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F E AT UR E S MUSIC Taddy Porter brings Southern rock to Machine Shop on Thursday Page 04

On the cover Jamie Edmonds photo by Rod Sanford

INTERVIEW Inadvertent ‘Mr. Clean’ of comedy, Brian Regan will appear at the Wharton Center Sunday. Page 12

Ice skating instructor Jamie Edmonds shows her moves at The Summit ice rink. Story on Page 08

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DINING 2 for $20 hits up the Wild Wing Cafe in Okemos ... and the verdict is good. Page 17

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CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL Check out a gala of Haitian and Caribbean performances at 7 p.m. at the MSU auditorium. Free to MSU students, $15 general admission. PAGE 07

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SOULDUB Detroit “dark reggae” group peforms a sampling of new recordings at Mac’s Bar. PAGE 05

MARDIS GRAS IN OLD TOWN Enjoy an evening of jazz and New Orleans cuisine at Perspective2. Table of four is $300. Reservations at (225) 205-9216. PAGE 16

THE LIST

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AUDITIONS

Auditions for “Dragonsong,” Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, 333-2580, www.allofusexpress.org, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. For ages 9-18. Call or visit Web site for more information.

LECTURES

“Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey” with The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 55 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, 432-4979, www.com.msu.edu/pub-rel/

SlaverytoFreedom/STF_feb2010.pdf, 5 p.m. Thursday. " Butts is a pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York, and president of SUNY College at Old Westbury. "

LITERARY

Talk and signing with Richard Njus, Schuler Books & Music, Meridian Mall, Okemos, 349-8840, www.schulerbooks. com, 7 p.m. Thursday. Local author of “Touching Hearts, Educating Minds: Story of a School With Soul & Determination.”

MUSIC

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Frog and the Beeftones, Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing, 485-9910, 10 p.m. Thursday. " CLASSICAL

Piano concert in preparation for the Fifth

LOTS OF LAUGHS Brian Regan brings his comedic act to the Wharton Center in East Lansing at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $35.50. PAGE 12

DANCE See a melange of dance styles at the Snyder Phillips Hall on the MSU campus with “Dancing In Our Time,” directed by Sherrie Barr. 2 p.m. PAGE 16

Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing, 351-7215 ext. 318, 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday. " Sangmi Lim, MSU doctoral student in piano performance, has been chosen to participate in the Fifth Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition to be held in Novi Sad, Serbia, next month. A reception will follow the concert. Cost: pay what you can to benefit the STA Piano Restoration Fund.

Battle of the Bands

Friday March 5th

Barnstomer Entertainment Complex 9411 E. Mi State Road 36 Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 (734) 449-0040

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MSU College of Music Concert Band and Campus Band, MSU Music Building Auditorium, West Circle Drive, East Lansing, 355-3345, www.music.msu.edu, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $10, $8 for seniors, free for students. Pre-Festival Band Concert, Bath Middle School, Bath, 7 p.m. Thursday. All Bath Community Schools band students should LIST CONTINUES Page 5

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KIDS DAY Heated petting zoo, train, puppet show and pony rides await children from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Northfork Farms in Webberville. Admission is $2; pony rides are $5.

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Andy Brewer embraced the “Southern soundâ€? early on. “I remember as a kid driving to go ďŹ shing with my dad and hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers, and loving it,â€? said the singer for Stillwater, Okla.based rock band Taddy Porter. “I remember the songs sounded pretty and explained what we were doing at the time. I was just ďŹ shing with my dad, and it all ďŹ t together. I like holding onto the nostalgia of that.â€? He’s not alone. Southern rock is entering a new era of appreciation. Just look at the upswing of Southern-avored bands on the radio: Kings of Leon, Blackstone Cherry and the Black Keys. Soulful groups like Taddy Porter are hotter than ever. “I think Southern rock has been around for awhile, but it wasn’t really prevalent in today’s music, except for

country,� he said. “But now, I hear lots of bands coming up that have a Southern sound. It’s great.� Taddy Porter, which plays shows in both Grand Rapids and Flint this week, has a fuzzy-warm success story that starts with the guys playing tiny, 10-person shows in Oklahoma and ends with them landing a tour with major-label rockers Saving Abel. That tour was a turning point. “When we were out with Saving Abel, they brought big crowds,� Brewer said. “We were the opening band and didn’t think we would get a positive reaction because we’re a different genre. But they dug us.� MySpace plays and Facebook fans went up. Way up. “After that, we realized this was something special and that we could get to a point where we could hold the crowd in our hands a little bit,� he said. On the agenda now: Finishing up the band’s yet untitled full-length, due out in April or May. The album’s debut single, “Shake Me,� harnesses a close-to-the-bone, gritty

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blues-rock sound with heart. Also on the horizon: Rock on the Range this May. The two-day hard rock, alternative and metal fest is held every year in Columbus, Ohio, and the 2010 lineup includes the Deftones, Slash, Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie and, yes, Taddy Porter, among others. It’s an honor. Even for a Southern guy. “I had actually never heard of the festival until I found out we were on it, because we’re not from around there,� he said, laughing. “But I researched it, and the acts that play it are major. Plus, it’s just a huge show.�


THEATER

“The Cemetery Club,” Chip Christy, Blue Gill Grill, Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum 1591 Lake Lansing Road, Haslett, Drive, Lansing, 482-5700, 339-4900, 9 p.m. Thursday. o www.riverwalktheatre.com, 7 p.m. Dale Roberts, Ryan’s Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Roadhouse, 902 E. State St., St. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. h Johns, (989) 224-2550, 7-11 p.m. Comedy about three Jewish Thursday. o widows who find their lives defined by routine visits to their husbands’ Jerry Sprague, Reno’s East graves and strive to search for Side Sports Bar, 1310 Abbot Road, more out of life. Cost: $14, $12 for East Lansing, 337-2333, 7-11 p.m. seniors and students ($4 less on Thursday. o Thursdays). Mighty Medicine, The Chrome “The Smell of the Kill,” Cat, 226 E. Grand River Ave., Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam Lansing, 505-0408, St., Williamston, 655-SHOW, www.thechromecat.com, 8 p.m. www.williamstontheatre.org, Thursday. Cost: $6. 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Sean Bodell, Mark’s Watershed, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. 5965 Marsh Road, Haslett, Sundays, through March 7. h A 999-7433, 6-10 p.m. Thursday. o dark comedy about men, women, marriage and malice explores the The Rule, Colonial Bar and Grille, dangerous desire to keep up 3425 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., appearances, at any cost. Contains Lansing, 882-6132, 9 p.m. Thursday. mature themes. Directed by o Kristine Thatcher. Cost: $18-$24; Those Delta Rhythm special rates available for groups of Kings, Green Door Blues Bar 10 or more. & Grill, 2005 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 482-6376, www.greendoorlive.com, 9:30 p.m. Thursday. o

PERFORMANCES

“Dancing In Our Time,” Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Theater, SnyderPhillips Hall, MSU campus, East Lansing, 432-2000, www.whartoncenter.com, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. h Featuring five choreographic premieres. Presented by the MSU Department of Theatre. Cost: $12, $10 for seniors and faculty, $8 for students. Cultural Expressions Show, Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, www.lcc.edu, 6-8 p.m. Thursday. h Modern and hip variety show will showcase the

Group Therapy, Uli’s Haus of Rock, 4519 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, 882-5900, www.ulishaus ofrock.com, 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. o Loune and Alco, Small Planet Food and Spirits, 16800 S. Chandler Road, East Lansing, 351-6230, www.thesmall planet.info, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Cost: $7 in advance.

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AUDITIONS

Auditions for “Dragonsong,” Hannah Community Center, see Thursday, Feb. 25.

FILM

“Handlebar,” Celebration Cinema, 200 E. Edgewood Blvd., Lansing, 393-7469, www.celebrationcinema.com, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Locally filmed movie is about two low-level thieves who are hired by a mafioso to kidnap a rival’s daughter but kidnap the boss’ daughter instead.

Down Time Our pop culture experts tell us what’s on their radar

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Detroit ‘dark reggae’

The dudes of Souldub coin their style “dark reggae.” In musical terms, that means a mix of heavy metal guitars, reggae-flavored rhythms and rap-rock vocals. Think a Sublime-P.O.D.-Rage Against the Machine sandwich. The Detroit guys get inspiration from their home state. “It’s certainly apparent that our sound was born in Michigan,” vocalist Richard Ensley said. “The weather is often dark and gloomy; the urban areas are grimy and unwelcoming... I guess that vibe has just infected us as musicians, creating an unusual take on a traditionally upbeat music genre.” Souldub is wrapping up recording sessions for its upcoming full-length, “Catchabuzz,” out later this year. Get a sampling of new tracks Saturday at Mac’s Bar in Lansing. Can’t make that show? Catch the band playing an acoustic show at the Meridian Mall Hot Topic on Friday, Feb. 26. • Souldub, Res Publica, Strange Habits, Orange Marsupials • 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 • $10 in advance at fusionshows.com, Mac’s Bar and Flat, Black and Circular; $12 at the door • Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing • Tune in: Souldub will play a free acoustic set at the Meridian Mall Hot Topic Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m.

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BLUEGRASS

The Harvestmen, Buddies Pub & Grill, 1937 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos, 10 p.m. Friday. o BLUES

Frog and the Beeftones, Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing, 485-9910, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. o C E LT I C

Conklin Ceili Band, Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 485-5287, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. o FOLK

Corky Siegel and Randy Sabien, Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., East Lansing, 351-4081,

www.tenpoundfiddle.org, 8 p.m. Friday. h Ten Pound Fiddle series. Cost: $18, $15 Fiddle members.

Vikesh Kapoor, Valour Caywood and Wildfong Concert, Scene Metrospace, 110 Charles St., East Lansing, 319-6832, www.scenemetro space.com, 8 p.m. Friday. Cost: $5 cover charge. INSTRUMENTAL

Professors of Jazz, MSU Music Building auditorium, West Circle Drive, East Lansing, 355-3345, www.music.msu. edu, 8 p.m. Friday. Cost: $10, $8 for seniors, free for students. JAZ Z

Jeff Kressler Duo, Espresso Royale, 1500 W. Lake Lansing

Avon Bomb, Colonial Bar and Grille, 3425 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, 882-6132, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. o Chain Lightning, Center Stage, 1785 W. State Road, Lansing, 482-2280, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. o Fading World, Coffee and Friends Cafe, 5100 Marsh Road, Suite C, Okemos, 347-0962, www.fadingworldmusic.com, 6-9 p.m. Friday. h Mix of classic oldies, pop, and show tunes.

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Fragment of Soul, Gus’s Bar, 2321 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 371-4793, 9:30 p.m. Friday. o Global Village, Green Door Blues Bar & Grill, 2005 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 482-6376, www.greendoor live.com, 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cost: cover. Grand Scam, Irish Pub & Grill, 1910 W. Saginaw St., Lansing, 482-3916, 9 p.m. Friday. o Loose Stone, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1111 N. Cedar St., Mason, 244-0684, 8 p.m. Friday. Ricky and Nicki, Troppo, 101 S. Washington Square Suite 100, Lansing, 371-4000, 7-11 p.m. Friday. o Seacruisers, R Club, 6409 Centurion Drive, Lansing, 321-7440, 8 p.m. Friday. o Sprague Brothers, Wild Wing Cafe, 2085 W. Grand River Ave, Okemos, 349-2321, 9:30 p.m. Friday. o Starfarm, Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbot Road, East Lansing, 351-2285, www.ricksamerican cafe.com, 10:30 p.m. Friday. Cost: cover. WLNZ Grand River Radio Diner Series, Lansing City Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing, www.lansingcity LIST CONTINUES Page 7

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Reno’s Fire and Ice Fest, Neil Gordon Trio, Moriarty’s Reno’s East, 1310 Abbot Road, East Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Lansing, 351-7366, 485-5287, 8-11 p.m. Thursday. o www.renoseast.com, 6 p.m.OPEN MIKE midnight Thursday through Open mike with Ingham Saturday and 1-7 p.m. Sunday. County Social Club, Irish Party with a purpose. Showcasing Pub & Grill, 1910 W. Saginaw St., local artists, local businesses, local Lansing, 482-3916, 9 p.m. Thursday. food, beer, wine and drinks.ance to o win a new snowmobile. The party benefits the following charities: ROCK Mid-Michigan Food Bank, MSU, Jedi Mind Trip, Rick’s American The American Red Cross, Operation Cafe, 224 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Homefront and the Capital Area 351-2285, www.ricksamerican Humane Society. cafe.com, 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Cost: cover. VAR I ETY

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With 1997’s insultingly underrated “Our Ill Wills,” Stockholmers and Cure acolytes Shout Out Louds crafted a melancholy, introspective album flush with self-doubt but still buoyant enough to make you dance. No small accomplishment. For its follow-up, “Work,” the band scales back the busy, sometimes erratic arrangements of “Ill Wills” and the result is their leanest, most straightforward record yet. Straight-forward doesn’t equal “best” in this case however, as “Work” fails to reach the heights of its predecessor. The ’80s pop influence is far less pronounced, and you begin to miss the desperate energy that pervaded their earlier albums. But then you notice the simple yet engaging songs. The band may have settled into a more restrained dynamic, but their songcraft is upper echelon. “Work” is a sleeper, and while not as immediately brilliant as “Ill Wills,” it will be an album you return to ... not to dig into the cryptic, deeper meanings, but just to revel in a batch of terrific songs.

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an $8,000 bonus. The credit, originally scheduled to expire in 2009, has been extended until spring.

You can claim the credit if you sign a sales contract

before May 1, 2010, and close before July 1. Members of the military who serve extended duty outside the United States have until July 1, 2011 to claim the credit, as long as they sign a contract before May 1, 2011.

And that’s not all. The legislation also expands the credit, making it available to some homebuyers who already own a home but would like to trade up. CINDY BECKWITH REALTOR RE/MAX Real Estate Professionals/Lansing 517-614-2254 www.CindyBeckwith.com

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Here’s who stands to benefit from the expanded homebuyers’ credit:

First-time homebuyers, which are defined as those who haven’t owned a home in the hree years before the purchase. If your spouse owned a home in that time frame, you’re not eligible. Those who qualify can claim a tax credit for 10 percent of the purchase price, up to a maximum of $8,000. And the credit is refundable, which means that if you owe less than $8000 in taxes, you’ll receive a refund for the difference. The credit is not available, however, for home purchases that exceed $800,000. The new legislation also expands the income cutoff levels. Single homebuyers with annual incomes of up to $125,000 qualify. Maried couples who file joint income tax returns can earn up to $225,000 annually. Previously, singles with incomes of more than $95,000 ($175,000 for married couples) were ineligible for the tax credit. Also, the credit doesn’t have to be repaid unless you sell your home within three years.

Existing homeowners. Homebuyers who have lived in their current home for five out of the past eight years qualify for a tax credit of up to $65,000. The deadlines are the same as for first-time homebuyers. The income thresholds for existing homeowners are also the same as those for first-time homebuyers. Likewise, existing homeowners can’t claim the credit if they purchase a home for more than $800,000. In addition, your new home must be your principle residence. You can’t use the credit to buy a vacation home, says Clint Clint Strtch, managing principal of tax policy for Deloitte Tax. However, nothing in the legislation requires you to sell your existing home to qualify, says Mark Luscombe, senior tax analyst KATHY BIRCHEN LAURIE KOELLING DIANE MAYERS SHERI STODDARD for tax publisher CCH. You could REALTOR®, QSC®,ABR, CRS, Associate Broker, QSC®, CRS, REALTOR®, REALTOR®, keep your first home as a vacation GRI,ABR, SRES, CBR®, ePRO ePRO, PMN QSC® QSC®,ABR home or rental, he says, although that The Birchen Group Tomie Tomie Raines, Inc. Tomie Raines, Inc. Tomie Raines, Inc. property would no longer qualify for Raines, Inc. 517-719-0111 517-648-4463 517-881-7339 tax breaks associated with a primary residence.–USA Today 517-719-1900 sstoddard@tomieraines.com dmayers@tomieraines.com lkoelling@tomieraines.com

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When singer-songwriter Jeremy Quentin set out to record a new album for his project Small Houses, he wanted a collaboration between friends. Fortunate for Quentin, he has friends in high musical places, and Lansing names like Jen Sygit, Donny Brown (the Verve Pipe) and Sam Corbin took part in the album, “Our Dusking Sound.” “Everyone on this record is a close friend of mine, and that’s how I like to do things,” he said “Michigan means everything to me, and these people understand that.” The disc is out on Good Time Gang, the Lansing indie record label behind the Plurals, Narc Out the Reds, the Hat Madder and around a dozen other local bands. “The album is actually dedicated to the GTG,” Quentin said. “They’re just a group of friends hanging out, living together, recording albums and playing music.” Local musician John Krohn co-produced and engineered the release in his Lansing home studio, Deep Deep Pink. He’s also a friend of Quentin. “We both have a great admiration for the city of Lansing and have dedicated a great deal of ourselves to making an awesome music scene for it,” Quentin said. “Still, when we aren’t busy playing music, we take his boat out on the Red Cedar River or go to Lugnuts games.” Quentin, who splits his time between Lansing and Boston to attend Berklee Music School, says music is his main priority right now. “Small Houses is my life,” he said. “It seems like every day consists of guitar lessons and songwriting, followed by booking and playing shows.” Catch Small Houses’ CD release at Scene Metrospace in East Lansing on Saturday, Feb. 27. • Small Houses (CD release), Adam Arcuragi, Doug Mains • 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 • $6 • Scene Metrospace, 110 Charles St., East Lansing, • Tune in: Jeremy Quentin of Small Houses will do an interview and play songs from the new album at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 on 88.9-FM (WDBM).

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“American Buffalo,” LCC Black Box Theatre, Gannon Building, 411 N. Grand Ave., Room 168, Lansing, 483-1488, www.lcc.edu/hpa/events, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. h David Mamet play is the story of one man’s struggle toward the top of the heap. For adult audiences. Cost: $10, $5 for students and seniors. “The Cemetery Club,” Riverwalk Theatre, see Thursday, Feb. 25. “The Smell of the Kill,” Williamston Theatre, see Thursday, Feb. 25.

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• What it is: Think long jump on skis. Skiers speed down a steep hill to a ramp and then see how far they can go in the air before landing. Preferably upright. • Where to try it: Pine Mountain Resort in Iron Mountain or Copper Peak in Ironwood • What you’ll need: Experience, if you wish to actually jump. Both Pine Mountain and Copper Peak require that you meet qualifying criteria before jumping. But, hey, you can still watch. That’s something right there. Both resorts hold annual tournaments that draw thousands of spectators. • Bragging rights: Copper Peak actually has a “ski flying” hill, the only one in the Western hemisphere. At 170 meters, it towers over Olympic-sized hills by 50 meters and shoots skiers a distance of 600 feet. Only 100 skiers in the world are qualified to fly there. And Pine Mountain hosts one of the largest annual jump competitions in the United States. With its day-long party and live music, you won’t even care that you’re not actually jumping. • For more information: Check out www.pinemountainresort.com or www.copperpeak.org

And while most states can offer you a place to figure skate or play hockey, we’re talking ski-jumping and luge here. Michigan is one of the few and the proud where you can try your hand at those hardcore Olympic events. So, now that the Vancouver games are almost over, quit whining about winter and how you have to shovel your driveway and blah, blah, blah. Light a torch under your butt and get in line for the ultimate in winter bragging rights.

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• What it is: In this self-proclaimed fastest sport on ice, a person lies face up on a sled and speeds down an icy track. Without screaming all the way down. • Where to try it: Lucy Hill Naturbahn Luge Track in Negaunee, Upper Peninsula • What you’ll need: Proper cold-weather clothing and $10 per person to rent a luge sled. • Bragging rights: There are only 15 luge tracks in the entire world. Not only is the Naturbahn one of them, it’s considered the largest natural luge track in the world, which is why it’s a favorite training spot for Olympic athletes. Just be aware: Only the bottom part of the track is open for public use. You have to actually know what you’re doing to run the whole thing. • For more information: Visit www.negauneeluge.freehomepage.com

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• What it is: It’s been loosely defined as skateboarding on snow. You stand on a single, specialized board — like a large skateboard — and slide down the hill. • Where to try it: There are more than 40 resorts in Michigan offering snowboarding, but Nub’s Nob Ski Area is usually considered the best with its nationally rated terrain park. Address is 500 Nub’s Nob Road, Interested in hockey or Harbor Springs. skating? There are plenty • What you’ll need: A board, of options for both in the boots, bindings and helmet. You Lansing area. can rent equipment at most • The Summit at Capital resorts. Unlike some of the Centre. 9410 Davis other winter sports, you can try Hwy., Dimondale it even if you have no experiThis Lansing ence. That’s what “bunny hills” sports center offers are for. figure-skating programs, • Bragging rights: Snowboardspeedskating and ice ers are the rock stars of rental for hockey. More winter sports, with their long information at hair and cool lingo like “halfwww.capitalcentre.com pipe.” All the cool kids are • Suburban Ice. 2810 doing it. You know you want Hannah Blvd., East to be one of them. Lansing • For more information: With two regVisit www.nubsnob.com. ulation-sized ice For a full list of Michigan sheets, Suburban ski and snowboarding Ice offers hockey, figresorts, try ure-skating and public www.michigan.org. skating hours. More information at www.suburbanice.com

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• What it is: Sort of like shuffleboard on ice. One player shoves a polished, 44-pound stone down the ice toward a target while two others guide its path with specialized brooms. • Where to try it: There are at least four curling sites in Michigan, but the Midland Curling Club is the closest to Lansing. It meets at the Midland Curling Center, 2009 Jefferson Ave, Midland. • What you’ll need: Novices have a couple of options. You and your friends can rent the rink for private group lessons, or you can sign up for eight-week lessons. They provide the equipment. You can’t just, like, bring your own broom or anything. • Bragging rights: It’s not as easy as it looks on TV, so if someone mocks the sport during the next Olympics, you can smack them and say, “Hey, I’ve done it, and it’s hard.” Plus, the sport is super old, dating back to Medieval Scotland. • For more information: Check out Midland curlers at www.midlandcurls.org.

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Brian Regan shows viewers the funny in plenty of different venues, including two Comedy Central specials — 2008’s The Epitome of Hyperbole and 2007’s Brian Regan Standing Up — and a roster of late-night appearances. He makes his way as a “clean” comic in an R-rated genre. The Las Vegas-based comedian headlines the Wharton Center Cobb Great Hall in East Lansing on Sunday. In preparation for the gig, NOISE caught up with the funnyman to talk beginner’s jitters, life on the road and Johnny Carson. NOISE: Did you always think there was a career for you in comedy? Regan: I didn’t always think there was a career for me in comedy, even after I was doing it. I remember one time about six months after my first night onstage and after several consecutive bad shows, I looked at myself in a mirror and thought, “Am I out of my mind? Why in the world do I think I can do this?” But for some reason, I wouldn’t let myself quit. NOISE:: You tour a lot. When people think of touring, they usually think of bands. What’s life on the road like for a comedian? Regan: One time early in my career, I performed on a “Comedy Night” at a club that usually featured bands. The club put the other comedians and I up at the “Band House,” where, of course, they usually housed the bands. Yowza. I remember a room with about 43 beds in it. I was like, “It has to be tough living like this.” Then, I went to sleep on one of the 43 beds.

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NOISE: You’ve been a fixture of late-night TV for years. Do you have a favorite experience? Regan: One of my favorite TV experiences is getting to do The Tonight Show, hosted by Johnny Carson, about a year before he retired. When I was standing behind that curtain while Johnny Carson introduced me, I don’t think I’d ever been more scared, yet more excited, in all my life. NOISE: You’ve made your reputation as a clean comic. Is keeping it clean important to you? Regan: The “clean” thing for me is not the point of my comedy. I don’t sit down at my desk and say, “Boy, am I going to write some clean jokes today!” I like to work clean because it’s fun for me. But there are many comedians out there who work blue, who I think are great. NOISE: So, does being clean just feel natural? Regan: I guess it does feel natural for me to work clean. A couple years ago, an old friend surprised me with an audio tape we recorded in college. It was a goofy little thing where he was interviewing me. When I listened to the tape, I noticed he kept trying to work towards blue stuff, but I kept steering away from that in my answers. It was interesting for me to hear how I thought “comedically” even before I thought about becoming a comedian.

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Misery Index vocalist and bass player Jason Netherton lives to tour with his bandmates, and that’s good, since the death metal group has over 30 shows scheduled through April. “The four of us make a total experience out of it,” he said, chatting from Baltimore, Md. “Rather than just going from show to show and drifting through the hours in-between, we make time to see what’s going on around us and meet people.” The Relapse outfit plays Mac’s Bar in Lansing on Friday, Feb. 26, along with a solid line-up: Satyrasis (Lansing thrash), Dagon (Lansing “ocean metal”), Circle of Dead Children (Pittsburgh, Pa. grindcore) and Magrudergrind (Washington, D.C. grindcore). Netherton took the time to talk with NOISE about the band’s forthcoming release. NOISE: You guys have a new album out May 11, “Heirs to Thievery.” Great title. Netherton: Thanks. Yeah, I was looking for inspiration after recording out last record, “Traitors,” and I got interested in different themes in American history, which aren’t talked about too much. A lot of stuff that happened doesn’t fit the prevailing heroic monologue of American history. I thought it would be interesting to talk about that, because we’re a metal band, so we’re supposed to have good material to get all riled up about and scream about. NOISE: So, what are some specific themes? Netherton: I read this book by Howard Zinn called, “A People’s History of the United States,” and it chronicles the alternative history from the view of people who were oppressed: Native Americans, slaves, the working class. NOISE: Who are your death metal and thrash icons? Netherton: The grandfathers of the scene that go back to the ’80s. When I was a kid, I used to look up to Metallica, Iron Maiden and their counter parts in underground. When death metal came out in the late ’80s and early ’90s, I got into Carcass, Napalm Death — most everything on Earache Records. NOISE: What do you love about the metal genre? Netherton: Mostly I like the universal, worldwide camaraderie of it. You can meet a metal fan anywhere in the world, and there’s this unspoken friendship you already have. You bond right away, talk about the same music and usually have a similar worldview. It’s a good subculture. • Misery Index, Magrudergrind, Satyrasis, Circle of Dead Children, Dagon • 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 • Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing • 484-6795 • $10 in advance, $12 at the door

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An absolute non-event in theaters, Steven Soderbergh’s fact-based tale about a corporate snitch with a penchant for omitting crucial details figures it can stay afloat based on a pleasant, almost jaunty tone and one excellent performance. Alas, that is not the case. And while “Informant!” does not entirely sink into a sea of mediocrity, it barely treads water. 85 percent of the film’s worth comes from Matt Damon’s amusing, nuanced performance. As the titular tattle-tale, Damon unloads an arsenal of ticks, idiosyncrasies and line deliveries (particularly his inner monologues) that represent the entirety of “Informant!”’s laughs. An interesting supporting cast (including the enjoyably reemerging Scott Bakula) are given nothing to do, and the movie just seems to take its time when moving at a swifter clip would have done wonders. While not an abject failure, “Informant!” is a modestly charming but entirely forgettable film, that only serves to remind you that Damon has some acting range.


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Apparently, hockey fans just don’t have the clout for primetime network television. All abuzz the nation was (and is) this week over the programming choices of one National Broadcast Company. Last Sunday, the men’s Olympic hockey game between Team USA and Team Canada got bumped to cable in favor of … ice dancing. Cue outrage, hysteria, and allout blasphemy on behalf of nearly every male sports media pundit in America. I wasn’t angry at all — and I won’t claim to be the most even-tempered journalist. (See: Tiger Woods commentary from a few weeks back.) Two things I do have: MSNBC and an opposable thumb capable of remote control operation. I empathize with those who don’t have cable packages allowing them to watch cable events on NBC’s family of channels, but at the same time — can you blame them? Let’s discuss ice dancing for a brief moment. If any sport of the Winter Olympiad is more maligned, I can’t think of it. Combine the ornate and (sometimes) downright fluffy costumes of pairs figure skating, but take out all of the gasp-inducing aerial stunts and what you end up with is an event widely considered to be the best thing to cure insomnia. I fell asleep at least twice. Let’s be honest — it isn’t the most exciting event. I won’t deny that. However, if NBC looks at the thing that matters to them, it’s not who’s snoozing to skating or crying on the couch. It’s that television is on when they’re doing it. While hockey fans across North America seethed, NBC cashed in on enormous ratings by splitting their audience between

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Since the end of July 2009, Wild Wing Cafe has been making its home at the former Bennigan’s restaurant, which Aaron recalled as “dingy.” We both agreed the new place seemed anything but. Sunshine streaming through the windows brightens up the place as you eat. If you’re sitting up at the bar, no matter where you sit, a TV will be in front of you.

THE FOOD

Wild Wing Cafe boasts its 33 flavors of buffalo sauce, each with a fun description on the menu (“E.T. found this cheeser pleaser, now he won’t phone home”). The

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An eight-piece order of the slayer and flaming parmesan wings for $6.99 menu is helpful because a “heat index” from medium to sweltering designates the hotness of your flavor. There are also sandwiches, wraps, burgers, ribs — all the usuals at a sports bar. An order of eight wings for $6.99 can get you two different types of sauces, which is good (for variety’s sake), but bad because Aaron and I had a tough time choosing our flavors. Thankfully, the waitress suggested the popular flavors even before we had a chance to ask — the general (as in tso, the Chinese flavor), flam-

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Eclectic mix suits new, upscale Troppo When I first went into Troppo’s new location, directly across the street from the old location, I thought it looked like old money; one of those men’s clubs where grey-haired bankers sit around reading the New Yorker, smoking cigars and talking about the stock exchange, which is funny because it’s a nonsmoking venue. Executive Chef Jason Keusch set me straight. “We really cater more toward women. If you look at the place, it’s really Art Deco. If you look at the materials we used to accomplish that, the fleur-de-lys fabric on the chairs, the sunken fire pit, which I think is the coolest thing we have, the carpets that we chose, it’s all for women. Girls night out is a very popular thing here.” Keusch said there is no signature dish. Instead, it is “whatever you’re paying for,” he laughed. “We’re an eclectic Italian restaurant; a bunch of Germans cooking Italian, but seriously, this is the most refined our menu has ever been. It’s eclectic Italian, but a lot of American standbys; there’s Asian influences, just a lot of different flavors from around the world.” I asked Keusch about the move from it’s original location in East Lansing, to the former Michigan Avenue spot. “Troppo is expensive to operate, and when you aren’t selling a lot of food, you aren’t making a lot of money,” he said. “So we put The Post there and moved to down here, and it worked.” The most recent move across the street gives Troppo a lot more space, including three separate meeting rooms, ranging from 12 to 20 people, to an expandable banquet space upstairs that seats about 200 people. Plus they added an 80-person seasonal patio with a fireplace and a lounge area, where I hung out one Monday evening

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with a couple of groups of friends and had a really great time. Troppo can cost $40 for a night out if you want it to, but if you jump on the Social Hour train from 3 to 6 p.m., you can score nine different items ranging from $3 to $5. I had a raspberry Troppo-Tini (raspberries marinated in Stoli vodka for 72 hours) that will set you back on your heels after just one, and split a lumberjack-sized portion of macaroni & cheese with my wife. I’m a Mac ‘n Cheese connoisseur, and this recipe made me want to lick the bowl clean. Keusch thinks Troppo is a Lansing success story, from having an identity crisis when it first opened to where it stands today. “We’ve always been trained to jump the chasm of breaking out of the box: Are you a dining room? Are you a bar? Are you a night-

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club? Are you a live entertainment place? We want to be all of that, and we always have,” Keusch said. “We finally have the facility, and we learned how we can do that over the last 10 years.”

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This is a good week to meet new people. The moon is encouraging you to get out and have fun. Your friends might be trying to set you up with someone.

Relationships involve give and take, and this week, you need to give more. Saturn is showing you that your sweetheart needs extra encouragement.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 -

The full moon in your sign is helping you realize what you really want in a romance. If you’re single, you’ll set your sights on finding a super special soulmate.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 - OCT. 23)

Work is extra demanding right now, and you could be struggling to find a balance between career and family obligations.

CANCER (JUNE 22 - SCORPIO (OCT. 24 JULY 22) Romantic passions are high this week, and you’ll want to spend every

NOV. 21)

A sensitive sun is bringing out those tender emotions. You’ll want to express

Vid Weatherwax, Troppo, 101 S. Washington Square Suite 100, Lansing, 371-4000, 6-10 p.m. Wednesday. "

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)

Don’t get caught up in an endless debate with someone. A moon opposition is making you extra stubborn.

CAPRICORN You might find it helpful to talk about romantic problems with a parent or parent figure.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)

Spacey Neptune might make you forget to keep an important date or neglect to return your honey’s phone call.

PISCES (FEB. 19 -

MARCH 20)

When you least expect it, you could be given a major career opportunity. Jupiter is increasing your workrelated luck. Share this good fortune with your honey.

A B O U T T HE L I P S T I C K M Y S T I C Jennifer Shepherd is an astrologer and syndicated columnist. Read more at www.lipstickmystic.com

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DIMONDALE- 1 BDRM., UPPER. Appliances included. Off street parking, no pets. $500+ utilities & 1 year lease. Free trash pick up. Available March 1st. 517-646-8887.

GRAND LEDGE LG 2 bdrm Townhouse, 1.5 bath, full bsmt, garage, $690+ utilities. Newly remodeled. 517-339-2486 GRAND LEDGE - Quiet, 1 bdrm., $455, 2 BDRM., $550 both incl. heat. No pets, no smoking. 517-627-9085. HASLETT - 5705 Potter, near lake. Large 2 bdrm. 1.5 bath, fireplace, central air. Utility room with washer/dryer hookup. No pets, $595/mo. incl. water. Call 517-372-8000 or 517349-8345 HASLETT-GREAT VALUE Lg. 2 bdrm., $480. Cats welcome. 517-337-1133

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HOLT: 1 BEDROOM , $450 + $400 dep. Air. Free heat, water, trash pickup. Coin laundry. 1970 Aurelius Road. Busline. Applications. up front. ** 586-292-3681 **

BLUE WATER VILLAGE Dimondale, near GM Delta plant. New 2 & 3 bdrms, 2 baths, starting at $800. Water & trash incl. all appliances, bsmt., pets welcome. Call 517-749-1714 or 517-372-6250

HOLT SPACIOUS 2 bdrm apt., freshly painted in earthtones, ready to move in. Free heat, free water. No pets. $525 + security. 517-927-5776.

GRAND LEDGE 1 & 2 bdrm. townhomes with basements, garages and central air. $525 & $600 +utilities. No pets. Call (517)482-8771

MASON 2 & 3 bdrm. fireplace, a/c, washer/dryer. $725-$900. 517-349-8000 OR 517-282-9669

1218 PARKVIEW 2 bdrm., garage, stove, fridge, washer/dryer. Small yard. $550/mo. deposit negotiable. 517-645-7044

2206 N. GRAND River. 3-4 Bdrm. Fenced yard, front porch, enclosed back porch w/dog door, full bsmt., appliances, AC, garage. Dogs OK - NO CATS! $700 mo. + util. w/credit check. No Smoking. 517285-3336

MASON: MOVE IN Special. 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath w/garage, 2312 WELLINGTON Great family home in Colonial full bsmt, air. $750/mo. Village. 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath, 517-230-3885/517-202-1781 2 car garage, updated throughout, fin. bsmnt., great neighborhood. Yard, Washer/Dryer in unit, Small dogs (under 25lbs), OKEMOS, 2056/2058 & 2062 (517)242-3595. Hamilton Rd., nice quiet. Near Meridian Mall behind Meijers, near bus. Studio 3 BDRM, 1 1/2 bath, gar$250; 1 bdrm., $300 & 1 2 BDRM., BATH & half, C/A, age, neat & clean, new bdrm., $400. 517-410-7257 garage, bsmt., private paint & carpet. Waverly drive, fenced in area. Very school district. $750 per PORTLAND 1 BDRM, ground clean. C lose to MSU & mo. 517-641-7271 or 517floor, country setting, inEastwood. No pets or 214-7648. cludes washer & dryer, sesmoking. $750 + utilities. curity entrance, all utilities Call 517-881-3310. 3 BDRM, 1 1/2 bath ranch, & cable included, $500 mo. wooded backyard, nice plus deposit. Call 517-819- 501 W BARNES 3 bdrm., full neighborhood, 10 mins. 5363. bsmt., 1.5 car garage, from LCC, 15 mins. from fenced yard, $775/mo. Call MSU, wi-fi ready. $850 mo. WAVERLY - LG., attractive 749-3890 Call 231-218-0039 or 231and remodeled 2 bdrm., 218-5605. w/private entry. Hardwood floors., loads of stor- DEWITT - 2 bdrm., 1 bath, age! Assigned pkg., over3 BDRM HOME in S. Langarage, washer/dryer. looks park. Laundry, no sing. 1 1/2 baths, hard$650/mo. includes wasmokers/pets. $600. wood floors, full bsmt., ter, trash & sewer. 616-874-5352 fenced yard, $795 per mo. 517-206-0430. 517-641-7271 or 517-214WHITE PINES DEWITT 3422 Parkwood. 3 7648. Of DeWitt bdrm., 2 bath, garage, 1 bedroom $550 deck, air, fin. bsmt., new 6715 W. GRAND RIVER Attn TN transfers. Country liv2 bedroom $625 carpet & paint, washer/ ing. Quality landlord seeks See us at apts. com dryer furnished, immediquality tenant. 3 bdrm, 1 Call 517-669-9135 ate occupancy. $925+. 517bath, 2 car garage, new 256-2292. carpet, new paint. Grand Ledge Schools. $750 per EAST LANSING 3 B D R M , mo. + dep. 517-204-1980. 1713 Greencrest, 1.5 bath, Appliances Included. full 934 JENISON N. Very sharp bsmt, no smoking, no pets. 2 bdrm., lg. fenced yard, $875+ utilities, Section 8 garage, basement, washer welcome. 517-930-1575. dryer hookup, clean. $690 + utilities. References. EAST LANSING Nice quiet GRAND LEDGE Near St. Lawrence hospiareas. 3 bdrm., 869 2 bdrm. fireplace, tal. 349-2936. Beechlawn. 2 bdrm., 629 garage, central air, John R. Immediate availawasher & dryer, $750. bility. 248-651-4791. 517-349-8000 or AFFORDABLE HOMES 1-4 517-282-9669 bdrms, Section 8 OK. LANSING- 1119 BLAKE AVE. Pets OK. Move in speLarge 2 bdrm., 1.5 bath, atcial! Flexible terms HASLETT Lakefront on Lake tached garage, fin. bsmnt. available. $395-$1095. Lansing w/dock, gazebo & & fam. room. Nice yard, 517-651-1374 beautiful lake view. Luxucentral air. $800/mo. 517ry 2 BR apt/condo, 487-8478. washer/dryer, New maple EATON RAPIDS N e w e r 3 kitchen, black stainless LANSING - 112 W. Thomas, bdrm ranch w/master recently remodeled, 2 appl., granite, carpet. Pabdrm suite & 2nd full bath, bdrm., 1 bath, central air, tio. $895. No big dogs. 517located on private road, bsmnt. Private drive, deck, 853-6307. deck, full bsmt., walking fenced in yard. $595 + util. distance to downtown, but WATER VIEW PLACE – exec & dep. Sec. 8 OK. secluded. Refrig., stove, condos for rent. 2 & 3 517-627-3552 W/D, all new & incld. $775 bdrm, 1500-2200 sf, 3 levmo., sec. dep & ref. req’d. els w/lots of storage, MASON - 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath, 517-663-6650 leave msg. near downtown & schools. attchd. garage. On river in Basement, deck, central ***FREE dwntn DeWitt next to park FORECLOSURE air, forced air heat. Attachand walking trails. Incl. LISTINGS*** Over 400,000 ed garage. $800/mo. + utilfree wireless internet, caproperties nationwide. ities. Call: 517-749-8244 noe use, dry-cleaning pickLow down payment. Call up and much more. Please now. 800-749-3025 MASON DUPLEX- UPDATED call Tim at: 517-282-5347. 2 bdrm., 416 W. Cherry. Great residential place to FREE RENT TILL live. Basement, incl. yard care. $675/mo. MARCH 517-676-5666 Only $799/Mo. 3 Bed/2 Bath, All Appliances, W/D, C/A NEAR MSU 3 bdrm. 2 Built in HD TV Included bath, entertainment No Application Fees deck, lg. fenced yard, and Reduced Security garage $925 + util. Deposits. 517-332-0615. 1181 MALLARD 2 bdrm, 1 Call Sun Homes at bath, large yard w/lake ac1-888-894-3451 cess, no garage, no pets. Must Close by New paint, carpeting. $730 1-30-10! mo. + utils. 1 year lease. EHO Howard 517-285-8850.

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BUSLINE NEAR Rooms w/ private bath $350/mo. all util. incl. Rooms w/shared bath near Old Town $300/mo. ***Houses*** 613 Avon, 3 bdrm. $550. 1114 Camp 2 bdrm. $450. 484-5619. DOWNTOWN AREA furnished room, all utilities paid, no deposit, $75 per wk. 517-3726250 or 517-894-1281.

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St. Johns- ONLY $296/Mo! Lease to Own Your own LAKE VICTORIA 3 bed/2 bath ~ 1,248 sq.ft. LAINGSBURG. 4 & 5 bdrms Home w/New Carpet & All sports lake access, priPaint The Meadows vate subdivision. 1 mile (989)224-7707. from Sleepy Hollow State Park. Sec. 8 okay, pets OK. WE GOT A Winter Special in 4 bdrm. $895, 5 bdrm. $995. Okemos. 1500 sq ft ranch, 517-651-1374. new carpet, att. gar. HORSE FARM facilities for rent or lease, Mason area, School, mall, hosp., gas, LANSING-2 BD/1 BA Home 3 barns, indoor arena, exMeijer, Wal-Mart, Home for $27,900. Payments as ercise track, etc. Call Mike Depot, restaurants, MSU low as $177/mo. Call Now at 517-628-2823 or 517within 3-5 mins. $1200 mo., 800-240-0578 525-1381 sec. + utils. 313-417-2694

LANSING - 2 bdrm houses, 1 & 2 bdrm apts. & duplexes, $500-$675. Local owner cell 989-550-1181. LANSING SOUTHSIDE 2 bdrm, bsmt, garage. $700. 3 bdrm. w/ garage $650. 4 bdrm. $700. LC avail. 517-393-5188, 616-527-2008

LANSING southside sharp lg 2 bdrm., $285 bi-weekly. 372-9778. LANSING - VERY Cute, clean, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, in nice neighborhood. Fenced backyard. Pets okay. Near MSU. $700/mo. + util. 231-258-3413

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WESTPHALIA RENT/ OPTION 5903 S. Hinman. Updated 3 bdrm farm house, on 4 + acres, W/D, stove, fridge, dishwasher, 2 1/2 car gar. w/loft, freestanding woodburner, hdwd flrs. $900 + dep. 517-202-0621. POLE BARN FOR RENT in SW Lansing. 40’x60’ with overhead door, mechanics pit, woodburning stove. $450/month + utilities. 517-646-0220.

GRAND LEDGE: 2 bdrms., $525+ util. & dep. ALSO: 1 bdrm., $385+ dep. Utilities incl. Pets on approval. Call 517-256-4817 or 517-896-3285.

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OFFICE SUITE AVAILABLE in Lansing Twp. at 2400 Lake Lansing Rd by Eastwood Towne Center; close to U.S. 127 and all major highways and downtown Lansing and East Lansing. Five offices, conference room, kitchen-work area, reception area and free parking. Some office furniture and office equipment, including full telephone equipment for all offices and rooms for sale along with custom built conference table and 10 chairs. Suite is wired for network. Ample locked storage on premises. Some appliances available. Please call Frank at 517.243.2400 or 517.371.8244. HOLT BUSINESS PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO with office space, for videographer, DJ, etc. Contact Maria at 517-655-4328. PROFESSIONAL OFFICE S P A C E in three office suite. Shared waiting room and kitchen area. Excellent location. Accessible. Dr. Dombrowski at 517-7030110.


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Buick REGAL, 2002 97K mi., Good condition.

CHEVY SILVERADO 2006 $9,750 1500, ext. cab, longbox, 4x4, 190K + EZ hwy mi. Absolutely Mint cond. in/out. 517-525-4444

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Cadillac STS, 2006 45K mi., AWD, Black. Warranty. Excellent condition.

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ACCORD LX, 2005 $10,500 51K mi., silver, V6. 6 CD changer. Non smoker. Excellent condition. 517-543-5308

Mercury GRAND MARQUIS LS $4500 Truly a babied grandpa’s car, sunny days only, etc. 1997, 99K sunny day mi. Mint in/out. 517-525-4444

Mini Vans HANDICAP VANS USED, BOUGHT & SOLD Mini & full size 3021 S. Cedar - Call Dale 517-882-7299

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TRAILBLAZER LTZ, 2003 $9,999 80K mi., leather, sunroof. New tires. Blue/tan Excellent condition. 517-420-8792. LUMINA LS 1997 $900 4 door 6 cyl Green, Well maintained 517-281-4837 $5500

Saturn L200, 2001 $3895 107K mi., 4 dr., auto., real nice car. W/warranty. Mint City 989-640-1899 SATURN AURA XE 2009 $18,500 4 dr. Sedan, Galaxy Silver ext., int. gray, 6,000 mi. 517-543-4604 $2150 517-706-7149

Sport Utility Vehicles GMC YUKON XL 1500 SLT 2003 $15,500 4X4,warty,Denali, 207K, xtras, details available 517-663-3740 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT 2008 $25,000 AWD, 6 cyl, 3rd Row, 19 in., 17,500mi., Blue. 517-339-2953

Trucks SILVERADO 2500 HDLT, 2007 $18,500 10K mi., 4x4, regular cab, 8’ bed, fiberglass top. Excellent condition. 517-676-7170 SILVERADO 1995 1/2 TON $2175 auto, V6, CD, options, high miles, looks & runs good Excellent Condition 517-303-3466

CUTLASS CIERA 1991 $1,995/OBO 6 cyl, well maintained, 205,400 mi., Silver 734-347-0349

FORD F250 XLT SUPER DUTY 2005 $21,500/OBO! Diesel, 47,000 mi., Silver, 5th wheel tow. 517-980-5558

EIGHTY EIGHT, 1995 Good tires & brakes. Runs great Good condition.

CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 1999 $8000 1500 Pickup, Ext. Cab, shortbed, V8, 5.3L, 4WD Excellent cond. 517-543-2959

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CHEVY 4X4 2000 $5900 2500 HD, 7.4 (454), hwy driving only, nvr worked, 130K babied mi. Fantastic cond. 517-204-4343

SUNFIRE 2001 $3895 2 dr., auto., only 70K, with warranty Mint City 989-640-1899

SATURN 1999 4 dr., auto., 145,000 mi. Runs good

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