On Sept. 1, 2000, All Around the African World Museum opened to the public by the museum founder, Willie Davis. Located at 1136 Shepard St. in Lansing, Davis opened the museum in hopes to share what he has learned about the African culture with others.
A lot has changed since 1847. Since that pivotal year for mid-Michigan, a town of eight registered voters has burgeoned into the state’s fifth-largest city, a model research institution was founded, and the city of East Lansing developed to accommodate the growth.
Students stepping on music chimes is a popular sight to see on the MSU campus Snapchat story, but the location seems to remain a mystery to many.
So much for summer bonfires. Open burning in the city of East Lansing has been banned until further notice, according to the East Lansing Fire Department.
Becoming a Spartan athlete isn't something that just happens over night. It's not like Spiderman, where you get bit by a radio active spider and all of sudden your saving New York City.
Corey Lewandowski, the often fiery and “straight shoot(ing)” campaign manager for Donald Trump, was fired Trump on June 20th.
According to multiple reports on Friday afternoon, Bryn Forbes will join the San Antonio Spurs' Summer League roster.
One night was not enough for Michigan State graduating senior to achieve his NBA dreams. The following morning sufficed, however, as the Atlanta Hawks conducted their first business of the summer free agency when they signed Costello to a deal that will move him to Atlanta for the Summer League and training camp.
Bored on a weekend? Check out these popular Lansing-area venues frequently showcasing popular bands.
It's been a long road for the Lansing-native, but Denzel Valentine has finally reached the world's foremost basketball league. From the Lansing Sexton Big Reds to the Michigan State Spartans, Denzel Valentine will now slip on a Chicago Bulls jersey for the foreseeable future in the NBA.
It was a late night and a long wait for Deyonta Davis. For a projected lottery pick convinced to declare because of high draft expectations, it was hard to stay positive when the Boston Celtics selected him on what should have been a night laced with positive memories.
For most people, there is only one prom night--the ephemeral occasion to display the most garish wardrobe and potentially embark on a years-long relationship.
From the local Lansing bar scene to sold out shows across the nation, Grant Kwiecinski, or more commonly known as GRiZ, has become one of the frontrunners of the electronic dance music (EDM) world. GRiZ, a Southfield, Mich.
A Grand Rapids-based rock/funk/jazz fusion band has had success with its Midwest tour so far this summer. Desmond Jones is no stranger to the Lansing music scene. A group of MSU students formed the group in 2012 and have since gradually established themselves as a nearly full time touring band.
In an era when newfangled music streaming services have contributed to the disintegration of albums and overall music purchasing is easily avoided, against all odds, vinyl culture thrives and prospers. Paradoxically, the only form of music acquisition that requires investment in an entire musical collection, let alone one that is bulky, potentially losable, and not preserved in some immortal, intangible “cloud,” is alive and flourishing.
With only two months of summer left, football season is just around the corner. Soon enough, the streets of East Lansing will be crowded with Spartan fans and MSU students heading to the first game of the season.
To Lansing residents, Common Ground may just be a popular music festival that happens every summer.
Late Sunday morning on June 12, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer went live a few blocks from Pulse nightclub – the number of bodies had doubled – 49 people were dead. When the gunfire stopped the night before, the shooting became the worst in United States history.
The East Lansing Police Department is investigating a home invasion that occurred at about 3:50 a.m., according to an alert sent out Wednesday morning.
East Lansing's annual Summer Concert Series is set to start this weekend, according to a release sent out by the City of East Lansing.