On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews: Hopdoddy Burger Bar

    Hopdoddy Burger Bar
    1400 S. Congress Avenue
    Austin, TX
    Price Range: From $5.00 – $9.00
    Sleek, urban atmosphere with great customer service

    Our two reviewers were in burger heaven at this hopping Austin, Texas joint!

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    Eco-friendly Fashion-Take old pieces and make them new!

    By Ashia Sims

    I know I’m always talking about stores like Target, Walmart and Dots when it comes to finding great clothes at reasonable prices. Well there is another way you can update your wardrobe without spending much or any money at all; closet shopping.

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    Your Other 8 Hours: Skimps and Splurges for Starting a Business

    By Robert Pagliarini,
    Tribune Media Services

    There are few things in life as exhilarating as starting a business in your free time. Your day job may provide you with some satisfaction and energy, but it’s nothing like the shot in the arm you can get when you focus your strengths and skills on starting a business that gives you passion and purpose.

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      News Spotlight: Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Environment Receive $500,000 Federal Grant to Expand Hunting Access Program

      LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and
      Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) today
      announced that the  agencies have been awarded a $500,000 federal grant
      to enhance the state’s Hunter Access Program (HAP) with an emphasis on
      Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) land and more
      opportunities for youth hunting.

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      Special News Spotlight: Laying to Rest the Eady Family – Fatal Car Crash on 10-10-2010

      Lansing, MI — November 17, 2010-  The Eady family has arrived back home in Lansing, MI.  Surviving family members: mother, Aretha Eady, daughter, Sophia and son, Charles, Jr. are doing miraculously better.

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      News Spotlight: College job market to see slight rebound

      EAST LANSING, Mich. — The national job market for college graduates should rebound slightly next year as many large corporations end hiring freezes and small, fast-growth companies continue helping reshape the economy, according to Michigan State University’s 2010-11 Recruiting Trends report.

       

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      News Spotlight: CATA SERVICE CHANGES FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

      Lansing, MI—In observance of Thanksgiving Day, the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) will conclude all MSU campus bus service at 11:30PM on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.  All other CATA routes and services will conclude at their regular time on Wednesday.
       

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      News Spotlight: Kwanzaa Intellectual-Fest

      In December, MSU-AAAS’s speaker series “Re-negotiating Meaning in Black Studies Today” will present an event that advances knowledge about an African American holiday, Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community, culture and consciousness.

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      News Spotlight: Detroit’s urban farms could provide a majority of fruits and vegetables for local residents

      EAST LANSING, Mich. — Transforming vacant urban lots into farms and community gardens could provide Detroit residents with a majority of their fruits and vegetables.

      As city officials ponder proposals for urban farms, a Michigan State University study indicates that a combination of urban farms, community gardens, storage facilities and hoop houses — greenhouses used to extend the growing season – could supply local residents with more than 75 percent of their vegetables and more than 40 percent of their fruits.

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      News Spotlight: Lansing Workers’ Center Recognizes Wage Theft

      During a national week of action concerning wage theft, the Lansing Workers’ Center, continues to empower workers to stand up for their rights. Since opening its doors last Labor Day, the Lansing Workers’ Center and has been talking to workers about wage theft, unemployment claims, and everything in between.

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