Journalist and author Bryan Gruley began his “Bitterfrost” series out of necessity. “I had to seek a new publisher, and no new publisher was likely to be interested in a series originally published ...

After making a splash on the national scene in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this year, Lansing bluesman Justin Deason and his ...

Ryan Effgen is quick to clarify that “Make Nice” (Knopf $30) isn’t his debut novel. “This is my debut published novel,” he ...

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PetalPop Café, a floral-themed brunch restaurant that opened in March, chose a very clever and fitting location: a former flower shop. Anyone familiar with the Genesee neighborhood will know that up ...

I’ve been thinking about a line from Pulp Fiction where the Wolf says, “Just because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character.” Two hundred and fifty years into the American experiment, ...

Voters didn’t know it, but next week, all three Democratic Congressional candidates were scheduled for televised debate. That debate is now cancelled because, after months of discussion, my Democratic ...

This week marks two and a half centuries since America declared our independence and rejected the tyranny of Great Britain’s king. In the 250 years since, the generations before us have faced ...

Shawn Brock is a member of the tenants’ rights advocacy group “Rent Is Too Damn High”, and he began a town hall on June 24 by condemning sweeps of unhoused people in the area. “You may push somebody, ...

Images from the Historical Society of Greater Lansing’s photo exhibition showing 150 years of protests, celebrations and gatherings at the Michigan state Capitol grounds. The exhibit starts Saturday ...

If you’ve been curious about the “show baseball” experience, head out to Jackson Field Saturday for the nationally touring Boom Ball. Co-ed teams Lucky Llamas and Chaos Crew — comprising former ...