My previous post did not age well. After a gorgeous start, Autumn has come to a bitter end here in East Lansing—many weeks before the official start of Winter. We had several inches of snow two nights ago, followed by extreme cold last night. It is quite beautiful, though, as you can see in the …
Last week we memorialized the loss of a local Lansing area institution, Goodrich’s Shop-Rite. Apologies to those readers who felt that I did not take the closure of a commercial establishment seriously enough. Maybe I can work myself up to something more commensurate with the deep emotional attachment that people felt for Goodrich’s by considering …
My apologies to the legions of readers in my national and international audience, but the Thornapple blog is going local this week. We’re waving goodbye to a longstanding food institution in East Lansing: Goodrich’s Shop-Rite. Although Goodrich’s won’t be closing their doors until later this week, there were only three cans of chili left when …