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It’s Friday, Lansing! Let’s finish this week strong.
In today’s can’t-miss-weekend-plans edition: Gold’s comeback, a lumberjack fest with beards and brews, and clean up your Google results + a stacked lineup of events this weekend.
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📰 In the news
What the numbers mean: U.S. News recently rated McLaren Home Health of Lansing at 3.75 out of 5, reflecting CMS data and patient surveys. The Medicare-certified agency has served local families since 1966 — see what metrics are used.
Legislative relief in motion: After House approval, the Michigan Senate is considering bills to exempt low-income seniors and disabled residents from Four Lakes dam recovery assessments, with state paying costs until property is sold — read the full story.
Community ties on the menu: Lansing Knights of Columbus has kicked off Lenten fish fry season, with Friday dinners continuing through Easter. The fundraisers bring neighbors together, and president Andy Goeddeke credits the many volunteers — get all the details.
Gold & silver are hot: Coming off gold’s best year since 1979, the momentum is carrying well into 2026 with silver remaining one of the most talked-about assets. Curious why they’re back in focus? American Hartford Gold has a free guide that explains what’s happening and how people are approaching it today. It’s free – and definitely worth a read.
Someone Googled you this week: Whether you’re dating again, selling something locally, or just meeting new neighbors… people are going to look you up. Like it or not, the internet has a way of surfacing past mistakes and outdated information that no longer reflects who you are. Thankfully, there’s a really easy way for you (or someone you care about) to clean up all that up – learn more here.
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🫶 We got your back
Vegan comfort without fuss: Veg Head keeps downtown cravings sated with jalapeño-pop mac, cauliflower tacos, and a sweet potato burger that hits the cozy spot. Entirely plant-based, big on flavor, and zero side-eye, ideal for an easy midweek pick-me-up or a low-key catch-up with friends.
Weekend treasure hunt: Little Red Schoolhouse fills 11,000 square feet with antiques, crafts, collectibles, and home decor. It’s a slow-browse that steals an hour before you know it… perfect for a room refresh or a just-because wander where the best surprises somehow end up riding home with you.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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🐟 Fish Fry @ St. Martha Parish | Friday (3/6) at 5:00 PM – Lent means Fish Fry season at St. Martha, because penance tastes better with tartar sauce. Fried pollack or baked haddock with mac and cheese, fries, coleslaw, dine in or takeout, seniors save a couple bucks, and they take cash, checks, or cards with no fee.
🎶 Music Faculty Concert @ Lansing Community College | Friday (3/6) at 6:30 PM – Treat yourself to an evening where the LCC music faculty flex, and you get dessert first, in the Michigan Room. Proceeds support the Endowed Music Scholarship Fund. Seating is limited, so RSVP at lcc.edu/showinfo, but it does not hold a seat, so arrive early.
👨 Family Day: Speak @ Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum | Saturday (3/7) at 11:00 AM – First Saturday means Family Day at the MSU Broad, with free, hands-on fun for all ages woven through the galleries. Make art that speaks, celebrate Youth Art Month, and bask in exhibitions that spark ideas while you nod, supervise, and reclaim your inner fourth grader.
🧔 Brrs, Beards, & Brews @ Turner Mini Park | Saturday (3/7) at 12:00 PM – Old Town is going full flannel with a winter lumberjack fest featuring Michigan’s least professional beard showdown, co-ed feats of strength, and music, bourbon, beer, games, and food. Bundle up, bring your ID, and pretend your gym membership paid off. Fifteen bucks, drinking for charity.
🌿 Michigan Native Plant Conference @ Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center | Saturday (3/7) at 2:00 PM – Registration’s open for the 39th Michigan Native Plant Conference, with Dr. Doug Tallamy as keynote. If your idea of excitement is milkweed, monarchs, and finally knowing what to plant, what to rip out, and why your yard should pull its weight, go grab a spot.
❤ March Advent House Serving Opportunity @ Advent House Ministries | Sunday (3/8) at 2:30 PM – Whether your move is stirring the pot or stacking buns, join us at Advent House Ministries in Lansing to serve sloppy joes to neighbors who could use warmth. It’s real community, zero pretense, and even an hour helps. Sign up to donate or serve.
🎶 Suite Escape: A Winter Concert @ Lansing Eastern High School Auditorium | Sunday (3/8) at 3:00 PM – Because winter deserves a dramatic soundtrack, enjoy Orff’s Carmina Burana suite shaking the rafters and Holst’s First Suite keeping it stately. Head to Lansing Eastern’s auditorium, just west of Frandor, for a free concert, donations appreciated, big sound, zero pretension.
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Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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🔥 Worth a peek
We’re always on the hunt for useful resources, deals, services, and products we think you’ll love. Here’s what caught our eye this week.
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📻 Lansing report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 64°F – Low: 57°F – Precip: 43%
Patchy fog before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Tomorrow – High: 66°F – Low: 35°F – Precip: 81%
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Later: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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