In addition to his Republican status, gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder garners support from his experience in business, according to a recent poll. Thanks in part to his executive background, almost twice as many people plan to vote for Snyder as for Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero in the gubernatorial elections Nov.
Biking on city sidewalks from downtown Lansing on Monday, Art Slabosky left work briefly to join East Lansing city officials and community members in celebrating the ribbon cutting for the Saginaw Pathways Project.
Christmas came early for some MSU students as they caught a sneak peek at some of Victoria’s secrets on Monday. Victoria’s Secret PINK kicked off its annual college campus tour at the Harrison Roadhouse, 720 Michigan Ave., and offered items from its holiday line, including MSU PINK apparel before it hits stores.
Many flocked to East Lansing for the MSU vs. Notre Dame game, but with the weekend’s festivities came several fires and robberies. Thursday night more than seven students in Case Hall had items taken from them while they slept, MSU police Sgt.
Lansing Community College could open a bachelor of science in nursing program only five miles from MSU’s College of Nursing if a bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives Thursday is passed into law. In a vote scrambled across party lines, both pieces of the two-bill package passed by a narrow margin — 55-49 and 55-48, respectively.
Both candidates campaigning to become the next attorney general pledge to create safer streets in the state. In the Nov. 2 general election, voters will decide which man has the better plan. Democrat David Leyton will face Republican Bill Schuette in a race to replace term-limited attorney general and ex-GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Cox.
Football Saturdays are known for tailgating, rowdiness and the thrill of the game, but the Sundays after can leave the streets of East Lansing strewn with trash. MSU’s Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, will be on hand Sunday to clean-up after MSU’s Saturday football game against Notre Dame. CRC is encouraging East Lansing residents — both students and long-term residents — to pitch in at 10:30 a.m.
After two years of operating in East Lansing, Snap Fitness has proven to be fit for business. Snap Fitness, located at 115 E. Grand River Ave., opened its doors during a time of economic recession. Many businesses felt the repercussions of a sluggish economy.
More immigrants could afford to come to MSU if the controversial DREAM Act, which likely will face a vote in the U.S.
Crowds of students and East Lansing residents came together Wednesday evening to bring merge the two halves of a community. The event was the kick off for the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC’s, annual neighborhood block party at the Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St.
The Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office was evacuated Wednesday after an anonymous man called in a bomb threat, Lansing police spokesman Lt.
After 25 years, the Landshark still is swimming. The Landshark Raw Bar and Grill, 101 E. Grand River Ave., is holding its 25th Birthday Celebration at 8 p.m.
Antics about the number of gubernatorial debates to hold continued Monday evening between Democratic candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Republican candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder after Bernero unexpectedly arrived at one of Snyder’s town hall meetings. As he campaigns across the state, Snyder holds many town hall meetings that are free and open to the public; this, his 59th, was in Westland, Mich., near Detroit.
The East Lansing City Council approved a plan Tuesday to support a new jail booking system, which will help the East Lansing Police Department coordinate moving files between the ELPD, the Lansing Police Department and the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office.
In a fresh attempt to generate a televised debate between the gubernatorial candidates, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has created a new offer to television stations across Michigan: If you host a debate, Bernero will come.
Michigan author Harry Dolan will give a talk and sign his mystery book, “Bad Things Happen,” at 7 p.m.
Despite protests in cities across the country Saturday evening, the scene at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, in East Lansing was calm as more than 350 people sat and listened to a reading of the Quran. Rev.
MSU medical students and local health professionals flocked to the 4-H Children’s Garden on Saturday to man X-ray machines, give eye exams and operate MRI machines.
As people wandered around the Bestmaze Corn Maze of Williamston, Mich., completely lost, they helped find a way to make a child’s wish come true. On Saturday and Sunday, Bestmaze donated half of the revenue from ticket sales to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, an organization that raises money to grant wishes for children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses. “We wanted to give back to the community but we didn’t know which fundraiser to do,” said Mark Benjamin, owner of Bestmaze. This is the first year that proceeds from Bestmaze will be donated to the foundation.
It was his friend’s 21st birthday and David Truax had offered his house for the celebration. On the porch with a dozen or so people — some Truax knew, some he didn’t — he went inside for about half an hour.