by Lisa Green | Dec 13, 2023 | COMMUNITY, LOCAL HISTORY
You know Eminem, Stevie Wonder, and Kid Rock—but do you know the Michigan venues that made them famous? Many are still open. MICHIGAN—You’ve seen the rap battles in “8 Mile” and heard “through the grapevine” about Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown empire. But the Detroit area...
by Karel Vega | Dec 13, 2023 | LOCAL HISTORY
How the Capitol came to Lansing. People sometimes wonder why Michigan’s capital is Lansing and not, say, Detroit, the state’s largest and most populous city. But Lansing wasn’t always the capital of Michigan. That’s what we’re here to...
by Jessica Strachan | Dec 13, 2023 | CANNABIS
It’s time to light up the night and ring in 2024 with elevated excitement. MICHIGAN—Get your sparklers ready because New Year’s Day 2024 is nearly here, and it’s time to light up the night with cannabis and friends. Of course, Michiganders know how...
by Lucas Henkel | Dec 13, 2023 | LOCAL VIDEO
Lansing’s first ever Krampusnacht was scary-good! Click the video to see highlights of what you missed. @gandernewsroom Lansing’s first ever Krampusnacht was scary-good! Click the video to see highlights of what you missed, and follow Old Town Krampusnacht on Facebook...
by Associated Press | Dec 13, 2023 | POLITICS, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
LANSING—Ten years ago, as Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature was on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion laws at the time, a 42-year-old state senator from East Lansing took to the Senate floor to speak out against...
