The MSU and East Lansing community celebrated a calmer Welcome Week this year than in previous years, with smaller crowds and significantly lower preliminary numbers of alcohol-related citations, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said.
(SCENE) Metrospace will host a reception from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 11 to open its newest art exhibit, 3 Cities in 3D.
Lansing area filmmakers will be challenged to prove their love for Lansing’s Old Town in a 72-hour film competition starting Sept. 1
At the intersection of East Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road is a corner property noted by local business owners for its ability to thwart success, but East Lansing resident Joe Conrad said he’ll challenge the reputation of 101 E. Grand River Ave. with today’s opening of his restaurant, Conrad’s College Town Grill.
With more than $70 million in federal stimulus funds awarded this year, officials from the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission have been able to complete more projects this summer than expected. The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission is a combined effort between Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties and includes officials from East Lansing.
As East Lasing native Allison Foster sat at a picnic table with her sons Connor, 7, and Cole, 8, a motorcycle cop revved up his engine only feet away. This wasn’t any scene of a crime, it was the 26th annual National Night Out, a safety carnival held on Tuesday at Patriarche Park, 1100 Alton Road.
Bikers might feel safer riding around campus if legislation promoting biker safety is passed in the state Senate. The bills, introduced May 5 by state Sen. Tom George, R-Texas Township, would require driver’s education classes to provide instruction on bicycle law and increase awareness of bicyclists on the road.
As passing cars honked their horns frantically, Haslett resident Kal Joshi stood and smiled. Joshi, along with about 30 others, stood on the corner of Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue on Thursday with their signs raised delivering one message. “Health care is a human right,” Joshi said.
Although overall voter participation remained statistically unchanged between the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections, the people making up the voting population did shift, including an increase in younger voters.
For MSU alumnus Robert Dozier, writing hip-hop songs isn’t all about the rhythm or the beat — it frees his mind from oppression.
With the purpose of highlighting the importance of recycling and the concept of making art out of trash, 12 teams of varying sizes hastily sorted through a scrap yard Saturday at Friedland Industries, 405 E. Maple St., in Lansing’s Old Town, to collect up to 500 pounds of scrap metal each for the first-ever Scrapfest event.
Melting Moments, 313 Grand River Ave., plans to celebrate 25 years of business by hosting an anniversary party from 3-6 p.m. Sunday.
Travelers thinking about heading to Canada this summer might have to put their plans on hold because of tighter restrictions at the border. New border crossing rules went into effect Monday as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. All U.S. citizens are now required to show an Enhanced Driver’s License, passport or passport card when entering or exiting the country.
Luther Brown Sr. knows how to bring people together. He’s made a living doing just that for about 24 years. Mr. Party, as he’s more commonly known, picked up his name from friends growing up in Lansing. As an adult, he decided to start a business to capitalize on his unusual talents.
Students will have to show a passport, Enhanced Driver’s License, or passport card when crossing the border after new travel rules go into effect today.
Nicole Beckford never thought she’d be homeless, but after a fire destroyed her home in Lansing, she found herself at Haven House, 121 Whitehills Drive, a temporary shelter for homeless families.
Overcast skies and sporadic rainfall Saturday couldn’t dampen the spirits of 7-year-old Andrew Ferdig of Eaton Rapids, who ran a mile in seven-and-a-half minutes around Lansing’s Oldsmobile Park, 505 E. Michigan Ave.
Grills, shovels, bikes and computers were some of the items piled Saturday in the parking lot of Abbott Center, 1400-1500 Abbot Road, during Project Pride, the city of East Lansing’s 14th annual neighborhood recycling and cleanup project.
Jurors adjourned for the day after deliberating for about two hours Wednesday in the murder trial of Troy Brake, who is charged with killing MSU student Katherine A. Brown and three others.
Michigan is heading into the national spotlight this summer as millions of dollars are poured into advertising campaigns and promotions to spark tourism in the state. It may not be Florida or California, but Michigan is taking strides to compete with leading tourism industries across the country and, according to officials in the state, it’s standing on its own.