Jamilyn Hiskes

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (July 19, 2019) - If you didn't have water or sunglasses at Fox Pointe on the afternoon of Saturday, July 13, you were in trouble.Despite temperatures climbing into the 90s, just under 200 people gathered at Fox Pointe for its first-ever Food Truck Fest from...

Country, alternative, rock, blues, and more by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (June 29, 2019) - Andrew Denlinger already looked at home sitting at a table in Troost Coffee and Tea (18155 Roy St.), even though he’s only lived in Lansing since last fall.The self-proclaimed rocker moved here from Midlothian with his...

LANSING, Ill. (June 14, 2019) — For those who have always wanted to participate in a treasure hunt but have never gotten the chance, the 7th Annual ATLAS Multi-Library Geocaching Event could be the perfect way to fulfill that desire.The Lansing Public Library will be participating in the...

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (June 8, 2019) – Sometimes it’s possible to smell cars before seeing them. The musk of old, hot leather, tire rubber, and V8 engine exhaust that typically surrounds classic car shows is impossible to miss. That’s what Ridge Rd. between Roy St. and Wentworth Ave....

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (June 5, 2019) – As the opening groove of Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” echoed from the bandshell, audience members clapped and cheered in celebration of the start of Fox Pointe’s second summer event.About 500 people gathered at Fox Pointe June 5 to welcome cover band...

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (May 29, 2019) – “There’s a lot of happy people here,” Mayor Patty Eidam said as she looked around at the roughly 500 people surrounding her. “I’m so thrilled that people are having fun.”There was certainly a lot of fun to be had during Fox...

by Jamilyn Hiskes HAMMOND, Ind. (May 28, 2019) – The “underground” art of Jim Siergey came to Paul Henry’s Art Gallery (416 Sibley St.) the weekend of May 18 in a flurry of satirical, comical, and sometimes political comic panels. In a paint-spattered back room of the late-19th-century hardware-store-turned-gallery, art...

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (May 26, 2019) – The skies were gray and the weather was balmy as more than 200 people of all ages gathered around Ford Hangar today to observe and take part in the 27th Lansing Memorial Day Service on Sunday.“I hope all of you have...

by Jamilyn HiskesLANSING, Ill. (May 27, 2019) – Even though she’s been the Director of the Patti Leach Youth Center (18123 Burnham Ave.) for only two weeks, Aneisha Titsworth already knows the names of many of the children who frequent the center. She says hello to them and even...

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (May 11, 2019) – Bright futures and smiles shone in TF South High School’s Red Gym on the first ever Senior Signing Day, May 8.The event was created to celebrate the accomplishments of graduating seniors by giving them an opportunity to announce to their peers...