Special Places

ELI reporter Sarah Spohn previews Global Festival at Michigan State University: a trip around the world under one roof.

ELi’s Sarah Spohn shines the spotlight on East Lansing resident Judy Winter, who was recently recognized for her many years of advocacy on behalf of children with disabilities.

It's Bands and Brews Week at Sundance Jewelers, and ELi’s Sarah Spohn takes us inside the world of ring shopping (and why it should not be an intimidating experience).

ELi’s Sarah Spohn previews this weekend’s Makers Market and the artists whose work will be on display at the Broad Art Lab.

The City of East Lansing’s annual Autumn Fest highlights the fall portion of the farmers market season. It happens this Sunday at Valley Court Park. ELi's Anaiis Rios-Kasoga brings the details.

The East Lansing Arts Commission has been asked to review an ordinance that would give the City more control over the annual Art Festival. ELi’s Mark Meyer brings the story.

Meet Julian Van Dyke, the man behind the colorful city-themed mural in the Grove Street alley. ELi's Ann Kammerer brings us his story.

Do you have a budding young musician in the family who'd like to make some music? ELi's Chris Wardell previews the Fiddle Scouts program at the MSU Community Music School.

Jazz festival supporters will gather on Thursday, Sept. 12, on Lantern Hill Drive to raise funds for next year's event. Tickets to the event at Elinor Holbrook's home are limited but still available.

ELi's Chris Wardell previews the folk/bluegrass/roots music series lineup which this year mixes familiar favorites (Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival) with the new, including a play and a performance by a local dancer.

Sunday’s “One Book, One Community” discussion centered on the struggle for affordable housing and the effects of eviction as described by Matthew Desmond in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Anaiis Rios-Kosaga, a graduate of ELi’s Summer Youth Journalism program, brings us this report.

ELi's Chris Wardell introduces us to The Dangling Participles, a merry band of musicians who also happen to know a thing or two about language composition. Part of the band will play this Friday's Coffeehouse show alongside many other community favorites.

ELi's Sarah Spohn takes us inside the house at Hagadorn and Grand River Avenue and into a world bursting with color and camaraderie. B/A Florist has been in the business of selling flowers for 40 years because of the community relationships the staff has cultivated over the past four decades.

ELi's Brad Minor takes us inside Sundance Jewelers to meet the Yonkus family, owners and operators of one of the city’s oldest family-owned businesses.

ELi's Chris Wardell writes that Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers' raucous stage antics include costume changes, a few growls, and more “arrrghs” than you can shake a sword at. They'll play a 7 p.m. show at the Pump House this Wednesday.