Local & State

For some of the students it was a welcome surprise especially since a tornado that ripped through the Southside of Lansing community where some of the students lived did a lot of damage.

LANSING, MI —    Early Saturday morning 24 students from the Lansing  School District had the opportunity to go on a big back to  school shopping spree compliments of the Lansing Jaycees.

The death of Chauncey Bailey highlights how deadly the news business can be. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) monitors the killings of journalists all over the world. Since they began tracking these deaths in 1992, CPJ found that on average more than three journalists are killed every month in the line of duty.

Local Teams to Run Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day, Enjoy an Irish Festival “Great Lakes Feis” at the Lansing Center, Lansing Bless Fest, Reo Town Music Festival bring WAR during their  “A Salute to Labor… A Salute to You” event, The 6th Annual Angel House Bachelor Auction!,

A clean up project for the Grand River between Lansing’s two dams is scheduled for August 18, 2007 beginning at  10 a.m. Photo courtesy of www.drawdowncleanup.org.    

A list of the participating churches inside…

Stellar Award Winner Vickie Winans returns to the Capitol City, RED HACKER Basketball Tournament, Celebrate Women’s Equality Day, ADOPTION INFORMATION MEETING, Southside Community Showcase Set, CATA Named #1 Transit System in North America

    LANSING, MI — A poetry reading will be held at the Women’s Historical Museum & Hall of Fame located at 213 West Main Street in Lansing on Thursday, August 9, 200 7 from 7-9 p.m. featuring the Old Town poets.  Another  will be held at Shabazz Academy in September.

LANSING, MI — In March a new group emerged from the shadows of City Hall and the Capitol Building in hopes of encouraging everyday people to become more knowledgeable about the services in the community.