Despite recent concerns from property owners in the East Village area and actions to label the area as environmentally contaminated, city officials said they have no intention of using eminent domain to acquire an area of land that’s home to housing for thousands of MSU students.
With people milling about in pirate, lion and banana costumes, Hawk Hollow Golf Course, 15101 Chandler Road, looked like a Halloween party Sunday afternoon.
More than 300 protesters of all ages flooded the Capitol steps Friday afternoon, with signs, flags and tea bags in hand. The event was one of more than 40 “tea parties” held in cities across the nation to rally against the federal economic stimulus package.
Johnny’s Lunch, 101 E. Grand River Ave., closed its doors last week. A sign posted on the front door of the hot dog and burger joint read, “Closed until further notice. We thank you for your business and apologize for any inconvenience.”
The investigation into what caused the single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an MSU student Tuesday afternoon might not conclude for several weeks, Lansing police said Thursday.
Higher education appeared to be one of the winners in a national budget proposal Thursday that was full of spending cuts. President Barack Obama’s budget priority of making higher education more affordable seemed to correlate with his earlier pledge for the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
Women receive a “clot-busting” medication for strokes 30 percent less often than men, a study by MSU researchers found. The medication, tPA, must be administered to a blood-clot stroke patient within three hours of a stroke’s onset, said Mathew Reeves, a professor in the MSU Department of Epidemiology who led the study.
Local businesses have been hit by an outbreak of counterfeit money in the area.
The art exhibit “Melange – An Eclectic Collection,” by John Diephouse, will begin showing Sunday at the East Lansing Public Arts Gallery.
The possibility that Flats Grille, 551 E. Grand River Ave., will ever return became less likely Wednesday morning, when the Financial Services Bureau began liquidating the business’ assets.
East Lansing’s development could be affected if Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to transfer regulation of the state’s wetlands to the federal government is passed. Granholm proposed to transfer this authority, which deals with issuing developers construction permits, during her Feb. 3 State of the State address.
Students wishing to spend their nights as bar stars will have two extra hours to do so if a recent proposal by Gov. Jennifer Granholm is passed into state law. Granholm made an announcement last week proposing bars be permitted to stay open until 4 a.m., a two hour extension on the current 2 a.m. closing time, in an effort to generate more money for the state.
East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert takes great pride in his department’s work on finding and arresting those who get behind the wheel while intoxicated. “There is a narrow segment that just doesn’t get it,” Wibert said. “We want to give them a room without a view downtown.”
Patrons of Flats Grille, 551 E. Grand River Ave., usually are greeted with the scent of pierogies and grilled tortillas.
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The slowing economy won’t stop Mardi Gras from rolling into East Lansing. Bars around East Lansing expect Mardi Gras business will be booming and the economic downturn won’t stop people from coming through their doors.
Michigan alcohol sales statistics for 2008 indicate that people spent less on booze but didn’t cut back on drinking, a signal residents are making like college students and buying the cheap stuff.
Changes to the site plan for Gaslight Village, a development located to the north of East Lansing’s downtown area, will be discussed at tonight’s City Council meeting.
Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund will highlight Michigan’s events during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, with a press briefing at 10 a.m.
The Capital Area Humane Society today is encouraging residents to follow the advice of Bob Barker and have their pet spayed or neutered. Tuesday is Spay Day USA, the Humane Society of the United States’ celebration of keeping pets healthy.