For more than 25 years, the Lansing Fourth of July Parade has entertained families and celebrated the independence of our country, and the atmosphere Wednesday morning was no different. Lansing resident Dan Reed was one of the people taking in the passionate procession. Reed wore a retired U.S.
For more than 25 years, the Lansing Fourth of July Parade has entertained families and celebrated the independence of our country, and the atmosphere Wednesday morning was no different. Lansing resident Dan Reed was one of the people taking in the passionate procession. Reed wore a retired U.S.
By the end of the year, MSU students should have another option when it comes to choosing where to take in a flick. The former location of AMC Meridian 6 Theatres is being renovated to house Studio C!, a high-end movie theater venture from Celebration!
As a part of his Fourth of July celebrations, Skip Koubek will ride horses with his family, as he frequently does as the manager of Sundance Riding Stables in Grand Ledge, Mich.
July Fourth is just around the corner, and with the national holiday, people around the city looking for entertainment might not need to spend loads of cash to have fun. Here are some inexpensive ways residents can spend the day without emptying their wallets.
In a 1,000-square foot studio decked out in neon green and purple walls, Denise Krumm is realizing her dream.
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dzik, from Charlotte, Mich., does a trick on his scooter while hanging out with friends at Ranney Skate Park, 3201 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, on Monday.
In 1970, about 65,000 black rhinos ran wild across the globe; but by 1993, only 2,300 were left, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature currently considers the species critically endangered. In June 2011, Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, received two black rhinos. The male, Jello, came from Zoo Miami, and the female, Doppsee, came from Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas. The black rhinos are the largest mammals housed in Potter Park Zoo, each weighing around 2,600 pounds.
Jeffrey Goodman uses his phone enough already, so why not use it to hail a cab without having to call a driver? Although the political theory and constitutional democracy junior previously would call a cab driver on his cell phone, he said a phone application with an interactive map that allowed residents to pick a cab nearby to catch a ride home from a party at the end of the night would be more convenient.
Just a few months after the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and the PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA, ignited Internet protests against the government’s attempts to curb online piracy, a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is working to free up the Internet from the control of any government.
Suffering fake bullet wounds in the back of her left shoulder, which penetrated through her arm and into her chest cavity right near her heart, MSU alumna Alyssa Dickey screamed for help at the scene of the emergency simulation at Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, 4301 Farm Lane.
When Lansing resident Alice Brinkman founded REACH Studio Art Center in 2003, the artist not only wanted to have a space to make textile pieces, but also envisioned a place that would give the community access to art.
About 19,300 people in Michigan presently are living with HIV, but about 4,500 of those individuals are uninformed of their condition, according to Michigan data from April. Wednesday was National HIV Testing Day and gave people across the country who may be uninformed about their status the opportunity to learn if they have or are at risk for HIV or an STD and receive information on prevention and treatment.
During its bi-weekly work session, East Lansing City Council discussed how to move forward in dealing with the unauthorized fifth floor being built as part of the St. Anne Lofts project. Infinity Companies, LLC originally was approved to build a four-floor mixed use building at 213 Ann St., but city officials recently noticed the developer had begun construction on a fifth floor without approval. When the discrepancy was brought to the developer’s attention, the city then received a request for approval of the fifth floor.
The Clean Affordable Renewable Energy for Michigan Coalition met on the 22nd floor of the Boji Tower in downtown Lansing Friday morning, to launch a campaign to stop the 25 X 25 Ballot Initiative. According to the press release, “The ballot proposal would amend Michigan’s Constitution to require Michigan to produce 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydro and biomass by 2025, regardless of the cost to electric customers.” Senator Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek, said his office spent 16 hours reviewing the 2008 bill that currently is in effect and requires Michigan to produce 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources. “We looked at all the options available to Michigan and set up a plan,” Nofs said.
While East Lansing City Council prepares to discuss progress with City Center II later this week, officials also have worked to fill another vacant space along Grand River Avenue.
After recently graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in political science, Theresa Brenner has no regrets about declining acceptance to law school in exchange for the opportunity to be an Oscar Mayer Hotdogger.
Tony Lucca put on a show Friday night that got some audience members’ panties in a bunch — until they took them off and threw them at him. “(The event was) a tent full of drunkards (and) people having the time of their life for a night,” Lucca said with a smile.
Trust in many U.S. institutions, including banks, organized religion and public schools, is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll released last week.
What started as just a few banjos in 1972 has turned into one of the most notable music shops in the Midwest.