News Spotlight: Armed Robbery and Gunshots at an Apartment
Armed robbery of a gasoline station and gunshots fired at an apartment
Local & State
News Spotlight: Federally-funded Unemployment Benefits Reduced Due to State’s Decreased Unemployment Rate
Changes in Benefit Entitlements for EUC Program
The U.S. Department of Labor recently notified the State of Michigan that Tier 4 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program will end as Michigan’s jobless numbers are below the level required by federal law to continue Tier 4 of the program.
News Spotlight: Body Found Floating in Grand River Identified
On May 26, 2012 at 6:51 p.m. Lansing Police Department dispatched received information that a body was seen floating in the Grand River.
BMX Park Celebrates National Bike Month
Flying High: The Partnership for a Healthier America secured the following commitments from several National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). USA Cycling/USA BMX will offer free 30-day memberships to tracks and free races/clinics at 350 BMX tracks nationwide this summer. These efforts will engage approximately 88,000 young people, an increase of 40% from 2011. Elida Beeman shown biking at Gier Park.Photo by Nathan Ely
By Nadine Defensor
LANSING, MI — In bicycle motocross racing (BMX), one has the opportunity to soar in the air while racing down the dirt track demonstrating individual talent and expressive tricks.
Learn About Chickens and Coops
Corie Jason’s family raises chickens in Lansing. Her library presentation helped inspire others to start their own projects. Courtesy photo
LANSING, MI — Starting in April, the Capital Area District Library began hosting a series of presentations called Farm to Table: Better Food for Better Health. It supports the idea that producing, purchasing and consuming food close to home results in a greener planet and healthier population.
Aboutthatcar.com 2012 Dodge Durango
By Frank S. WashingtonDETROIT, MI — It’s been years since I test drove a Dodge Durango. So I was definitely out of touch with the sport utility. But after spending a week in a 2012 edition one word stuck in my mind – refined.
My test vehicle was quiet and smooth but it still had Durango muscle. I had a 2012 Dodge Durango Citadel AWD. The Citadel is at the top of the Durango trim line.
You Are Your Best Advocate
By Charissa Patterson-MartinezRealize that you have to be the one to create a positive universe for yourself. There are already enough obstacles standing in the way without you getting in your own way.
When we were little boys and girls, the rules of life are pretty much already laid out for us. We are socialized to conform to what is acceptable: the standards of society.
Movie Review: “The Avengers”
Samuel L. Jackson in “The Avengers”. The movie is bringing great action to movie screens around the country. Courtesy photoStudio: Marvel Studios/Paramount (142 minutes)
Plot: Iron Man, Captain America and Thor are recruited by Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. to help save the world from annihilation.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johnansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson
Rating: PG 13
Bottom Line: ****
By Jonathan McMillan
As a long time Marvel comic book devotee who knows each characters back story and the lore and mythos of the “Worlds Mightiest Heroes,” I’m one of the ones who has been chomping at the bit since “The Avengers” film was first announced way back when.
“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS
A really simple and very tasty treat! By Sharon Fox
1 lb. Ground Chicken
1/4 Cup Blue Cheese Crumbles
2 Tbs. Minced Garlic
2 Tbs. Butter
2 Large Ribs of Celery – Divided
4 Green Onions
1 tsp. Onion Powder
3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/2 Cup Franks Buffalo Red Hot Sauce
Salt and Pepper
Virtual Tourist: Five Great Non-Art Museums
Orchard Street Tenement Façade.The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of
immigration through the personal experiences of the generations of newcomers who settled in and built lives on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, America’s iconic immigrant neighborhood
Photo by Keiko Niwa
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York City, N.Y.
Although Ellis Island reveals that immigrants’ hardships continued upon arriving in America, few museums or landmarks illustrate the plight of immigrants in major metropolitan cities. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is such a place.