City Spotlight

Dapper Dads Challenge!

Jun 24, 2010Column

Wow! What a fun concept, Sparrow’s Women Working Wonders (W3) has hit a home run for sure! The first annual Dapper Dads Challenge event was held Thursday evening, June 10,…

The Greater Lansing Food Bank’s Empty Plate Dinner

May 26, 2010

Whenever you gather 600 people in support of an event, you know you are going to have an impact. At this year’s Empty Plate Dinner, the Greater Lansing Food Bank…

7th Annual Capital Area Humane Society Fur Ball: A Furry Tail Evening

Apr 27, 2010Column

Transforming Eagle Eye Gold Club into an enchanted forest is no easy task. But that is exactly what transpired Saturday evening, April 17, 2010. Vases of twisty branches covered with…

MSU Federal Credit Union’s Student Art Exhibition

Feb 24, 2010Column

Since I’ve had the opportunity to write this column, I’ve covered many great events. Many of them have been fundraisers. This time, it’s purely an art exhibition.
Like many of…

She Laughs

Jan 27, 2010

She Laughs performer Kathie Dunbar
The last stand-up comedy show I went to was a performance at the prominent comedy club The Second City in Toronto in eighth grade. I…

Sparrow’s 84th Charity Ball

Jan 6, 2010Column

Not many events in any community have the long and storied tradition of Lansing’s Charity Ball. For 84 years, the Charity Ball has survived war, depression, bad weather and any…

15th Annual Ele’s Place Fall Reception

Dec 29, 2009Column

Ele’s Place is a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to create awareness of and support for grieving children and their families. Because death crosses all religious, cultural and economic…

Laugh Out Loud at BoarsHead Theater

Nov 25, 2009Column

Are you a fan of improvisation theater? If so, I hope you attended BoarsHead Theater’s annual fundraiser. It was held on the evening of September 22, 2009, and featured a…

The Spartan Marching Band for Kids Concert

Nov 23, 2009

The stage was set, the Sunday afternoon sun was warm and white pillars lined the driveway. Red, white and blue streamers and stars moved in the light wind. This was…

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