East Lansing residents might see an increase in their monthly natural gas bill because of a rate increase by Consumers Energy, said Debra Dodd, a spokeswoman for the company.
East Lansing’s Project Pride event might see a higher turnout this year as a result of offering electronic recycling free of charge for the first time.
Prospective employees at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital will have to be nicotine-free in accordance with a new hospital policy that went into effect May 1. The policy prohibits the hiring of any employee who tests positive for nicotine or tobacco and is part of an initiative that Sparrow took to help promote healthier lives throughout mid-Michigan. John Foren, a spokesman for Sparrow Hospital, said implementation of the new hiring policy was going well. Foren declined to comment further on the policy. Teri Wilson, a consultant and researcher for the Michigan Department of Community Health, said testing for tobacco is done by assessing the level of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, in a person’s system.
As of May 6, East Lansing might have a little less Detroit spirit. National Coney Station, 565 E. Grand River Ave., part of a southeastern Michigan chain serving the city’s iconic coney-style hot dog, closed its doors at the end of MSU’s spring semester.
After months of smoothing out the details, the East Lansing City Council likely will approve the budget for the 2012 fiscal year.
Three college students who faced five felony charges for providing alcohol to three minors at a party in January — after which the minors were involved in a fatal car crash — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in court Thursday.
Anthony Maiale wants to bring a different kind of restaurant to the Lansing area — a restaurant on wheels.
A bill passed in the Michigan House on Tuesday could give Michigan a competitive edge in the telecommunication industry.
Presidential candidates would be required to furnish a birth certificate to Michigan authorities in order to appear on ballots in the state if a state representative has his way.
In an attempt to bring more fashion and street culture to downtown East Lansing, Ray Colville officially opened the doors to his Michigan-based retail store, Double Up, yesterday afternoon.
For businesses in downtown East Lansing, the end of final exams means a wave of students and patrons moving out of the area for the summer.
East Lansing officials are hosting a spring food drive to provide residents an opportunity to clear out their cupboards and help those in need.
When anthropology senior Dan Tooman saw his bedroom door was ajar one night during the summer of 2009, he knew something was wrong.
East Lansing officials recently received three grant awards from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, or MCACA, aimed at strengthening the arts and cultural community in the city as well as throughout the state.
Michigan residents have the opportunity to submit to the state Legislature their ideas of how congressional and state redistricting lines should be drawn.
A group of MSU students are taking their musical talents to Central Asia this summer to benefit orphans in that region and are holding a concert tonight to drum up donations.
After some difficult experiences with landlords in his college days, Michael Montesano is looking to make the process of finding a workable rental space easier for college students across the nation.
After political science and pre-law freshman Nick Junemann finishes his last exam, he’s not planning on partying with friends or going out for end-of-the-semester celebrations.
Although she doesn’t attend church, Easter still is an important holiday to Lauren Barszewski— it is an opportunity to spend time with family, a rare occurrence for the advertising junior since going to college.
Residents of East Lansing gathered together to honor four recipients of community awards at the city’s 24th Crystal Awards reception on Thursday night.