NOW HIRING ELECTION WORKERS FOR UPCOMING 2014 ELECTIONS

 Application Deadline is March 31 
 
Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope is seeking qualified individuals to work on upcoming 2014 Election Days on May 6th, August 5th, and November 4th. This is a great opportunity to perform a needed service and earn $120 or more per Election Day. The deadline to submit an application to work all three dates is Monday, March 31.

Read More

News Spotlight: “Nightingales” Fundraiser for the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival to Take Place March 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Avenue Café in Lansing’s downtown will be the backdrop for “Nightingales: An intimate Evening with Lansing’s Ladies of Jazz” – a fundraiser for the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival (SSJF) taking place on Friday, March 21 from 7-9 p.m.

 

Read More

News Spotlight: Shooting on Cedar and Holmes Near Barbershop

 Charge(s) were issued on the 41 year old Lansing man Arthur Lee Hall. Arraignment was in 54-A District court in front of Magistrate Millmore on the following charge(s).

 
 

Read More

Michigan Business: “Hats” Off to Stormy Kromer Caretaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Rick Garcia

 

Without a doubt this will be one of the harshest winter on record.  Bob Jacquart, CEO  of Jacquart Fabric Products, maker of Stormy Kromer wear. He is standing in front of one of the many collages at the factory. Photo by Rick Garcia

Read More

Michigan Travel: History on Display: The Ella Sharp Museum

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Ella Sharp Museum’s  50th anniversary approaching the museum is still meeting the challenge of bringing the visual arts and the area’s history to visitors through exhibits, community festivals and outreach programs.   Courtesy photo

 

Read More

Movie Review: “The Lego Movie”

  Studio:   Warner Bros. (1hr. 40 min.)

Plot:   An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Cast:   Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Shaquille O’Neal
Rating:     PG
Bottom Line:     ****

Read More