News Spotlight: Chong-Anna Canfora Files for Lansing City Council, 4th Ward
LANSING, MI – Chong-Anna Canfora filed for the race for the Lansing City Council 4th Ward seat today, submitting nominating petitions with 150 signatures from neighbors in the ward.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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News Spotlight: Man Dies in Hit and Run Accident
Above is the type of accused vehicle in the hit and run (not actual vehicle). Moreover, investigators are continuing their efforts to locate the victim’s next of kin. As a result, the victim’s name is not being released at this time.
On May 13, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. officers responded to the area of Pennsylvania and Michigan on report of a personal injury traffic accident. Upon arrival, officers learned that the victim a 69 year old Lansing Township male had been struck by a vehicleCourtesy photo (just an
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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News Spotlight: SPRING CRIME PREVENTION SAFETY TIPS
Spring is here and summer is fast approaching and the Lansing Police Department wants to remind you of some tips to help keep you and your family safe.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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News Spotlight: Suspect Arrested for Malicious Destruction of Property

Elisa Lashawn Hogan
On Sunday, May 5, 2013 at approximately 1:50 a.m. Lansing Police were in the area of E. Michigan and Larch St. and were flagged down by an employee of a Rum Runners. The employee stated he was having trouble with a patron.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Excuse me, are you listening? 12-8
 Dear Readers,
Today we will have a guest writer. What a long week.
Love People,
Rina Risper
P.S. You can find us on Linkedin, Twitter and facebook. Social media has been very interesting for us. I try to get to know each person and have now made it my business to meet a new facebook friend each month. I hope you have been feeling spectacular.
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Sunday, May 05, 2013
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Revitalizing REO Town
.jpg) The new Board of Water & Light cogeneration power plant and headquarters is slated to be complete July 1, 2013.
By Belinda Thurston
More than 30 people attended a public information meeting to learn about this year's road and sidewalk construction work along Washington Avenue in the REO Town section of Lansing.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: CHEDDAR PEPPERS
An appetizer that is easy to make and a hot item with the guests!
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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Movie Review: Inspiring Drama Brings History to Life
 Director Brian Helgeland had to prove that he had what it took to make a great movie about baseball great Jackie Robinson.
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
For director Brian Helgeland, taking on the task of writing and directing a movie about baseball hero Jackie Robinson was no easy chore.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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Getting ahead on spring garden to-do list
 By Sean Conway,
Tribune Media Services
After a slow start, spring is now coming on like a freight train. Every day new plants are pushing up out of the ground in my garden, tree buds are swelling and the race toward a leafy-green landscape has begun.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo
 By Frank S. Washington
DETROIT, MI – Street cred, as in credibility, that’s what the Hyundai Veloster pocket rocket was all about.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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May is American Stroke Month: Can You Spot a Stroke?
BAY CITY, MI - “I didn’t know anything was wrong with me,” stated Kelly Reinhardt, 39, of Bay City. “My daughter noticed I was acting strange and I was confused, but I didn’t realize it.”
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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A-bomb survivors tell stories of love, loss, migration
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 70 years after the United States bombed Japan in 1945, Michigan State University has acquired the world’s largest collection ofinterviews with bomb survivors living in North and South America.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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State's Nonprofits- an Economic Engine
 By Rick Garcia
Years ago while working as a nonprofit executive in Chicago, one of my Board members who was the CEO of a global pharmaceutical corporation said that anyone who can passionately work at a nonprofit in a demanding environment delivering quality service while making a nickel dance before spending - can manage my business anytime.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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Your Other 8 Hours: Job interview? Avoid these 6 psychological 'leaks'
 By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
Chances are, you are woefully unprepared for that upcoming interview and you don't even know it. Talking points rehearsed? Check. Company and interviewer researched? Of course. Answers to tough questions practiced? You bet. Psychological tells analyzed? Uh, come again? Without knowing it, you communicate your deep psychological beliefs, attitudes and weaknesses every time you open your mouth. I've interviewed people who looked stellar on paper, but who exposed their hidden tendencies, issues and mental roadblocks as soon as they spoke.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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BODY OF CHANGE: Sugar: The Unsweet Truth
 By Walter Crockett, Jr.
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease and many other aliments are griping America. The question many ask is why?
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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Retire Smart: Index vs. managed funds
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
"What does your fund manager do?" screamed the headline of the April 8 edition of Barron's. All I could think was, "What, indeed!" The article says some superstar fund managers "fly around the world, they crunch reams of data, they dissect industries" - and, for good measure, ultimately beat the index against which their funds are measured.
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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Interpersonal Edge: Fixing rejection at the office
 By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. I'm the one at work no one likes. I'm the one that's hard to get along with, yet I am always respectful and nice to everyone. I am not a gossiper. This has been going on my whole work life. Within one to two weeks of starting a new job, it feels as though whatever "test" I have been given, I failed. And anything after that is just people putting up with me because I'm very good at what I do. Any advice?
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
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New Spotlight: Authorities Ask For Help Finding Missing Teen
The Ingham County Sheriff's Office Delhi Division is investigating a missing juvenile. Jamia Janay Tyson, a 13-year-old black female has been missing since April 20,2013.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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News Spotlight: Shooting Suspect of 16 Year Old Female Caught
On February 2, 2013 at 9:46 p.m. officers responded to the 1100 block of W. Maple on reports that a 16 year old female had been shot. The female victim remains in stable condition.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Garden

Left: Village Summit is a located at 119 East Barnes in Lansing , MI. They focus on unity and bringing together people in their community while being inclusive of others as well. Community participation is a main objective at the Village Summit. They teach children that it may take one person to dream but it takes the entire village to make one’s dream a reality.
Courtesy photo
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
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