Some of the older people who gathered on the lawn of the state Capitol building Sunday afternoon for Michigan Pride had a clear goal in mind: making Michigan a safe space for future generations of …
Whether you enjoy live music, karaoke, Shakespearean comedies, burlesque, sports, camping or just spending quality time with friends and family, Greater Lansing has fun events for everyone this weekend.
This weekend, a familiar face in Lansing’s music scene will get loud behind the decks at UrbanBeat’s Pride Dance Party, albeit under a fresh stage name: DJ Whitney Who. The …
There’s a lot to celebrate this weekend. The 2nd annual Lansing Pride festival, highlighting the city’s diverse LGBTQ+ population, runs Friday and Saturday; Father’s Day is Sunday; and Juneteenth, honoring the official end of slavery in the United States in 1865, is Monday. Whatever you’re celebrating, Greater Lansing offers plenty of fun events as well as game nights, 5K races, art displays, a comedy show and more.
Whitney Spotts closes her windows when her neighbors start mowing their lawns.
Spotts suffers from severe allergies, and spring is especially challenging for her as cottonwood trees bloom and grass grows. It s a horrible Catch-22 because I love the spring, I love spending time outside, Spotts said. As soon as we start opening windows, my face goes nuts.
Some days she finds her car coated in pollen, but says wearing a mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic has helped reduce her exposure. In fact, Spotts, the lead singer in the cover band Starfam, has been wearing a HEPA filter mask for years before concerts to stop her throat from getting itchy and sore.