LANSING, Mich. — Lansing’s downtown social district welcomed four new businesses Monday after city council unanimously approved an ordinance expanding the area where customers can take alcoholic beverages outside.
The social district allows customers to purchase drinks from participating bars and restaurants and carry them onto sidewalks within designated boundaries. City council worked with Downtown Lansing Inc. to add the new businesses to the program.
“Each time that a business opens within the district, especially within the downtown district, that is when DLI works with city council and those local businesses to get them added to our social district,” Cathleen Edgerly said.
Among the newly added establishments is Jollof Afro Caribbean Lounge, owned by Sean Sipeolu. The restaurant offers Caribbean and African cuisine, including fufu, jollof rice, jerk chicken and plantains…