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LANSING, MI — The Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, Silver Leaf Lodge #534/ Capitol City Temple #308, 5334 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lansing, Michigan traveled to Pontiac, Michigan for their Annual Michigan State Association Elks Convention, June 14, 2005-June 19, 2005.
The Arab American National Museum is located in the City of Dearborn, right across the street from City Hall, on the corner of Neckel and Michigan Avenue.
John Cena of World Wrestler Entertainment is having a good year.
Robert M. Gordon researching “Underground” history in Michigan.
Left: The Banyan Gallery at 1208 Turner St., Old Town, Lansing. Contemporary fine art. Painting, sculpture, glass,
photography and mixed media by Banyan’s twenty-two resident artists. Home and office décor. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tue.-Sun. and by appointment. (517) 371-4600.
Below: Artist, Noel Skiba captures the importance of the opening of the gallery on canvas.
Born and raised in the city of angels, Mark Machado AKA Mr. Cartoon has become the most sought after tattoo artist by those in the music industry. Everyone in Mr. Cartoon’s neighborhood had a nickname so he was dubbed Cartoon as it both matched his personality and the fact that he lived and breathed art. Mr. Cartoon had been drawing his whole life. As a kid he was paid for his art and at the age of 16 he was known in all of Southern California for his work on low-rider murals.
Professional landscaper Cliff Both, owner of Authentic Lawn & Tree in Cedar, Michigan, had a close encounter with a buried gas line early in his career that convinced him of the dangers of unsafe digging. He now calls MISS DIG to request staking before starting any job.
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and tribal leaders signing accord to expand economic strength on both sides.
Give the lady credit.
That lady of course, is Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm. And the credit actually goes to the Governor and the Legislative Black Caucus for their persistence and ingenuity in trying to find creative ways to bring down the scandalously high insurance rates residents of urban areas through out the state must pay simply because of where they live.
The adult child of an interracial couple dedicates a website to educating people about the Supreme Court decision that allowed his parents to marry.