But when you attach the name of a superstar like, oh, say Madonna to that 2,739 square-foot colonial-style house, the price suddenly skyrockets.The blonde bad girl’s childhood home has been listed on the Internet auction site eBay.com.
Another day in the West Bank ends amid tank shelling and the crackle of rifle fire. Having seen the destruction and strife plaguing the Middle East firsthand, Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers has decided the United States needs to take a larger role in peace negotiations. As a respected up-and-coming GOP lawmaker, Rogers, of Brighton, needs to use the influence he’s gaining to prod the Bush administration to take a more active role in the Middle East conflict.
You are not alone in your Trowbridge Road extension complaints (”Reader gets red at Trowbridge Road,” SN 8/29). I personally called the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety on Tuesday last week to complain that traffic was backed up onto southbound U.S.
Rain isn’t in the forecast for this Labor Day weekend, but Michigan’s highways will be flooded with travelers.This year’s holiday activity is expected to eclipse last year’s record numbers despite a slower summer travel season in Michigan, said Don Holecek, director of MSU’s Travel Tourism and Recreation Resource Center.
Financial aid applicants no longer have to sign, seal and deliver their forms. Seeking assistance is as simple as a click away. Students have used the Internet for several months, but for the first time, the entire system is paperless, said Keith Williams, assistant director of the Office of Financial Aid. “From the beginning to the end, students can complete the financial aid process,” he said.
The MSU football team has lost what seems like a player-a-day to injury or ineligibility, but at least its linebacker picture was cleared-up as the team concluded its second preseason scrimmage Tuesday.
The grass in Spartan Stadium will be growing green next fall, but after football season, the soil all over the rest of campus could be as hard as concrete.To prevent the demise of campus greenery, MSU officials are prohibiting parking on any grass surface north of the Red Cedar River, leaving parking areas on south campus designated for gamegoers.“Over six football games a year, and especially when it’s wet, it would continue to cause the trees to go into a decline,” said Paul Swartz, the campus arborist in charge of tree maintenance.
Beautiful CreaturesBeautiful Creatures (Warner Bros.) If you think just because Beautiful Creatures recently released it’s self-titled debut album and is touring with this years Ozzfest that it’s another alternative rock band with nothing to say, than you are mistaken. Actually, Beautiful Creatures is much more like an ’80s hair band with nothing to say. The quintet, lead by vocalist Joe LeSte, produced an album that’s so full of ’80s rock nostalgia such as sappy lyrics and screaming guitar solos that you can practically smell hairspray on the CD.
The specifics of MSU’s new offense have been kept top secret by the coaching staff, but it’s no surprise to many that changes are on the way.
Most of us have faced survival situations as harrowing as the office karaoke party or that darn mustard stain on a new T-shirt.But the “Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook” and its travel guide sequel can teach you a thing or two about surviving a riot - leave the country.Or controlling a wayward camel - don’t pull back the reigns.Or escaping killer bees - run away.Need to give an emergency tracheotomy?No problem.Get yourself a razor blade or sharp knife, grab a straw and turn to page 88.
The infiltration of Students for Economic Justice was harassment and intimidation just like during the 1960s and 1970s.
The lazy days of summer may have passed but a few days still remain for that last summer belly flop and soak in the sun.
Three months ago, Oldsmobile Park was not a very fun place to be. The Lansing Lugnuts were horrible - especially at home - and the spirits of sparse crowds that showed up were usually dampened by inclement weather, bad baseball or both. Fast forward to Tuesday night.
After a five year hiatus, East Lansing guitar-driven band Millenary returns to the local music scene with two new members, but the same powerful sound.Celebrating the release of its new album “High Energy,” they will perform tonight at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E.
Former MSU goaltender Joe Blackburn, who came to MSU in 1997 and played through last season, will serve as a volunteer assistant coach and color commentator for Spartan radio broadcasts in the upcoming season. MSU head coach Ron Mason announced Blackburn’s hiring Tuesday.
Sonia Kloss ended her engagement to former state Sen. David Jaye on Sunday, citing affairs with other women and her previous allegations of abuse as reasons for the breakup. Kloss, 36, also said she is two months pregnant with Jaye’s child and that Jaye wanted her to terminate the pregnancy.
This is the last in a three part series about the Michigan House and Senate reconvening. State Sen.
Bill Knapp’s Restaurants might be closing a location back home. Eleven Bill Knapp’s restaurants in Michigan and five in Ohio have closed because of a lack of customers. “Like any other restaurant, they looked at each location to see what the market is,” said Nick Thole, a spokesman for Bill Knapp’s Restaurants. Thole said in the majority of the cases, the company felt it would be good to pull back and let business matriculate to the others. Local Bill Knapp’s locations in Lansing, Okemos and Delta Township, however, are still safe, he said. “Right now I would say those restaurants are very strong for the company,” he said. Whether other locations will also close is still unknown. “I don’t know the future plans for the company, it is just an ongoing thing and they make the determinations on whether this is the right move,” Thole said.
After knocking off two heavyweights on its opening weekend, MSU skyrocketed to No. 3 in the Hockey Point coaches’ poll released Monday. The Spartans (2-0) garnered four first-place votes and now occupy the highest ranking in school history. MSU, which received votes but wasn’t ranked in the preseason top 10, upset No.