Carrie Steinweg
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Carrie Steinweg is a freelance writer, photographer, author, and food and travel blogger who has lived in Lansing for 27 years. She most enjoys writing about food, people, history, and baseball. Her favorite Lansing Journal articles that she has written are: "Lan Oak Lanes attracts film crew," "Why Millennials are choosing Lansing," "Curtis Granderson returns home to give back," "The Cubs, the World Series, fandom, and family," and "Lansing's One Trick Pony Brewery: a craft beer oasis."
Changing routes
Postman Tony decides to hang up his mail bag
by Carrie Steinweg and Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 16, 2017) - Tony is famous to a specific section of Lansing—his postal route. He's famous not just because of his reliable efficiency and friendly nature, but also because every year around Christmas...
Visible Music College continues to educate and entertain in Lansing
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (November 2017) - In 2014, Visible Music College came to Lansing, opening their second campus. The college was created by Ken Steorts with a first location in downtown Memphis. Visible has since opened a campus in Dallas with plans for further expansion in other corners...
10 ways to give back locally this holiday season
a compilation of local charity opportunities
by Carrie Steinweg
We’re in the midst of the season of giving. That doesn’t just mean giving wrapped gifts to our family members, but it often is paired with making financial contributions and donations to worthy charities. If you’re in the giving spirit and wondering...
Festival of Lights celebrates a diversity of Christmas traditions
28 countries represented in Lansing, Illinoisby Carrie SteinwegLANSING, Ill. (November 27, 2017) - Christmas is a season full of traditions. Many of those traditions, both local and international, are represented at the Lansing Historical Museum, where the annual Festival of Lights exhibit opened on November 27, following a performance...
Veterans Day Service at Lansing Veterans Memorial
And the meaning of the memorial
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - The Lansing Veterans Memorial, located at the corner of Burnham Avenue and Glenwood-Lansing Road, will be the site of an annual Veterans Day Service to honor all who have served in the nation’s armed forces. This year's...
The Cubs, the World Series, fandom, and family
Lansing resident Ken Reynolds reflects on his life as a Cubs fan
by Carrie Steinweg
It will be a few months before Chicago Cubs fans see their team take the field again. Following more than a century of heartbreak for their faithful followers, the Cubs finally crawled out of their...
Lansing’s One Trick Pony Brewery: a craft beer oasis
New brew—CG Watershed—being released one day early: Friday at 5:00pm
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - It started as a one-year experiment.
“What’s the least amount of money you can spend to open a standalone brewery to see if you can keep it open for one year as an experiment?”...
Coloring Lansing (downloadable PDF added)
Paul Orich creates coloring pages from sketches of local homes
by Carrie Steinweg
Lansing, Ill. (September 2017) - Paul Orich has been looking at his Schultz Park neighborhood through the eyes of an artist. On walks through town he’s brought along a graph paper grid pad and sketched out some of...
LARC’s Joey Glowacki to participate in 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
Joey surprised with special certificate from Thornton Township
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (September 29, 2017) - A client of LARC, an agency in Lansing that serves adults with developmental disabilities, received some special recognition at LARC’s Annual Fish Fry on September 29. Joey Glowacki is headed to the 2018 Special...
Rancho Grande goes far beyond tacos and burritos
by Carrie SteinwegLANSING, Ill. (September 13, 2017) - Among Lansing’s diverse offerings of cuisine are several Mexican restaurants and markets that feature fresh, authentic meals in a sit-down or carry-out setting. You can’t go wrong at Tacos and Burritos Rancho Grande on Ridge Road. The eatery is one of...