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BWL to Hold Community Design Charette for Central Substation

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The Lansing Board of Water & Light is holding a design charette to hear community input on the exterior appearance of the Central Substation to be constructed at the southwest corner of W. Malcolm X St. and S. Washington Ave. It is at the REO Depot, 1201 S. Washington Ave. in Lansing this Wednesday, December 7 at 6pm.

Bob Ford with Landscape Architecture & Planners, and Ken Jones with Studio Intrigue, will moderate the meeting.

This is the first design charette to discuss designs since the project was approved by the Lansing City Council on September 26. The next design charette will be held the week of January 9, with a third meeting scheduled the week of January 23 if necessary. The outcome of these community meetings will help the designers determine how best to reflect the community’s input.

Thanks for attending PorchFest!

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We wanted to give a huge thank-you to all of the musicians and porch hosts who participated in PorchFest! It was great to see neighbors and friends out enjoying the music. Also thanks to MI Blue Owl Coffee for coming out and for support from Saddleback BBQ!

Check out the musicians who performed for our first annual PorchFest!

PorchFest is this Saturday, Sept 17

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PorchFest is almost here and it will be happening rain or shine. Here’s our 2016 PorchFest musicians that will be sharing their talent and playing in the neighborhood:

MI Blue Owl CoffeeAttendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs/umbrellas to watch the musicians perform. Come out and listen to music, meet neighbors, and buy some MI Blue Owl Coffee!

Also, check in at the pavilion at the pavilion for popsicles, bubbles, water, and games –  we’ll also be selling MPNO T-shirts!

PorchFest in Moores Park update

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Our first ever, PorchFest event is quickly approaching! In just three short weeks the neighborhood will be rocking as local musicians share their talent with us. We had a great planning meeting last week and are working to bring it all together. Your help is still needed! If you’re able to contribute to making this a fun, creative, musical showcase of our neighborhood, please get in touch!

Neighbors Needed To:

  • print and distribute flyers
  • coordinate the children’s parade
  • contact food truck vendors
  • distribute yard signs
  • be neighborhood ambassadors
  • be ‘sound’ people
  • design the music lineup

It’s going to be a great event and we are really excited to be hosting this for the neighborhood. There are two more Porch Host slots that we’d like to fill with houses on MRD near the park or Davis Ave. If you’re in this area of the neighborhood and would like to host, let me know!

A couple other things that may be of interest: City Hall on the Road is this Wednesday, Aug. 31st at the S. Washington Complex, Art Attack is on Saturday, Sept. 10th in REO Town, the Ingham Conservation District is hosting a river cleanup, also on Saturday, Sept. 10th that will start at City Market and REACH Studio Art Center has an amazing lineup of fall art classes starting soon. Check out some of these other fun events and support our local businesses and community organizations!

Happy Back to School!

Natalie

LUVS Concert is June 22 in Moores Park!

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luvsThe Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle (LUVS) will be performing again this year for the Summer Concert Series hosted by Lansing Parks and Recreation in Moores Park on Wednesday, June 22 from 7-9 pm.

Come out and break the attendance record from last year of 600+ people.  There will be limited parking available via the Moores Park Dam parking lot. Walk or bike to the event if you can! Parking will be available at St. Casimir Catholic Parish.

Here is the list of vendors:
Good Truckin’ Food
Moores Park Neighborhood Organization
REO Town
Reach Studio Art Center
Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council
Elm Street Recording
Zeno’s Italian Ice
Clint’s Hotdog Cart
Market Place Massage

Come and kick off the start of the summer season with your neighbors at this event!