Cadillac ATS for the Snazzy Driver
As the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant prepares to debut the Cadillac ATS, a new compact luxury vehicle, you might be wondering if this is the new car you’ve been waiting for. During a media preview, Capital Area Women’s LifeStyle Magazine was lucky enough to be able to sit down with Kathy Trusty, General Motors quality launch manager for the ATS and...
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Buy your tickets here for CAWLM’s 80s Flashback Fundraiser!
Who: Capital Area Women’s LifeStyle Magazine, community members, business owners, 80s lovers and more. Plus, the popular 80s cover band Starfarm will keep the crowd rockin’ all night long! There will also be finger foods, a cash bar, big-hair station, video game room, poker and much more! What: Second annual 80s Flashback Fundraiser. When: Saturday, March...
Continue ReadingFor Pete’s Take: Matters of the Heart
Okay guys, one of the top five special days for your sweetheart is right around the corner. I’m not talking about the Super Bowl or President’s Day or even Fat Tuesday. I rank this day as the third most important day you can never forget, right behind your wife’s birthday and your wedding anniversary. Yep, it’s Valentine’s Day. They make it easy...
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Recipe of the Month: Homemade Cheese Crackers
From the kitchen of Leonie Hintze. Ingredients 1 cup salted butter, melted 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (for best results, buy a chunk and grate cheese yourself) (important is the equal distribution in 1/3 of each ingredient, you choose how much) 1 egg yolk spices of your choice (basil, caraway seeds, sesame seeds, curry, lemon pepper,...
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Horizon Conference is Your Opportunity
Speak to almost any successful business woman and she’ll tell you that her success was thanks to a number of opportunities. Of course the presence of opportunities does not ensure success; it’s what one does with those opportunities that matters. When Tiffany Dowling, CAWLM publisher and president of Motion Marketing & Media, was presented with the...
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Beyond Entertainment
The cast of "Bare." “We believe in the power of art and using that power to make positive changes,” Artistic Director Dennis Corsi said. Corsi is explaining the mission of Touch Your Soul Productions, a new theater and video production company that is run by Michigan State University students. The idea for Touch Your Soul Productions emerged...
Continue ReadingDating Department: Let me Google that for You
Growing up in the information age I always had a means of finding answers. If Ask Jeeves couldn’t tell me in 1996, it probably wasn’t worth knowing. Today, with smart phones and the wonder of Google, there’s immediacy to unanswered questions. Why on Earth would I go another minute debating the year Sam Cooke died when I could just look it up on my iPhone? There...
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Cleaning for a Reason
Kaitlin Cameron, Ryan Morgan, Darlene Blinn & Saundra Berryhill When Darlene Blinn of Lansing was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time, friends and family wanted to help — as they usually do. Some offered to run errands or cook meals — all extremely nice, except for the fact that it meant that Blinn’s home was going to be visited often....
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Local Women: Wanda Degen
Wanda Degen served as the performance coordinator for the East Lansing Art Festival for 25 years. Although her position was removed, she stays busy with her folk music doing performances and teaching classes and is thankful for the extra time to commit to both. Q: What did you primarily do as performance coordinator for the east lansing art festival? A: I...
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Local Women: Autumn Luciano
Autumn Luciano has such a passion for what she does that she lives it every day. As a vintage photographer in Lansing, not only does she provide the look and styling for her customers, but she loves wearing vintage clothing and designed her house to match. Q: How did you get started with photography? A: I wanted to be a filmmaker originally, and I went through...
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Local Women: Debbie Cornell
Debbie Cornell has worked for Paramount Coffee, one of the Midwest’s largest roasters, for almost 20 years. Her unique job allows her to wear many hats and use her people skills to serve both her customers and the local community. Q: How did you get started with paramount coffee? A: I started as a temporary service assistant doing mostly data entry and working...
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Local Women: Hannah Schmucker
Hannah Schmucker knew ever since she was a little girl that teaching was what she wanted to do with her life. As a preschool teacher at Treasures to Grow On Christian Preschool and Kindergarten in DeWitt, she’s fulfilling that goal and then some. While also teaching, Schmucker volunteers at Trinity Church in Lansing. Q: How did you get started with treasures...
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