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A newspaper for the rest of us. We’re a Lansing, MI-based independent weekly newspaper specializing in local news, politics, arts & entertainment.

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City Pulse@CityPulse
24 Nov 2025
Barnes & Noble is back in Frandor — and this time, it’s hyper-local. The new store features Lansing authors, Michigan true-crime favorites, a cozy room-style layout, and a staff that already knows what local readers love. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Frandor Barnes & Noble opens with local focus – Lansing City Pulse

Once upon a time, every Barnes & Noble location ordered essentially the same books. That’s no longer so. As part of a strategy shift that began in 2018 and has seen the store turn …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
23 Nov 2025
On freezing nights at Sleepy Hollow State Park, Barb Barton sets up her telescope and disappears into the universe. From comets and auroras to galaxies millions of light-years away, she’s capturing breathtaking images right here in mid-Michigan. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…

Song of the stars – Lansing City Pulse

On a cold, clear Monday evening in early November, two Subarus rendezvoused in an otherwise empty parking lot at Sleepy Hollow State Park, about 20 minutes’ drive north of Lansing. The sun …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
22 Nov 2025
There’s been a lot of emotional moments at MSU Opera Theatre — and for good reason. Composer Ricky Ian Gordon is on campus mentoring students for this weekend’s production of The Grapes of Wrath, and his powerful music has everyone in tears. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…

Never out of date – Lansing City Pulse

There’s been a lot of off-script crying at recent Michigan State University Opera Theatre rehearsals Ricky Ian Gordon, one of America’s most celebrated theater and opera composers, …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
21 Nov 2025
Michigan’s hitting pause on big corporate handouts after the SOAR and Gotion backlash. Now lawmakers are pushing a new plan letting companies keep part of their workers’ income tax. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Next up: Building Michigan’s next business tax cut – Lansing City Pulse

The governor and lawmakers are done giving a few corporations buckets of cash to come to Michigan. Millions to Gotion, a Chinese-owned company? The public backlash is a little too toasty …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
20 Nov 2025
A $1M vision is taking shape downtown: Devil’s Day Tattoo is redeveloping three historic buildings into a larger studio, a community space, retail, and affordable housing—powered by OPRA support and LEDC guidance. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…
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City Pulse@CityPulse
19 Nov 2025
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City Pulse@CityPulse
16 Nov 2025
Hela’s Kitchen has found a new home! 🌮 After two years in the Lansing Mall food court, Angelita Cabrera and her husband Pedro opened a standalone Tex-Mex spot on West Saginaw on Oct. 4. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Hard work pays off for owners of Hela’s Kitchen – Lansing City Pulse

When Famous Taco moved out of its West Saginaw location in 2023, one of Angelita Cabrera’s friends told her it would be the perfect standalone spot for her restaurant, Hela’s Kitchen. …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
15 Nov 2025
What does freedom look like from inside a prison cell? MSU’s “Bridging Walls [–] Different Worlds” exhibit lets visitors experience life inside Michigan’s prisons through art and poetry by incarcerated people. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Artworks break free from behind bars – Lansing City Pulse

People who have never been inside a prison might imagine that life inside is a daily fight for physical survival, like it is on shows like “Oz” or “The Mayor of Kingstown.” To …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
14 Nov 2025
While most politicians traded blame during the nation’s longest government shutdown, Will Lawrence grabbed a sleeping bag and headed to the corner of Walnut and Ottawa in Lansing — right outside U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett’s office. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…

How will Lawrence win a congressional seat? – Lansing City Pulse

The standard political response during the nation’s longest federal government shutdown? Your standard rhetorical game. (Insert Democrat here) accused (insert Republican here) of …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
13 Nov 2025
After more than 150 years in an unmarked grave, Obediah Sheldon — a veteran of the War of 1812 — finally has a headstone at Lansing’s historic Mount Hope Cemetery. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

160 years later, local veteran’s service honored – Lansing City Pulse

Obediah Sheldon’s marble headstone, in mint condition, stands out amid the historic Mount Hope Cemetery’s field of graying granite. It looks nothing like the other stones dated in …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
12 Nov 2025
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City Pulse@CityPulse
11 Nov 2025
AxMiTax’s plan to eliminate property taxes in Michigan is sinking fast. Experts say replacing $17–$19B in local revenue isn’t feasible, and signature collectors are behind schedule. Tax reform sounds good—until the math hits. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Death has come for the AxMiTax ballot initiative – Lansing City Pulse

The AxMiTax ballot initiative to put a property tax elimination proposal before voters in 2026 is taking on water. Circulators have run through the 180-day window during which they needed to …

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City Pulse@CityPulse
10 Nov 2025
Lansing’s heat could soon come from a data center! Deep Green’s new project will donate excess server heat to BWL, cutting fuel use and boosting efficiency. Sustainable tech meets downtown innovation. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…

Proposed downtown data center focused on sustainability – Lansing City Pulse

Expert: If we are committed to data centers, heat donation is a better way The heat flowing through 10 miles of pipe underneath downtown Lansing is generated by natural gas. But come 2027, …

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Anna Hill steps into Jo March’s shoes in Riverwalk Theatre’s “Little Women” — and admits she’s never read the novel! Expect family, friendship, and a little zany fun, plus a chance to give back with a food drive during the show. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Riverwalk serves up ‘Little Women’ for the modern era – Lansing City Pulse

Anna Hill, the lead in Riverwalk Theatre’s upcoming production of “Little Women,” confessed that she’s never read the original novel. As a young adult, she was more into …

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Everything at Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant is made fresh, from the plethora of entrées, like the chicken chimichanga dinner, to the basket of warm tortilla chips and accompanying salsa you get upon arriving at your table. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Pablo’s fresh Mexican food is worth the potential wait – Lansing City Pulse

Since the pandemic, I’ve made a personal rule to never go out to eat on a Friday night. It’s not just the fear of getting sick; not everyone has the patience for long wait times. However, …

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Love, legacy, and a lifetime of jazz. This Sunday, the Jazz Alliance of Mid-Michigan honors Gregg Hill and Lois Mummaw — two pillars of the Lansing jazz scene whose passion, generosity, and groove have kept the music (and the community) alive. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…?

Full circle – Lansing City Pulse

There’s a sweet moment in a jazz tune when the soloists have all had their say, the energy is reaching a peak, and the band roars back to reprise the “head.” There’s no …

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The new issue of City Pulse is out now — available online and on stands today! lansingcitypulse.com/eeditio…
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From prison walls to painted walls. At 71, Lansing artist Martín Vargas completed a breathtaking 34-foot mural inside the Ingham County Parole Office — a visual story of transformation from incarceration to freedom. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…

Masterpiece in the parole office – Lansing City Pulse

The mid-October sun stole past the blinds of the Ingham County Parole Office on Lansing’s south side. Martín Vargas sat silently in a hard chair, his back to the window, making use of …

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Lansing’s newest riverfront gem is here! 🎶🐟 Artist Brian Whitfield rappelled over the Grand River to finish his mural — part of the new Fish Ladder Music Park, a $3.6M upgrade to the Brenke Fish Ladder. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…

Entertainment returns to Brenke Fish Ladder with the opening of Fish Ladder Music Park – Lansing...

The giant crane he rented wasn’t going to cut it, so muralist Brian Whitfield had to learn how to rappel to paint his latest vision, dangling by ropes above the Grand River this summer. …

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Lansing artist Jozefa Rogocki turns eggs into intricate stories of Slavic heritage. 🥚🎨 Now, she’s been honored with a Midwest Culture Bearer Award for her work preserving the pysanky tradition. lansingcitypulse.com/stories…
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