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Trader Joe’s to open first Lansing-area store later this week

MERIDIAN TWP. — The Lansing area’s first Trader Joe’s will open later this week, more than two years after township officials first approved a parking variance for the East Grand River Avenue grocer. The store, which is expected to employ 65 people, will open its doors at 9 a.m. on Friday, according to the California-based […]

A look at 7 Lansing-area food festivals

When Erin Brains began planning Lansing’s first Olive Burger Festival, there were things she knew it needed. “I think that having the focus on the food and making it accessible to get it,” the founder of the popular Lansing Foodies Facebook group said. “If it’s a burger festival, I’d like to see a lot of […]