June Round Up of News Around Lansing, Michigan
News businesses, protests, week of kindness and more
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News businesses, protests, week of kindness and more 〰️
06/07/25 - Lansing, Michigan - Multiple wild and wacky, kinda spooky, some political, and also kindness went down in Lansing Michigan in just the first 7 days of June 2025. Now News citizen Journalist, Jacki Krumnow hit the streets and got all the tea.
Grand Openings
Dead Time Stories: The Sequel - Charlotte Michigan
REO Town isn’t the only place around Lansing with haunted book store called Dead Time Stories. Podcaster, author, and all around bad ass, Jenn Carpenter opened a second location of Dead Time Stories in the Charlotte Eaton County's Museum at Courthouse Square, on the first floor. Like a miniature, little satellite location, 20 minutes south of Lansing, the shop is the perfect addition to the haunted museum. Be sure to head in there, check it out, buy some eccentric gifts, murder books, horror novels, or quirky stationary. And don’t forget about the Spider Shelf! Yes, live spiders available to good, spooky homes. Dead Time Stories the Sequel held its grand opening on June 7, 2025.
John Smoltz Strike Out Baseball Stadium
Hall of Famer, baseball player, John Smoltz joined a large crowd filled with community members, families, baseball enthusiasts, and more celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of the first ever Strike Out Baseball Field on June 06, 2025. It’s not your typical baseball field, secured to just a fenced in “infield” with a different set of rules and run time. Of course, still housed with a commentator box and speakers, but meant to craft the idea of “pick up baseball” games. Shorter times, different rules. All with the hopes that young players will have the opportunity to play ball with easier access. The city of Lansing donated the space to hold the stadium, multiple sponsors line the “bricks” and Lansing Parks and Rec intend to maintain the property as well too.
Events Around Lansing, MI
Meridian Pride - May 31, 2025
Throwing it back about 8 days ago, Meridian Township held a family friendly Pride Event the evening before Pride first. It was filled with local vendors, a DJ, Bubble Bri for day time entertainment. A family friendly drag show followed up with JP and the Energy rocking out the night away. Along with a few food trucks and beer area, the Meridian Pride event was a great kick of too Pride.
Recap Video here.
Veteran’s/D Day Protest - June 06, 2025
The Capital Lawn hosted between 100-200 individuals from 12-2 PM for a smaller protest, but still just as important and the ones that pull out the crows sizes of 1,000s. Veterans from across the state traveled to Lansing, Michigan to find community, resources, and sign up to help battle the current administration and their “cost cutting” tactics that directly affect today’s Veterans.
The majority of the individuals I spoke to were frustrated by the administration not taking care of their vets, feared getting tossed into concentration camps because of the direction our government is heading, and stood tall with one another against not just Donald Trump, but congressman District 7, Tom Barrett. Who prefers to visit particular veterans in certain locations, and never speak to real constituents in Michigan who are dependent on these services. It’s safe to say, they dislike not just Trump, but also JD Vance and Tom Barrett. Video Here.
A Haunting in REO Town - June 07, 2025
REO Town Marketplace held a spooky little soiree on June 7, 2025 that showcased loads of independent gothic vendors, a costume contest (where yours truly won “best original” dressed as Femme Beetlejuice) a beautiful hearse display, tarot readings, ghost hunters, tours of the Mortuary museum, best selling book authors, Awaken Haunted Attraction and more. For a gal who loves everything spooky, it was fun to get out there and break out my Beetlejuice costume during a spring day. Any time to be spooky is a good time for me.
A Week of Kindness - ePIFany Now - June 06, 2025
Lansing Influencer and co-host of the Morning Blend, Bob Hoffman hosted an entire week of kindness, celebrating 5 different non-profits and their stories, was capped off with an even on June 07, 2025. A 2025 award was also given out ontop of highlighting the different stories throughout the evening. Fox 47, hosts of the Morning Blend, sponsored the pieces along with Hoffman’s ePIFany Now project. Below are the non profits to learn more, link back to their websites, and short summaries (originally written by Fox 47), for you to easily learn more about them and see if you’d like to join in on their mission in the future.
1. ) Village Flower Farm and Community Center - Assisting with gardening tasks including planting, weeding, and spring cleanup to enhance the appearance and health of the community garden.* Video here.
2.) The Disability Network Capital Area - Constructing handicap-accessible ramps to ensure safe and easy access to the home for individuals with mobility challenges.* Video Here.
3.) Danny Bath Legacy Award Project - Automobile safety classes, maintenance classes, car-seat demonstration - in honor of Danny Bath, a young adult who lost his life due to black ice, and how they also give away a car packed with home goods away to a family or individual in need. Video Here.
4.) T.W.I.G.S. (To Work In Grateful Service) - Providing everyday services to cancer patients, like driving them to appointments, helping with yard work, house chores and more, so the family can focus on health. Video Here
5.) Nottingham Nature Center - Providing cleaning and maintenance services at a wildlife rehabilitation center, including tasks such as painting, scraping, and general upkeep to support the care of animals and the facility.* —As an animal lover, this one was so cute and adorable, I wanted to know so much more about them. Video Here.
*Don’t judge me on lifting summaries, ya gal is busy, and wants to get this out quickly to backlink for future videos she has banked to release.
That’s all for now, ta ta, and see you again soon.
xoxox Now News Jacki Krumnow
