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Welcome to the City of Lansing Neighborhood Website!

The City of Lansing is excited to launch our new Neighborhoods website. Here citizens will find comprehensive information about living in Lansing. Whether you are a new resident or longtime nei...

Imagine the Avenue: Engaging Residents in City Design Plans

By Jaime DiMoff, edited by Martha Fedorowicz

Have you ever imagined the road you drive down everyday becoming something completely new and different? Imagine the Avenue, a week-long event hosted by the City of Lansing and the Capital Area Transportation Au...

Ahptic Productions: Fostering Lansing’s Artistic Community

By: Clark Kingston

You may not know their name, but you’ve most likely seen their work. Ahptic Productions, located in Lansing’s 1st ward, is a full service production and post production company specializing in film and video. Since 19...

Citizen’s Academy Participant Profile: Angeline Boughner

By: Taylor Lynch

Born and raised in the City of Lansing, Angeline Boughner has been an active participant in the Lansing community for a good part of her life.  When asked what aspects of the community she enjoys the most, Angeline replied, &l...

Neighbor Profile: Neighbors of Scott Woods’ Jim DeLine

By: Sydney Taylor

Edits By: Martha Fedorowicz

Jim DeLine is the president of the Neighbors of Scott Woods neighborhood association in Lansing’s 2nd Ward. After retiring from a career at the City of Lansing, DeLine wanted to stay engaged in the com...

Getting the Perfect Shot

By: Sydney Taylor

Edits By: Martha Fedorowicz

Though its name may be simple and to the point, The Camera Shop, located on Pennsylvania Avenue, is more than just that--it's a business that’s been bringing Lansing residents from across the ...

Enriching the Local Community One Interaction at a Time: The Boys and Girls Club of Lansing

By: Taylor Lynch

Edits By: Martha Fedorowicz

The Boys and Girls Club of Lansing, located on Pleasant Grove in Lansing’s 3rd Ward, originally opened its doors over 40 years ago as The Boys Club of Lansing. The facility was intended to &...

Juice Nation: A Family-Owned Business focused on Getting Lansing Healthy

Talk to any member of the Richard family about their family-owned and operated business for at least five minutes and you’ll undoubtedly hear them crediting the work of another member of the family. “My wife Tameko is the one who knows...

Eric's Markett by Heather Goupil

Location: 838 North Pennsylvania Avenue

Ward: 1

Resident Historian: Heather Goupil

Located at the intersection of North Pennsylvania and East Oakland (formerly Sheridan), the market has served as a Mom & Pop-style grocery for nearly 100 years, continuous...

Aero-Manor by Adam Gave

Location: Aero Manor, Southeast Corner of Waverly and Holmes Road

Ward: 2

Resident Historian: Adam Gave

In the final year of WWII, founders Arthur Phelps & Jacob Kolassa envisioned Aero Manor as the future of private flying in America. The duo optimistic...

Malcolm X in Lansing by Winnie Kamindo

Location: 4705 Logan Street, 401 Charles Street, and an unknown location in the 4th Ward

Ward: 3

Resident Historian: Winnie Kamindo

1929: Malcolm X’s First Home In Lansing (Ward 4-43) In 1929, Earl Little, father of Malcolm X, moved his fa...

Waverly Park by Sarah Spohn

July 4^th 1892 marked the first day of operation f...

The Michigan School for the Blind by Sarah Spohn

Location: 1141 N. Pine

Ward: 4

Resident Historian: Sarah Spohn

The Michigan School for the Blind (MSB) was a public school, on the Northwest side of Lansing, near Old Town. Before the state of Michigan bought the buildings in 1879, the 715 West Will...

First State Capitol in Lansing by Carol Skillings

Location: on South Washington Avenue between Allegan and Washtenaw

Ward: 4

Resident Historian: Carol Skillings

Lansing became the capital city of Michigan in 1847 after selection by the state legislature.  The state’s first constitution prescribed t...