Ann About Town: Baps Korean BBQ Brings the Sweet and the Spice
Ann Nichols explains her fondness for Baps, which predated the pandemic. Read on to find out about some of her favorite dishes, including one of the spiciest her...
Ann About Town: Discovering Sparty’s Kabob
For our continuing Spend Locally series, ELi's Ann Nichols tries out Sparty's Kabob on Trowbridge Road and declares the Iraqi cuisine "astonishing." And, she reports,...
Ann About Town: Black Cat Bistro for Downtown Delight
In this Ann About Town, Ann shares her love of Black Cat Bistro, reflecting on happy memories and delicious meals. Plus, she provides details on some wonderful deals!...
Ann About Town: A Little Fiber Art Therapy in Pandemic-Land
In this Ann About Town, Ann explores what Seams and Woven Art - two local small businesses - have to offer. The answer: safe ways to buy a lot more than sewing and...
ELi Restarts Posting at Facebook
A total of 256 people took our survey about ELi posting at Facebook. We bring you the results....
ELi Is Taking a Break from Facebook
This decision has been a long time coming. It's made in the service of our core mission: bringing accurate and timely news of East Lansing....
Ann About Town: Campbell’s for Groceries
"It is really the grocery store in East Lansing that many of us have wanted for years. The owners are local, the service is excellent."...
Ann About Town: Harvest Boxes and Family Meals from Red Haven
In her latest column, Ann Nichols explores the cooking options enabled by one farm-to-table restaurant's inventive approach....
Ann (Not) About Town: Charlie Kang’s, ‘A Truly Local Old Standby’
When sheltering in place and staying safe, one must rely on the tried-and-true. For ELi's Ann Nichols, that means a hearty helping of Korean and Chinese cuisine...
Ann About Town: Woven Art
Eli's Ann Nichols has a yarn for you about a fiber arts store in East Lansing, and what makes it a community-within-a-community....