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Draheim brings federal expertise, environmental passion to City Council

Councilmember Erik Altmann, elected at the same time as Draheim and Mayor Mark Meadows, said Draheim is very dedicated to the community and to the city. “She works hard and she has policy expertise, which she brings to bear on our discussions, and she always has an eye out for compromise which has helped the council gel in the last year and a half,” Altmann said. “We’ve worked on a number of issues and I think we have similar views on specific issues like transportation and environmental policy, and she knows more about this stuff from her day job than I do from mine.

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Blaze Pizza opens on Grand River

There is yet another pizza option for East Lansing residents as Blaze Pizza opened Monday at 437 E. Grand River Ave. Blaze Pizza opened among a rash of East Lansing businesses that closed during the past year.

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Park District, Center City present updated views of projects to Planning Commission

The latest iterations of downtown development projects Park District and Center City District were presented to the East Lansing Planning Commission Wednesday night, and in some aspects it appears the two projects have warmed to the idea of coexistence. Attorney for Park District developer Convexity Properties David Pierson presented the project’s new site plan at the meeting.