Hundreds of volunteers gathered underneath the Shiawassee Street Bridge at the banks of the Grand River Saturday to spend their morning picking up cigarette butts, aluminum cans and food wrappers.
The fate of the wetlands on Abbott and Lake Lansing roads remains undecided, as the East Lansing City Council seeks more information on the unfamiliar permit topic. Mark Rysberg of Rysberg Holdings LLC requested a Wetland Use Permit from the city to build townhouses and retail space along Abbott Road and an office building on Lake Lansing Road.
Okemos residents Tom and Anne Woiwode have gotten used to visitors climbing through their second-floor bathroom window to stand on their roof. Six hundred square feet of their roof is inhabited by plants, making it the first green roof in Mid-Michigan. "I'm willing to put up with it," Anne said with a laugh.
A one-day symposium for law students is being held on Saturday at The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 217 S.
In its fourth day of business, the American Drug Club of Lansing is putting up larger signs while federal officials are trying to find ways to shut it down. Staff at the prescription drug service center, 1456 E.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed an executive order Wednesday to promote job creation and economic growth in Michigan by combining state departments. The order would create the Department of Labor and Economic Growth by renaming the Department of Consumer and Industry Services and merging the functions of pre-existing departments. "The department will allow state government to be more nimble and aggressive in creating jobs, enabling us to spend taxpayer dollars more efficiently, and will create a one-stop shop for business creation and development," Granholm said in a written statement. The changes shouldn't directly impact MSU students as they enter the work force, said Kelley Bishop, executive director of MSU's Career Services and Placement. "This doesn't raise any red flags immediately," Bishop said.
Local residents can now purchase prescriptions at Canadian prices without having to leave the country - a business practice that government officials label illegal. American Drug Club of Lansing, a Canadian prescription drug service center, opened Monday, giving consumers the opportunity to save money on high-priced prescriptions. The center, 1456 E.
The Michigan Municipal League will present East Lansing officials with a pair of awards today, recognizing them for excellence in governmental achievement. East Lansing will receive the Superior Innovation Award for its Health Care Task Force.
Residents under the age of 21 have until Oct. 1 to exchange their license for free to newly designed vertical IDs, meant to thwart underage drinking and smoking in Michigan.
East Lansing city officials hope a new sidewalk in the Northern Tier will alleviate safety concerns.
Impression 5 Science Center in downtown Lansing will host monthly parent-child workshops that focus on fun science-based themes. The workshop will run from 11 a.m.
The Lansing City Councilwill vote next week on the reinstatement of an ordinance allowing police to seize vehicles of prostitute solicitors. After a three-year trial period, council members are evaluating the effectiveness of the ordinance to decide whether to renew it. "Public prostitution has got to stop," Lansing resident Christine Timmon said.
Members from the United Auto Workers Local 1753 and the General Motors Service Parts Organization will gather at the annual Cruisin' For Wishes - Car, Bike, and Tractor Show this Sunday at 4400 W.
Electric-blue walls greet visitors as sounds of characters throwing punches at one another in Xbox's "Soul Calibur II" resonate through the Fast Repair and Game Center.F.R.A.G.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss the development of wetlands at tonight's meeting.
The Lansing Community College baseball team has a new home today.Lansing's Westside Park, 801 Stanley St.
A fund-raiser to benefit the East Lansing Senior's Program will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Hannah Community Center. The fund-raiser is sponsored by the Friends of the East Lansing Senior's Program, and will include a brunch and raffle.
Ele's Place, a children healing center, will host EleFest from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at A Maizen' Fun Corn Maze, 6275 Clark Road in Lansing. The festival will feature Melting Moments ice cream, live music by The Chenille Sisters, arts and crafts vendors, games and prizes, hayrides and one of the country's largest corn mazes. Ele's Place provides support groups free of charge for children who have experienced the death of a family member. Each week, Ele's Place serves more than 180 children and their families. The corn maze is donated courtesy of A Maizen' Fun, Inc. whose owners, Sue and Steve Lonier, brought their two sons to the center when their daughter died two years ago. For more information about EleFest or the support center, call Ele's Place at (517) 482-1315.
Lansing- area residents will be able to attend law school for $15 this fall. The People's Law School, sponsored by Sinas Dramis Law Firm, Thomas M.
Lansing - Law enforcement officers traded in their uniforms for running shorts and T-shirts last week for Special Olympics Michigan.