Juice Nation … Another Kind of Grand Slam
Tameko Richard wanted to create a place in Lansing where people could buy healthy smoothies. After five years of development, she and her husband, Vernon, opened Juice Nation. Just last month, the smoothie shop celebrated their one year anniversary and introduced new menu items — including some new smoothie flavors — and their new name. The shop, formerly...
Continue ReadingBig Dreams & Big Ideas
It’s always interesting to me when I hear from younger people that they just don’t know what they want to do with their lives. I’ve always had the exact opposite problem. I want to do too much and am always dreaming big. In fact, my friends and family are consistently reminding me that it’s okay to say “no” — every now and then. It’s hard for...
Continue ReadingBack to School: If I Can Do It, So Can You
I’ll just put this out there: I’m not someone who’s all that fond of taking risks or switching up my routine. So when I decided to go back to school to earn my MBA at the age of — well, we don’t need to get specific, but let’s just say it’d been a little while since I’d last attended college — I knew I was in for a major challenge. But I’m...
Continue ReadingWith a Capital EM: Dare to Dream … Even if it Doesn’t Pay the Bills
I am not good with money. Wait, let me rephrase that. When I have money I am super great at spending it. The concept of money and — more importantly — a budget, however, has always been kind of lost on me. I see, I want, I buy. So, it’s really no surprise that when a professor my freshman year of college warned a class of about 200 future journalists...
Continue ReadingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
It all ends. For Harry Potter fans all over the world, this film marks our last big hurrah. I was privileged to be part of a generation of children who grew up right along with the characters. When book seven was released, we still had the films to look forward to — that little bit of hope to keep our imaginations alive, and hold onto our childhoods. Now...
Continue ReadingEvents for August 2011
NOW THROUGH AUGUST — Gemstone Mining, St. Johns. The kids will enjoy mining for their own gemstones at Uncle John’s Mining Company alongside the 40-foot operational slues. To enjoy this activity, kids will need to purchase a mining bag. Two bag sizes in the gift shop: $4.50-$6.50. Visit www.ujcidermill.com. AUGUST — Just be Yoga, Lansing. Have you ever...
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Recipe Of The Month: Cornbread Casserole
From the kitchen of Jennica Janke of Lansing 1 can corn (white and yellow, super sweet) 1 can cream-style corn 1 cup sour cream 3-4 tbsp butter 1 egg 1 box Jiffy Mix corn muffins Set oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients together in a 2 quart casserole dish. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
Continue ReadingFor Pete’s Take: Dream the Impossible (Day) Dream
Dream (noun) — a succession of images, thoughts or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. Daydream (noun) — a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass and experienced while awake. After reading the two definitions above I asked myself, how can you follow your dreams? You see,...
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Breakfast in a Barn? You Bet!
The Mexican Breakfast Burrito at Blondies. Blondie’s Barn is kitschy and cute, but the real buzz is their fantastic breakfasts. Located in Haslett, Blondie’s Barn is just that, a red barn mashed into a suburban strip mall. You walk in and you feel like you levitated to Texas — a back road diner in small town Texas. I mean this in a good way. Some...
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The Goal Catcher
On a daily basis, I typically think of maybe 20 things I would love to be doing. And our “would love to be doings” don’t always turn into our “must dos.” When I am able to accomplish one of these fleeting thoughts, it is almost always because it made it to one of my lists. Turning my thoughts into a visualization helps me follow it through. This...
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Lions with a Big Heart
Matthew Sherrod, Aversa Henley Radforn, Valerie Benjamin-Glover, Evelyn Dungey, Bennie Boyd and Yvonne Christopher. While an international organization, there are many traits that make the local district of the Lions Club special. St. Stephen’s Community Church in Lansing is home to the District 11 C-2 branch of the Lions Club in Michigan. Chartered in April...
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