mins

DETROIT, MI  – Buick just might pull it off. That is reclaim its place as a premium brand that American car buyers aspire to own. The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is why I make that statement.
The car looks good. One of its exterior styling cues was a very subtle swept line that extends from the corner of the headlights to the corner of the tail lamps and reminded me of Buicks past.

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Communities Able to Track Percentage of Households Mailing Back 2010 Census Forms

Rina Risper03 mins

 

 
With most 2010 Census questionnaires having arrived last week by mail for 120 million households, the U.S. Census Bureau will launch new interactive Google Maps showing initial mail participation rates.

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AboutThatCar.com: Ford Taurus SHO – All Season Performance

Rina Risper07 mins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had just finished a radio interview and continued to throw stuff in a bag to head here and attend the auto show. I looked out the window, saw a few flurries of snow and thought I’d better get out of Detroit then, it was supposed to snow all day.

 

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MoJo’s Table-for-Two Reviews: CLADDAGH IRISH PUB – EASTWOOD TOWNE CENTER

Rina Risper05 mins

 Michele and John Oliver are two graduate students who love food.  Welcome them by emailing your favorite restaurants to www.tncp@comcast.net

 

 

 

CLADDAGH IRISH PUB – EASTWOOD TOWNE CENTER

 
2900 Towne Center Blvd., Lansing, MI 48912
517-484-2523
Price Range: From $10.99 – $19.99 for entrees
Impeccably clean with excellent customer service
 
[Mo:] The Claddagh Irish Pub in Eastwood was an unexpected treat for me on a cold winter night. 

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Retire Smart: Recession Darkens the Retirement Outlook for Women

Rina Risper07 mins

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services
 
Janice Johnson left her job as a managing director at a major New York financial services company at age 49 to start her own executive training business. Almost immediately, that plan was sidetracked when her mother became seriously ill with the West Nile virus. Traveling to Mississippi-where her mother lived-to provide care became Johnson’s main occupation for the next two years.
 

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Michigan is on The Right “Trac”: Helping Small Businesses

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 

 

Roundtable Discussion on Small Businesses at Lansing Community College:  (Scott Guernsey, HR Component; Brent Knight, President of Lansing Community College; Linda Hundt,  Sweetie-licious Bakery Cafe; Dave Adams, Michigan Credit Union League CEO; George Wood, Home Energy Audits;  Governor Jennifer M. Granholm; Andy Otteman, Parnunu, LLC; Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press; Nancy Boese, Michigan Small Business Technology Development Center Region 7 regional director and Greg Main, President and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO. Photo by Adam DeLong

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2010 Most Influential & Interesting

Rina Risper01 mins

During the entire year prior to this edition, we are looking  for people who are doing great things in our community.  They may or may not be on your radar but to The New Citizens Press they provide value to our community.  We also realize that there are others who you think belong in “The Most Influential and Interesting” column.  We are willing to consider anyone regardless of race, affiliations, education or socioeconomic background.

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2010 Most Influential & Interesting: Willye Bryan

Rina Risper011 mins

Willye Bryan, Research Technician with the Department of Entomology, Pesticide Alternatives Laboratory, Michigan State University and President of The Lansing Area African American Genealogy Society (LAAAGS)

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