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Join Lansing Journal Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma for their weekly video series. Past episodes have included insider information about local stories, on-location coverage of business openings, interviews with local people of interest, and more.
Video: Visiting the owner – and specter? – of Lynnie Ques Bar & Grill
Why you'll never hear a balloon pop at Lynnie Ques—
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (October 7, 2022) – Lynnie Ques is one of Lansing's many...
Video: A visit to Adam Barker’s chicken coop
AKA - Getting the scoop on Adam's chicken coop
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 30, 2022) – Adam Barker is a Lansing resident who wants...
Video: Now open – GiGi Willikers Hoagies and Wings
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 23, 2022) – This week's video brought Melanie and Josh to a business that recently opened on the north...
Video: Melanie’s experience with COVID and community
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 16, 2022) – Last weekend, Melanie had COVID. This weekend, she and Josh talk about her experience with the...
Video: Walmart cuts ribbon on remodel, new services
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 9, 2022) – The Lansing Journal spent Friday morning at Walmart this week as the large retail store celebrated...
Video: Previewing Mexico en el Corazón
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 1, 2022) – Mexico en el Corazón is coming to Lansing on Saturday, but first they stopped at Millennium...
Video: Why we got a drone
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 26, 2022) – Melanie and Josh look skyward this week as they reflect on why a drone is important...
Video: Five years of back to school
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 19, 2022) – As Lansing students return to school, Melanie and Josh reflect on the rhythm of the start...
Video: ‘No, we’re staying,’ says Lansing Christian’s new principal
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 12, 2022) – Melanie returned to her alma mater Lansing Christian School this week, and though the nostalgia was...
Video: Why we publish news you don’t read
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 5, 2022) - This week, Melanie and Josh talk about the stories that don't get many views, and a...
Video: What’s so special about the Gayety Special?
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 29, 2022) - This week The Lansing Journal had the difficult assignment of finding out how local ice cream...
Video: A visit with Flutist Cindy and Trombonist Tom of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 21, 2022) – The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra is playing a free concert at Fox Pointe on Friday at...
Video: An event with a vision, and future opportunities
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 15, 2022) – Fresh off a vision-casting event that was held Monday at Pour on Roy, Melanie and Josh...
Video: The Wall That Heals brings Vietnam Veterans Memorial to Bloom Township
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 7, 2022) – Melanie and Josh shot their video a day early this week to preview The Wall That...
Video: What I remembered when I voted this Tuesday (with transcript)
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher(Music: Price of Freedom, by ZakharValaha)Transcript
Hello everyone, I am Melanie Jongsma, of The Lansing Journal, and I'm taking care of this...