MILegalize hosted a public “unity rally” at the Capitol Building in downtown Lansing on Friday, May 20. During the rally, the pro-marijuana initiative campaign turned in a petition with more than 315,000 signatures from Michigan residents to state officials. The petition calls for state legislators to fully legalize cannabis in Michigan.
Compared to the school year, some may think East Lansing can be a bit dull in the summer, but there are many hidden gems in town.
“Take me out to the ball game” has become a reality for renters of the new Outfield apartments, which has units sitting along the baseball field of Cooley Law Stadium in Lansing.
Beginning in June, East Lansing will face major construction projects that will last throughout the summer.
A long disputed ordinance in the East Lansing community has been burned but the flames it wanted to prevent may not have singed the ordinance completely.
Common Ground Music Festival has announced its full lineup for 2016, according to a post on their Facebook page. Headlining acts include AWOLNATION on July 5, Rise Against on July 6, Tim McGraw on July 7, ASAP Rocky on July 8, Dierks Bentley on July 9 and Jason Derulo on July 10.
Like many Rust Belt cities, Detroit has been slowly rebuilding from decades of neglect and the catastrophic recession in 2008 that nearly destroyed the city's auto industry, the lifeblood of its economy.
The Pancheros Mexican Grill, located at 125 E. Grand River Ave., closed its doors and is looking to relocate, director of marketing Reid Travis said in an email.
As finals week creeps closer on to campus, it once again means late nights geared towards studying.
At the conclusion of the hearing on April 20, East Lansing City Council member Erik Altmann got up out of his chair and shook hands with City Attorney Thomas Yeadon, telling him "good job."
At the last meeting of City Council, council voted 5-0 against an application for an entertainment license brought forward by newly opened bar, Tin Can.
The MSU Police Department is currently investigating two separate assault and battery complaints involving a man throwing an unknown substance on women in the Spartan Village area, according to a statement released Friday.
Following further inspection of the closed Abbot Manor building on April 8, the city deemed WestPac, the owning company, needed a plan from an architect or engineer sealed by with the State of Michigan Seal before repairs to the building could be made.
The City of East Lansing and representatives from WGR Finance LLC met Wednesday at a hearing at the Hannah Community Center to discuss the future of the City Center II, or the Park District buildings
Detroit resident Brittani Barber-Gribble was sentenced Wednesday for her role in the violent assault of Ryah Kelly in a Spartan Village parking lot last year.
MSU police arrested a man on April 15 for an armed robbery which occurred the day before at East McDonel Hall, according to a statement. Tyrese Dajon-Rayshawn King, 18, is facing two charges of armed robbery, one count of home invasion in the first degree and one felony firearm charge.
Ed Stielstra, a 1993 graduate of MSU’s Lyman Briggs, was supposed to be a doctor. Application finished and ready to send to medical schools.
When students, one of the largest crowds of consumers in the East Lansing area, go home for the summer, many local businesses near MSU’s campus are forced to try and find new ways to stay profitable throughout the slow, summer months.
MSU police are currently investigating a sexual assault which was reported around 1:20 a.m. Saturday morning, according an MSU alert.
A new Whole Foods Market had its grand opening Wednesday in Meridian Township. Check out the video above for more information.