When Chely Wright was nine, she made a deal with God.
“God, country music is what I want. I’ll go without love, I’ll go without anything, just give me music…
Walkers throughout Lansing embarked on a three mile walk for the Department of Parks and Recreation’s 14th Annual Mayor’s River Walk. Families began at Potter Park Zoo, and made their…
The streets of downtown Potterville were bursting with music, parades and classic cars for the 11th Annual Gizzard Fest. People enjoyed three fun-filled days of amusement rides, lawn mower racing,…
Golfing foursomes gathered at Walnut Hills Golf Club to swing away for Highfields’ 30th Anniversary Golf Outing. This 18-hole scramble raised money for Highfields — a nonprofit organization with a…
The Women’s Center of Greater Lansing had its annual We Can Do it! Women’s 5K Run/Walk/Roll. Women throughout Greater Lansing gathered in Okemos to begin the 5K, which took them…
Seven thousand people congregated at the Capitol to fight for a cure to breast cancer at the largest 5K series of run/walk events in the world: the Susan G. Komen…
Horse lovers celebrated the Kentucky Derby at Run for the Rescue. This signature annual fundraiser supports the work of the International League for the Protection of Horses of Michigan (ILPH-MI)…
Events
June 4 — 15th Annual BWL Chili Cook-off, Lansing. Lansing’s riverfront will again be ablaze with chili. So fire up your taste buds, this year promises to be a…
Old Town is known for the quaint little restaurants that line the streets of Grand River and Turner. Although I hadn’t been to Mama Bear’s before, I was sure I…
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…
Every year, my children make their father breakfast in bed for Father’s Day. Many years, we try to add a present of allowing Dad to eat and read in peace.…