The Alimonos family — founders of East Lansing’s Georgio’s pizzeria dynasty — continue to expand after 16 years of business in the city. The family opened its third E.L. restaurant, Señor Georgio’s, on Monday, and chalk success up to hard work and customer service.
The East Lansing City Council likely will approve the city’s fiscal year 2010-11 budget during its meeting Tuesday following months of planning. The council will vote whether to approve a $32 million general fund.
Lingering ash clouds from an Icelandic volcano that erupted April 14 have delayed flight plans for a number of MSU students participating in study abroad programs in Northern Europe. Officials from the MSU Office of Study Abroad said the exact number of students and programs affected is unknown because the office does not make travel arrangements for students.
Charges against an MSU student and two University of Michigan students stemming from a February fake ID probe have been dropped. The three were charged in a federal complaint with intending to “use unlawfully or transfer unlawfully” false identification documents.
A 20-year-old female MSU student reported her bicycle stolen May 11 at East McDonel Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The student noticed the door to the residential storage room open and found her bike missing.
Michigan’s smoking ban, which went into effect May 1, has been met with approval from many East Lansing businesses, despite some problems implementing the policy and complaints from smokers, a state official said. The ban prohibits smoking in all public areas, including restaurants and bars, which includes outdoor spaces such as patios where food is served.
The Michigan State Police are continuing the move from their old headquarters on Harrison Road to a new facility in downtown Lansing, forcing MSU to delay discussions about the use of the building. The university cannot make decisions about the property until the police are entirely moved out in August.
As students moved out of the dorms this spring, some shoved a year’s worth of college into the family mini van and others, such as accounting junior Ethan Todd, dug through what was left behind and found treasures in the trash.
Two MSU studies focusing on social networking sites such as YouTube, are helping shape how people understand the Internet, researchers said. MSU researchers have applied for a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study visitors of major social networking sites, such as YouTube and Facebook. Another MSU study found inappropriate videos on YouTube regarding sex and cigarette smoking are easily accessible to children and should be better regulated.
World-renowned carillonneur Wendell Wescott died on April 30 at the age of 99, after more than 50 years of bell ringing at Beaumont Tower.
All Michigan Secretary of State offices will be closed May 31 in observance of Memorial Day. Licenses and plates that expire when state offices are closed can be renewed the following day without penalty.
Police officers will take to the streets to implement seat belt enforcement zones from May 24 through June 6 across the state as part of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign to remind drivers to buckle up.
Aureal Cross, a retired MSU emeritus professor from the Department of Geological Sciences, received the McMicken Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Cincinnati on Saturday.
Making the rounds on its last U.S. tour, “The Phantom of the Opera” will open at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cobb Great Hall in Wharton Center, making East Lansing its last stop in Michigan.
After a season filled with a multitude of extreme highs and lows, MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph used one word more than any other to describe the 2010 campaign: Inconsistent. The Spartans finished the season with a 21-31 overall record and 5-15 in the Big Ten
The Spartans (32-17 overall, 10-11 Big Ten) have a chance to finish the season having taken at least three of four in-state series when they take on Central Michigan (30-19, 17-7 Mid-American Conference) at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday at Theunissen Stadium in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
The opinions in The State News as of late have focused on environmental inaction. Much of the discussion has been commentary about the use of coal at the T.B. Simon Power Plant. Earth Day turned 40 this year, and I agree with other writers that our national government seems to perpetually drag it’s feet when it comes to enacting comprehensive environmental change.
This summer marks the first time I will spend the months of May, June, July and August outside the warmth of Grand Rapids — the city I have called home for more than 20 years. Last summer I did manage to make it back to East Lansing to pal it up with some buddies, but for the majority of the time I bummed around the house and made sure my mother was adequately displeased with my doings.
For the better part of the last century, Michigan has been synonymous with cars. It is home to the Big Three — Ford, General Motors and Chrysler — and the “Motor City” of Detroit. At least, it was. The state is at a crossroads after the implosion of the auto industry and the loss of a sizeable chunk of manufacturing jobs. We are facing an identity crisis. Case in point: There are already tax incentives meant to make the state a “Hollywood-lite.”
A number of music and other festivals will take place in the Lansing and East Lansing areas during the summer, offering event-goers a variety of opportunities to enjoy themselves.