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H&M opens shop at Meridian Mall
Hundreds of local shoppers fled to Meridian Mall Thursday for H&M's grand opening at noon.
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Petition to remove City Council's ability to hire law firm seeks place on ballot
A citizen petition to the city of East Lansing could change how the city gets its legal advice. The petition, signed by at least 2,269 citizens, would remove City Council’s ability to hire a private law firm for the position of city attorney.
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Volunteers complete Patriarche Park construction
Community members concluded Patriarche Park playground construction on Wednesday, despite dismal weather. Volunteers have been donating their time to help complete the project since Monday, working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The park is slated to re-open in early August, officials familiar with the project said.
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City council considers applying for pro-redevelopment certification
One change to remove council review from site plans has caused controversy among the council.
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Slow Netflix streaming taking toll on students
Over the past few weeks Netflix and Verizon have been placing the blame on one another for the buffering issues that occasionally arise when watching Netflix videos on Verizon's Internet service.
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Former student sues officer over $50 bill arrest
On July 24, 2011, Yaldo visited Dublin Square Irish Pub & Restaurant and attempted to pay using a $50 bill. The bill was wrongly thought to be counterfeit by the then general manager, who refused to return the bill and called the police.
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Selfies: the portraits defining the digital age, for better or worse
In the digital age, selfies are everywhere, but experts disagree about whether their ubiquity is a positive influence.
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Inaugural Fish Rodeo celebrates waterways
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Gib King, who organized the fishing competition for the event, said although the cleanliness of Michigan’s urban rivers has improved, the public’s perception of them has stagnated for the most part, with most still regarding them as “old waste-dumping grounds” and steering clear of interacting with them.
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Green space next to Abbott and Albert roads may be up for development
With proposed ballot language, East Lansing residents could decide the fate of the small plot.
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Community members seek volunteers for park build
What started as a playground renovation turned into a bigger project. Members of the club planned to tear down the playground and start from scratch because of amounts of arsenic found in the treated lumber.
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State funding to MSU won't be cut for alleged union-related activity
A state subcommittee budget proposed in the spring will no longer penalize MSU for an “instructional activity that encourages or discourages union organizing of employees,” but still states that public universities should not prohibit or support unions.
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Alleged killer of MSU student Dominique Nolff ordered to stand trial
McCoy is charged with open murder, and also faces several other charges, including armed robbery and larceny.McCoy's trial will be conducted in Ingham County Circuit Court, but no court dates have been set.
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Dairy Foods Awareness Day celebrated at Capitol with free ice cream, dairy products
Michigan Dairy Foods Association has sponsored Dairy Foods Awareness Day at the Capitol for more than 20 years. The association’s primary goal is to spread awareness of the health benefits of milk and dairy products.
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Commuters cope with recent spike in area gas prices
At almost $4.00 per gallon of regular fuel, some motorists in East Lansing are finding themselves using other means of transport to get where they need to go. Gas prices have been steadily climbing in East Lansing during the last month, rising from an average $3.63 to an average $3.90, according to GasBuddy.com.
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Student spends free time working alongside Lansing Habitat for Humanity
“Before I started volunteering and then interning with them, I didn’t even know that they just rehabilitate houses in Lansing for families and not just build them,” Sullivan said. “It’s so much more than just swinging a hammer.”
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Farmer's Market's first Sunday brings improvements
Improvements included the resurfacing of the parking lot, a permanent performance area, twice as much bicycle parking, walkways, basketball hoops and new landscaping.
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Manager: Crunchy's wasn't robbed despite MSU alerts
"Crunchy's wasn't robbed, but I can't speak to what happened outside or out back (of Crunchy's)," Krueger said. "I'm not sure how this rumor got started, but it sure is a pain in the butt."
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Band Shell hosts first of summer concert series
Occurring every Friday through the end of August, the Lake Lansing Band Shell Committee reigns in various musical acts, from barbershop stylings, to polka, to classic rock, and grants attendees free-of-charge parking and admission.On Friday the band Soulstice jammed out on saxophone, trumpet, bass, electric guitar and drums, playing top 40 hits and inciting dancing among the crowd.
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Police investigating vandalism at East Lansing High School
The vandals had spray painted “Seniors 2014”and “2014” in black and white spray paint on several areas of the building.
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Tiananmen Square remains cautious topic for MSU's Chinese students
For MSU students from China, who make up almost 10 percent of the undergraduate population, the event is not widely discussed.