Local Focus

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

May 26, 2010

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…

ILPH-MI Run for the Rescue

May 26, 2010

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)…

Civility Counts Luncheon

May 26, 2010

The first Civility Counts Luncheon and Award Ceremony, organized by Mieshel Image Consulting, raised the profile of May as Civility Awareness Month at the Walnut Hills Country Club. Committed to…

June 2010: Tri-County Events

May 26, 2010

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…

Restaurant Review: Mama Bear’s Café

May 26, 2010

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…

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…

The Blessing of Giving: Mark Criss

May 26, 2010

Mark Criss has been providing help to those in need through Lansing’s City Rescue Mission for more than 11 years.  Now, as the executive director, he is spearheading the City…

Artistic Adventurer: Bob Rose

May 26, 2010

Multifaceted adventurer Bob Rose has made Lansing his home for 28 years. Rose grew up in Denver, CO, and first came to Michigan for a job in Essexville. Another job…

Building a Mosaic: Pastor Marvin Williams

May 26, 2010

Trinity Church in Lansing recently added another pastor to its team, Pastor Marvin Williams.
Williams grew up in Chicago, but has lived in Grand Rapids for the past 15 years.…

The Dean of Sports: Tim Staudt Coaches on Community

May 26, 2010Cover Story

No one has been an established figure in Lansing’s public eye longer than Dean of Sports Tim Staudt.
Staudt has been sports anchor at WILX for just under 40 years…

Nonprofit Profile: R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

May 26, 2010

Lansing is home to the only Oldsmobile museum in the world, the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.
As you walk into the museum, the first thing displayed is a statue of…

Teacher of the Year: Rob Stephenson

May 26, 2010

Rob Stephenson’s amazing day was in May 2009. Stephenson was in the running to be Michigan’s Teacher of the Year. Over the School’s intercom it was announced that everyone needed…

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