The breadsticks popular among some MSU students — formerly known as Pokey Stix — and the restaurant that makes them, Gumby’s Pizza, 311 W. Grand River Ave., have undergone name changes to get around royalty costs, owner Gail Sutton said.
The East Lansing City Council deferred consideration of a fraternity’s application for housing expansion, prolonging a debate about the future of a development project close to campus.
At 9 a.m. Saturday at the Lansing Mall, the Community Partners in Health will kick off their Winter Warm-Up event.
Retail sales across the country increased only slightly in December 2011 compared to November 2011, a trend also experienced by some East Lansing business owners during the holidays. Nationwide retail sales increased 0.1 percent from November to December, the smallest sales increase in seven months, according to news reports.
Students, parents and volunteers from Michigan’s 4-H program cheered on the women’s basketball team Sunday as part of the MSU Extension 4-H Day with the Lady Spartans.
With an increase in December sales, the auto industry might be on the road to a comeback — a hopeful sign for MSU engineering students, some career experts said. The increase of sales means a higher need for jobs, which might mean more opportunities for graduates, GM Financial and Sales Communication Manager Jim Cain said.
A hacker allegedly was phishing for credit card numbers of MSU Federal Credit Union members Jan. 11, according to an email sent to credit union members last night.
A warmer than average winter has left the city of East Lansing with thousands of tons of unused road salt in its storage facility, but the supply could drop this weekend if predictions of snow hold true.
As students file into their classrooms for the new semester, staying aware of fire safety might not be the first thing on their mind.
Where a local bar once stood, a gaping hole now dominates the landscape.
Instructors lifted themselves and danced up and down the poles in Snap Fitness’s dance studio on Tuesday night to advertise new classes offered by the gym in front of about 40 people.
A lawsuit filed Monday against the city of East Lansing and City Attorney Dennis McGinty claims members of the East Lansing City Council violated the Michigan Open Meetings Act, a state law that requires all public voting bodies to disclose all voting practices and make most meetings open to the public.
The city of East Lansing is looking for candidates for The Crystal Awards — an award given to individuals and businesses who greatly improved life in East Lansing.
As a new semester starts, two East Lansing businesses have shut their doors and another downtown retailer has tentative plans to close next month.
Although universities might have escaped a new law that bans public employers from offering domestic partner benefits, colleges such as MSU aren’t necessarily out of the woods yet, legal experts say.
The Occupy Lansing movement will end its physical presence Friday: no more tents, banners or overnight campers in Reutter Park.
After the Michigan Senate tried to remove part of a bill that would strip benefits for same-sex and other non-married couples employed at public universities, the House passed the amended version on Thursday, insisting the language still pulled benefits from those groups.
For Lansing resident and ice sculptor Scott Miller, the winter is business time. Miller, who has owned and operated Miller Ice Sculptures since 1993, is the busiest in the winter.
As many students prepare for exams and a larger number of students use the Main Library to study, the MSU Police Department and representatives of the Main Library encourage students to exercise caution to prevent thefts.
Heart Beats, 301 M.A.C. Ave., a combination billiards, karaoke and Chinese gaming lounge, will open for business after about nine months of planning and development between Chen and a team of four other business partners and MSU students.