From local Michigan foods to antiques and collectibles, a variety of outdoor markets exist for Lansing area residents to enjoy in the summer.
When it was all said and done, it was the sense of belonging which reeled devoted customers back in. The sense that despite hectic college life, there were friends willing to share the dark stumble home with each other after a night out. And these friends were never more than a $2 coney dog away.
Construction in North Campus began May 11, causing the closure of West Circle Drive from Auditorium Road to the Main Library entrance, with Beal Street to Hannah Administration Drive closed to the public. For the duration of the project, parking lots 6 — the MSU Museum lot — and 11 — the lot behind the Main Library shared with the Hannah Administration building and Olds Hall — will remain closed. “It’s an overall underground utility refurbishment project,” Infrastructure Planning and Facilities project representative Andy Linebaugh said.
Dozens of white tents lined the streets with a variety of colorful fabrics, jewelry and paintings underneath each.
Snoop Dogg is scheduled to play at the Auto Value Main Stage on Saturday, July 11
Taylor was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had a history of mental breakdowns with homicidal intentions, resulting in his being hospitalized several times, a state psychiatrist revealed in court Monday.
Most of the breakdowns — allegedly including the one that lead to the murders — were the culminations of Taylor's conspiratorial delusions centered around acquaintances and loved ones attempting to poison him, humans morphing into malevolent supernatural entities.
Tuesday night, the East Lansing City Council voted in favor of consideration of a resolution to adopt the Amended Brownfield Plan #4 for the project at 300 W.
Although during the post-arrest interview Taylor made no mention of his being a vampire and the victims morphing into werewolves — a motive for the killings Taylor revealed to a psychiatrist reviewing his mental health, according to the LSJ — Lansing detective Brad St. Aubin said his non-expert opinion after interviewing Taylor was that he suffered from a mental illness other than the ADD that Taylor said he had.
Tuesday night the East Lansing City Council unanimously voted in approval of a Site Plan and Special Use Permit that was submitted by Gateway of East Lansing, LLC.
Tuesday night, voters said yes to both local Proposals 1 and 2. Proposal 1 decriminalized marijuana in East Lansing, but under Michigan state law marijuana possession is still a misdemeanor.
Votes for the state of Michigan's Proposal 15-1, which would raise taxes to fund road repairs and more, are coming in and it's headed toward a defeat.
On a rainy Tuesday, some precincts are noticing abnormally low voter turnout, even for a local election. The reasons for this range from everything from finals week taking up the bulk of student concerns, to the weather discouraging East Lansing residents from voting or even a general apathy towards the issues on the ballot.
After the Michigan Senate quietly removed a budget provision allocating $500,000 for the Michigan State Police to help with investigating sexual assault claims on college campuses, ASMSU plans to have a letter on the desks of Michigan Senators tomorrow urging them to reconsider. The Senate is set to vote on the budget provision tomorrow, which the Michigan State House approved, ASMSU's Vice President for Governmental Affairs Bryn Williams said.
East Lansing polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Michigan Democrats came together on Wednesday to show support to the bill that would include members of the LGBT community in the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.
As of 7 a.m. on Wednsday morning, East Lansing is home to a new organic grocery store — Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market. Located at 904 Trowbridge Road, west of Harrison, the new Fresh Thyme is part of a chain that seeks to bring affordable fresh foods to the Midwest region.
On Monday night, more than 100 people participated in a vigil hosted at the Capitolka to show support to same-sex couples who married in Michigan. The next day, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing the cases of same-sex married couples from Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.
About 45 East Lansing residents convened Monday to discuss a single question — “What do you most want representatives of the city to think about as they plan for the future of the Bailey Community Center?”