http://thelansingblog.com The premier source of Lansing news online. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:18:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/05/13/do-you-have-a-link-to-all-the-stops-for-lansings-be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-event/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/05/13/do-you-have-a-link-to-all-the-stops-for-lansings-be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-event/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 17:23:56 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2533 Do you have a link to the almost 70 stops for this year’s Greater Lansing “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” event on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. where attractions, businesses and all sorts of facilities open their doors to the public? I’ve been to the website for the event [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/05/13/do-you-have-a-link-to-all-the-stops-for-lansings-be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-event/feed/ 1 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/heres-the-common-ground-bands-for-july-11-17/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/heres-the-common-ground-bands-for-july-11-17/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:26:11 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2521 Lansing’s Common Ground music festival is July 11-17 this year and here’s the rundown of bands from the Lansing State Journal’s Noise magazine. Being an older baby-boomer type, the only name I recognize is Lynyrd Skynyrd. What’s your reaction to the line-up?   Going to buy a ticket?

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/04/13/heres-the-common-ground-bands-for-july-11-17/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/15/calendar-item-capital-city-film-festival-from-april-14-17/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/15/calendar-item-capital-city-film-festival-from-april-14-17/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:23:38 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2437 This looks like an event worth penciling in on your calendar-The Capital City Film Festival from April 14-17 at venues inside the city of Lansing. Describing the event, its Facebook page says: The Capital City Film Festival (CCFF) is a film industry showcase for independent artists created by Lansing filmmakers and cinephiles. CCFF promotes and [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/15/calendar-item-capital-city-film-festival-from-april-14-17/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/11/2395/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/11/2395/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:21:13 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2395 Do you have old hard to get rid of stuff in your garage and basement or your medicine cabinet? If you do, then mark this date down–Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.–for the big Recycle Rama at the Ingham County Health Department parking lot.  This is a big community-wide blowout where volunteers [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/11/2395/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/12/baby-boomers-need-to-go-to-ignite-lansing-4-0-for-look-into-future/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/12/baby-boomers-need-to-go-to-ignite-lansing-4-0-for-look-into-future/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:35:30 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2340 I just got confirmed for my tickets to Ignite Lansing 4.0  which will be held Friday, Feb. 11 at Capital City Airport. Why?  It’s a chance to open up the door to our city’s future and see what the local young lions are thinking particularly in the area of tech. Each presenter is given five [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/12/baby-boomers-need-to-go-to-ignite-lansing-4-0-for-look-into-future/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/05/world-war-ii-vets-pack-delta-township-library-presentation-last-night/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/05/world-war-ii-vets-pack-delta-township-library-presentation-last-night/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:34:06 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2197 I was really touched by a presentation last night by a panel of World War II vets who told their story last night at the Delta Township Library to a packed audience who listened with rapt attention to stories usually reserved for television movies. These are all local men with strong ties to Delta Township [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/05/world-war-ii-vets-pack-delta-township-library-presentation-last-night/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/04/calendar-item-silver-bells-in-the-city-on-friday-nov-19-in-the-downtown/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/04/calendar-item-silver-bells-in-the-city-on-friday-nov-19-in-the-downtown/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:14:02 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2190 Have you ever been to Lansing’s Silver Bells in the City which will be held this year on Friday, Nov. 19 in the downtown? For a look at last year’s check out this video and check the website for Silver Bells.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/04/calendar-item-silver-bells-in-the-city-on-friday-nov-19-in-the-downtown/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/04/tonight-world-war-ii-vets-panel-speaks-at-delta-township-library/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/04/tonight-world-war-ii-vets-panel-speaks-at-delta-township-library/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:27:35 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2187 You might want to make a note of this special event at 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Delta Township Library where a panel of World War II vets will talk about what they experienced during that major event in their lives. As the pool of vets from that war diminishes, it’s all [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/04/tonight-world-war-ii-vets-panel-speaks-at-delta-township-library/feed/ 1 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/25/heres-the-lansing-center-calendar-of-events-for-october/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/25/heres-the-lansing-center-calendar-of-events-for-october/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:42:19 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2148 The Lansing Center appears to have a full schedule of events for next month-October.  Here’s the schedule for each October  event at the downtown Michigan Avenue facility.  It’s published by the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facility Authority.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/25/heres-the-lansing-center-calendar-of-events-for-october/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/25/we-were-at-lansings-recycle-rama-at-8-a-m-today-and-theres-still-time/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/25/we-were-at-lansings-recycle-rama-at-8-a-m-today-and-theres-still-time/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:11:01 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2146 “Super-wife” and I had our big trunk filled with old electronics and appliances that we were waiting to take to today’s Recycle Rama at the Ingham County Health Department on South Cedar.  We were impressed.  It was well organized, the volunteers were great and it was free.  There’s still almost three hours to go and [...]

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