Lansing City Market: The view from here

John Hooper was clearly excited about the future.  As we gazedaround the spacious new Lansing City Market building, he noted where the second floor could be easily integrated, providing a heady view of shoppers below and the cityscape across the Grand River to the west.  "Plenty of room to grow, up and out..." he mused energetically.

 

Meanwhile the friendly purveyors of quality food who make the market more than a building were getting ready for the day. Kevin Nichols arranged onions from Grant, MI along with other veggies at Bella Harvest.  Next stall over is RIverside Studios, Kevin and Karen's hand-made jewelry and art outlet.

 
 
 

Miss Alice has me on the edge of my seat for whitefish spread, and meanwhile she also had a box of bread to donate to someone who badly needed it.  In swoops Food Movers and whisks it off to their network of pantries, neighborhood centers, and other distribution points.  Real life super heroes.  

Freelance historian and digital photo artist Matthew Winn's booth features his carefully documented images of the old CIty Market building murals, as well as lively calendars, stunning shots of Lansing, and more. 

From his two burner cart Roger Weathers was offering pulled pork sandwiches and something else (but I stopped listening after "pulled pork sandwich"...)

And the frozen treats at Iorio somehow made me forget for second the 10 inches of snow on the way... 

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