Great Lakes Folk Festival organizers estimated that between 100,000 and 120,000 people ventured into downtown East Lansing for the three-day event in its first year.
And I’m back. After spending five weeks in the United Kingdom, I’m writing this column while flying over Northern Canada, waiting for the last three hours to pass on my direct flight from London to Detroit.
The American Cancer Society is holding a “victory brunch” for local cancer survivors 10:30 a.m.
East Lansing will resurface Saginaw Street from Coolidge Road to Stonegate Lane starting today. The road will be re-paved with asphalt and undergo other construction. Traffic will be down to one lane on either side during the course of the 1.8-mile project. The project is expected to be completed by Sept.
Lansing - The Lugnuts managed to salvage a 2-2 split in the series against Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Timber Rattlers 3-1 at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
Students and other Domino’s Pizza customers might have to pay more for their pies when their doorbells ring. The Ann Arbor-based pizza chain has been testing a $1 delivery fee at 350 locations and will decide whether to expand the charge to all 4,800 U.S.
As some of us know, last Monday the character of Timmy died on an episode of “Passions,” a popular soap opera.
MSU administrators retreated to Northern Michigan on Wednesday, escaping their regular routines and discussing issues concerning the upcoming school years.The MSU Board of Trustees met with President M.
It’s unanimous. A little more than a week after the MSU football team was ranked No.
The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Foreign Tour Team easily won its opening game against Germany’s Tus Treis-Karden on Saturday, 108-52. MSU sophomore guard Chris Hill scored 10 points and was one of six Big Ten players scoring in double digits.
Paintings deemed “disturbing” and “satanic” by customers were removed from the walls of the Cappuccino Café, 1500 W.
MSU could help the state make more money by recruiting more out-of-state students according to a University of Michigan survey.
When the Legislature returns to work Tuesday, many constituents will gather at 9:30 a.m. on the state Capitol lawn to push for an override of Gov.
Elsie - Doris Hyland only gave birth to two children, but 28 call her mom. Doris, her husband, Jim Hyland, and their dog, Huey, are as much a part of the Lansing Lugnuts as the 26 athletes on the team’s roster. The six-year season-ticket-holders make a 40-mile trip from their home in Elsie each game to provide the Lansing squad with a source of positive influence and an ever-optimistic fan base. The Hylands have assumed the role of surrogate parents to a group of men that are sometimes farther away from home than they’ve ever been.
East Lansing’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services received good news after voters granted it permission to sell the Public Works Building on Tuesday night.But voters might not have realized there is a possibility of a bond issue to raise money for a new building.The city needs $4 million for the new facility and Councilmember Beverly Baten said raising the money could be difficult.“I don’t think citizens realize there’s going to be a bond issue,” Baten said.
Students living on campus lived up to their stereotype as being unconcerned for the political primary.
Students from across the state are joining forces in a coalition to fight the ballot initiative that would direct Michigan’s tobacco settlement money toward health care.And thanks to the outcome of the Republican gubernatorial primary, they’ve found a leader in state Sen.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson and the MSU Board of Trustees left for Thursday for a three-day retreat at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville.
After eight days of extensive work, Sparty is as good as new. For more than a week the statue has been power-washed, sand-blasted, appoxied and filled-in to return it to its natural luster.