lifestyle and recreation

As autumn settles over Mid-Michigan, the region’s trails transform into tunnels of red, orange, and gold. From the Lansing River Trail to Sleepy Hollow State Park, local paths offer scenic escapes for hikers of every skill level. Travelers can even plan the perfect outing with Pure Michigan’s fall color map, a tool that predicts when leaves will hit their vibrant peak across the state.

You may have noticed an odd set of coincidences on your calendar this year. Today is Valentine’s Day, but it also happens to be Ash Wednesday. Here’s…

As part of our Coffee and Community series this week, we stopped by Mike’s Village Restaurant in Dimondale. Owner Mike Chappell has more than 700 coffee…

Every year, Lansing’s Cristo Rey Church marks Good Friday by reenacting the Stations of the Cross. For Catholics, the 14 stations commemorate Christ’s…

St. Patrick's Day usually means corned beef and cabbage- unless you're fasting because it's Lent. This is the first time since 2006 the Irish holiday has…

Televised sports come in all sorts of forms. This time of year, basketball dominates sports broadcasting, but there’s hockey, too, and spring training…

The downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library will close for renovations from the end of the year until sometime in March of 2017. we talk with…

Several Lansing-area restaurants have closed in recent weeks. We talk with Allan Ross of the Lansing City Pulse about the new restaurants that are joining…

The https://vimeo.com/119565278" target="_blank">Festival of Trees at the historic Turner-Dodge House encourages businesses and individuals to craft…

Have you thought about what to buy the jewelry-lover in your life this holiday season? Consider the lovely Spartan Agate, a man-made “gemstone” made from…