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Lawsuit filed against E.L. city officials
A lawsuit claiming East Lansing city officials illegally tampered with the mailboxes of local residents was filed earlier this week.
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Revised apartment plans await council approval
Plans to construct additional student housing in downtown East Lansing were furthered Wednesday as the East Lansing Planning Commission recommended the East Lansing City Council approve modifications to an existing downtown apartment building.
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Homeland Security grant to provide funds for building security upgrades
The Michigan Department of Agriculture Geagley Laboratory on Harrison Road received a $194,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to decrease the building’s vulnerability with new equipment not only for the laboratory, but for the East Lansing police and fire departments.
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House OKs DREAM act Wednesday
The House voted to approve the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM Act in a vote of 216-198 Wednesday night.
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Council approves rezoning project
A rezoning plan was approved by East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, although most attending citizens considered the plan inappropriate for the area.
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Lou & Harry's Grill and Bar to move to new location
Lou & Harry’s Grill and Bar, 245 Ann St., will close later this month as plans to open a larger version of the establishment at Chandler Mall are underway, general manager Scott Rolen said.
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E.L. warns residents to remove snow, ice
East Lansing will fine to residents and property owners who do not remove snow and ice from the sidewalk adjacent to their property, according to a release from the City of East Lansing.
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Agog Arts to close, shift to online-only business
East Lansing residents interested in posters and local art might have to look beyond Grand River Avenue because of the imminent closure of a local specialty store.
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Women's 5k run to be held in lansing
The Third Annual Jingle Belle Women’s 5K, a run and walk for women, will begin at 10 a.m. for runners and 10:02 a.m. Saturday at the Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, in Lansing.
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His personal touch
In a business dominated by computers, he still is doing it by hand. Since the 1960s, Gary Glenn has been painting signs, cars, murals and any other odds and ends he can get paint on.
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Tickets for music festival available
Tickets went on sale Monday for the 12th annual Common Ground Music Festival. The concert will take place from July 11-17, 2011 in Lansing’s Adado Riverfront Park.
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East Lansing Public Library selects new director
East Lansing’s new library director Kristin Shelley never intended to become a librarian.
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Soup, chili cook-off held for E.L. community
A long line of people wrapped around the streets of downtown East Lansing on Sunday afternoon as they braved the cold to eat free chili and interact with others in the community.
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Group collects coats, letters at event
On a chilly December afternoon, community members stood in the cold to help collect coats for those who might not have something warm to wrap themselves in during the holiday season and letters for soldiers who won’t be home to celebrate it.
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Final campaign finance report filed
Governor-elect Rick Snyder spent nearly $11 million in his bid to win the primary and general gubernatorial elections, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday with the Secretary of State.
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E.L. businesses to lower prices on Green Friday
Students and East Lansing residents shopping for the holiday season can pick up discounts today as stores lower prices in a local spin-off of last weekend’s Black Friday.
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SBS celebrates golden anniversary
When Howard Ballein was first hired to work at a bookstore in 1952, he was paid 70 cents per hour. When he opened Student Book Store, or SBS in 1960, books sold for about $6 and the store was 1,800 square feet.
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Parking violation fines could increase at MSU
Getting caught while parking in a restricted lot for five minutes to turn in a paper could become a more costly infraction if a bill passed by the state House of Representatives on Thursday is signed into law.
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Campus larcenies, robberies increase during break
Sarah Tarnowsky was suspicious when she returned to her East Lansing home Sunday afternoon to find the back door open.
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E.L. business customizes electronics
From customized iClickers to personalized game consoles and microwaves, a local online company is offering unique possibilities.