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Rachel Susan Greco @GrecoatLSJ

Lansing State Journal reporter, mom, disabled, coffee junkie, author Random Acts of Kindness. Retweet’s aren’t endorsements. Email me at rgreco@lsj.com

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'Carrying on a legacy.' Old bars in Lansing area offer nostalgia, history lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

'Carrying on a legacy.' Old bars in Lansing area offer nostalgia, history

From Corey's to Stober's, we asked the owners of five of the Lansing area's historic bars what it takes to care for them and honor their history.

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MSU Research Foundation plans $20M headquarters in East Lansing lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

MSU Research Foundation plans $20M headquarters in East Lansing

The MSU Research Foundation plans to spend $20 million to establish a new headquarters on the university's East Lansing campus.

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Mason Big Boy to close after nearly 50 years. Property to be sold lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Mason Big Boy to close after nearly 50 years. Property to be sold

Mason Big Boy, a restaurant that's been a community mainstay for nearly five decades, will close permanently, and the property is being sold.

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Vacant Old Chicago Pizza may be demolished for new business in Okemos lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

Vacant Old Chicago Pizza may be demolished for new business in Okemos

A former Old Chicago Pizza Taproom that's sat vacant at the corner of Marsh Road and West Grand River Avenue for two years may be demolished.

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New coffee shop chain to open in Lansing. Here's what we know lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

New coffee shop chain to open in Lansing. Here's what we know

Scooter's Coffee, a Nebraska-based coffee shop chain, will open its first Lansing area location in a former Biggby Coffee off East Michigan Avenue.

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7 Brew coffee drive-thru location proposed in Delta Township lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

7 Brew coffee drive-thru location proposed in Delta Township

Arkansas-based drive-thru coffee chain 7 Brew has proposed its second Lansing area location near Interstate 96 and Saginaw Highway in Delta Township.

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Pinball Pete’s denies claim it refused job application for petite woman lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

Pinball Pete’s denies claim it refused job application for petite woman

The East Lansing business denies claims that a manager at the arcade refused to give a job application to a woman because she was petite.

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Longtime East Lansing restaurant Coral Gables to close permanently lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Longtime East Lansing restaurant Coral Gables to close permanently

Coral Gables, a longtime East Lansing restaurant with a lengthy history and loyal following, will close permanently at the end of June.

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More than 100 new low-income apartments ready to open in downtown Lansing lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

More than 100 new low-income apartments ready to open in downtown Lansing

Riverview 220 and Grand Vista Place in downtown have been in the works since early 2025. The $41 million project's completion was marked this week.

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Lansing area gains rock climbing gym, 3 restaurants in May lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Lansing area gains rock climbing gym, 3 restaurants in May

The Lansing area gained nearly a half dozen new retailers and restaurants in May. It also lost a coffee shop. A look at what opened and closed in May.

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Baseball remains Josh Lucier's sanctuary after being shot on a baseball field three years ago lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Baseball remains Josh Lucier's sanctuary after being shot on a baseball field three years ago

Haslett's Josh Lucier found peace and recovery in baseball, despite being shot after a game while playing for Olivet in 2023.

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Couch: Kevin Guskiewicz's departure an unnecessary blow to MSU, which loses momentum and maybe more lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

Couch: Kevin Guskiewicz's departure an unnecessary blow to MSU, which loses momentum and maybe more

Kevin Guskiewicz’s untimely exit from MSU is a blow to the university’s momentum, stability and reputation. And could have significant ramifications.

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Popular Lansing area food truck owner buys former diner in Bath lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

Popular Lansing area food truck owner buys former diner in Bath

Krystal Jackson started Krystal's Kitchen, her soul food driven food truck. seven years ago. Now she's preparing to open her own restaurant.

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Lansing developer Paul Gentilozzi has extensive, unique car collection worth millions lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Lansing developer Paul Gentilozzi has extensive, unique car collection worth millions

An estimated 75 cars worth millions of dollars fill a warehouse in downtown Lansing. Owner Paul Gentilozzi has been collecting them for years.

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Pop-culture retailer BoxLunch to open soon at Meridian Mall lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Pop-culture retailer BoxLunch to open soon at Meridian Mall

BoxLunch, a retail chain that sells a mix of pop culture-themed clothing, accessories, home goods and novelty items will open in the Meridian Mall.

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One war, two families. How a Dutch family adopted fallen Lansing hero lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

One war, two families. How a Dutch family adopted fallen Lansing hero

In the 1980s, Huub Bessems' family started caring for Lansing's Hubert Thane Bauman II's grave. Now, the two families are connected across the globe.

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Delta Township postpones vote on rezoning for 100 new homes lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Delta Township postpones vote on rezoning for 100 new homes

A decision on whether to rezone just under 50 vacant acres of farmland on the west side of Delta Township for 100 new homes has been postponed.

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National chain Total Wine & More plans new Lansing location lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

National chain Total Wine & More plans new Lansing location

Total Wine & More, a national chain of alcohol stores, plans to open a new store in Lansing. The stores carry 8,000 wines as well as spirits and beer.

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2 new restaurants moving into former Bobcat Bonnie's Lansing location lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

2 new restaurants moving into former Bobcat Bonnie's Lansing location

Two small, locally owned restaurants that share a space in East Lansing will expand their reach this summer with second locations in Lansing.

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3 months after fire, Tipsy Nickel owners talk restoration, reopening lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @lsjnews

3 months after fire, Tipsy Nickel owners talk restoration, reopening

From the outside, the Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille doesn't seem to have changed much since a Valentine's Day fire. Inside, recovery is underway.

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Michigan State grad to open East Lansing Asian-inspired dessert shop lansingstatejournal.com/stor… via @LSJNews

Michigan State grad to open East Lansing Asian-inspired dessert shop

A Michigan State University graduate will open the Lansing area's first Mochinut location, an Asian-inspired dessert shop, near campus this summer.

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