Allen Neighborhood Center director steps down after 23 years: Lift, Lift, Lift
Posted Thursday, June 2, 2022 12:00 am Lawrence Cosentino For the past 23 years, Allen Neighborhood Center executive director Joan Nelson has bent ...
Posted Thursday, June 2, 2022 12:00 am Lawrence Cosentino For the past 23 years, Allen Neighborhood Center executive director Joan Nelson has bent every ear in reach about the latest great thing on Lansing's east side. She always closed with a teaser: 'Now we're working on something really great, but I can't tell you yet.' It was never hype. In a few months, or a couple of years, everyone would find out. A trashy, neglected park would come back to life. A tiny farmers market would grow into a weekly community event and a model for dozens of farmers markets across the state.