Author Archives: Heather

League Night Recap for 1/14/25

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Heather

Season 21 got off to an exciting start on January 14. The biggest development was that Peter brought the new streaming rig he had built. That’s right, after 11 years of existence*, LPL has joined the big league! It had … Continue reading →

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When the March Hare gets mad, does he rage tilt?

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Heather

The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament, a charity tournament benefiting the Rabbit and Small Animal Rescue of Westland, returns to The Avenue Cafe on March 18, 2025. The tournament is named in honor of Stephen (2006-2016), … Continue reading →

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Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye Coming to The Avenue

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Heather

The Avenue Cafe will be receiving a limited edition model Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye! We will be holding two launch parties. The open launch party will be on March 4 and will start at 6:30 pm. It will … Continue reading →

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Finals Recap part 2: Tim’s Long Winter Is Over

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Heather

The long-predicted new champion of the Lansing Pinball League finally emerged on December 17 as Tim dethroned season 20 champion Brian K. in a two-round final playoff match. Many in the league had been predicting “the season of Tim” for … Continue reading →

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Finals Recap Part 1: Biff Gets Away with B Division

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Heather

Finals night for Season XXI on December 10 finished with Biff winning the B division championship and A division still left with a final match to go. This season the plan was to break before the final match and run … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 11/26/24

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Heather

We had the last qualifying night of Season 18 two days before Thanksgiving, which probably accounts for it being a slightly smaller turnout than usual. Some of the bad luck we had with games in the last two banks continued. … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 11/12/24

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Heather

November 12 was our seventh night of the season and the beginning of our final bank rotation. Bank 8 is always used to finish up anything that hasn’t been played yet in the season, and then the remainder is decided … Continue reading →

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Silver Balls in the City Shines Again

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Heather

The annual Silver Balls in the City charity tournament will take place on December 26, 2024 at The Avenue Cafe. The festivities will kick off at 6:30 pm. This tournament will support the Capital Area Humane Society. We will be … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 10/22/24

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Heather

It’s been a tough week, so this is going to have to be a very short league report. Our last league night was actually three weeks ago due to our returning to the previous calendar pattern of 2nd and 4th … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 10/8/24

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Heather

Joseph and I showed up for the last league night to find a surprise: our Uncanny X-Men LE was in! This caused a sudden change of plans as we like to always use a new game for our Tuesday Night … Continue reading →

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