East Lansing City Council will likely take action on a major construction project at its July 7 meeting at city hall, which begins at 7 p.m.
The Douglas J Companies salon in the East Lansing Marriott will be relocating to the Eastwood Towne Center before the year's end, according to a company statement.
MSU's W.J. Beal Botanical Garden and Hidden Lake Gardens have both been ranked by Best Colleges Online among the "50 Most Amazing University Botanical Gardens and Arboretums in the U.S." The rankings and ratings for each garden were assessed on a points system which awarded gardens for not only having a wide and manicured variety of plant species, but also for categories such as previous awards won, conservation and education, having a connected university degree program and 'Wow' factors. "I was certainly pleased and excited when I found out," Curator of the W.
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Begining the Monday after Independence Day Weekend, MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities will shut down one of the westbound lanes of Trowbridge Road at the intersection of Chestnut Road.
East Lansing City council will likely take action on an ordinance regarding the prohibition of recreational use of roofs at its July 7 meeting at 7 p.m.
Those looking to discharge fireworks this Fourth of July should be cognizant of East Lansing's fireworks ordinances, East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez said. According to East Lansing city ordinance, fireworks may only be discharged on the day before, day of and day after a national holiday. And even on those days, fireworks may not be discharged between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Violation of this ordinance may result in a $500 fine.
Developers are underway on real-time CATA bussing applications. CATA released public data for developers in March and at least 12 individuals have since signed a contract to receive the GTFS-RT feed, said CATA director of marketing Laurie Robison.
When Madison Academy (AL) head basketball coach Andy Blackston saw a then 7th grade Joshua Langford come to his school for the first time and pick up a basketball, that’s when he knew. For Tellus Langford, it was when he saw his son win the Alabama 3A player of the year as an 8th grader on the Madison Academy varsity basketball team.
Believing that MSU has not received proper recognition for its role in the integration of college football, class of 1978 MSU graduate and former State News employee Tom Shanahan wrote Raye of Light to fully explain the Spartans and former head coach Duffy Daugherty’s impact on college football.
While the historic Supreme Court ruling last Friday was a big victory for members of the LGBT community, there is still a lot to be done in Michigan according to lawmakers in order to make Michigan a truly accepting state. While some cities throughout Michigan, such as East Lansing, already have nondiscrimination ordinances in place that prohibit discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations/services -- Michigan has not made all of these adaptations yet. Currently,
MSU alumnus and former general manager of What up Dawg? Corey Austin is attempting to keep the hot dog dream alive, according to a recently surfaced GoFundMe page.
When his mother got him involved with the sport in fifth grade Tom Minkel, head coach of the MSU Wrestling team, knew wrestling would be a big part of his life. Minkel said it has been “heavy in his blood” since the beginning. Growing up with a father, who was an administrator at MSU, and a mother, involved in the music program at MSU, as well as attending former MSU Wrestling Head Coach Grady Peninger’s wrestling camp at IM Sports-West as a kid, Minkel found that MSU has also always been a big part of his life.
Jessica Steeley jsteeley@statenews.com Recently MSU was ranked 14th on bestcolleges.com’s list of the 30 best colleges in America for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) students.
MSU has been around since 1855 and has had a long and rich history. A lot of that history is buried beneath us.
Jessica Steeley jsteeley@statenews.com MSU alumna Emily Kieliszewski recently won the 2015 Miss Michigan Pageant, winning the title of Miss Michigan as well as scholarship money to further her education.
The Michigan Senate could vote as early as today, July 1, on a road funding plan that would among other things raise the gas-tax in Michigan up to 34 cents by 2017-18.
Downtown East Lansing’s parking fares increased by five cents on July 1 to 70 cents per half hour in five attended garages and 75 cents per half hour in both attended lots.
City of East Lansing offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. The closures of the offices include: East Lansing City Hall, the East Lansing Department of Public Works (ELPL), the East Lansing 54-B District Court, The East Lansing Public Library, the East Lansing Hannah Community Center(ELHCC), East Lansing Prime time and the childcare program at the Bailey Community Center. ELHCC and ELPL will be closed on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5 as well. Refuse and recycling will be collected on Monday, July 6, instead of normal time on Friday.
A succession plan for the MSU wrestling program has been announced, which includes the retiring of Head Coach Tom Minkel. Minkel, who has been with the program since 1991, will retire following the 2015-16 season and 25 years as the head coach at MSU. Roger Chandler, who has been with the program for 18 seasons and was promoted to assistant coach in 2011, will assume head coaching position after Minkel's retirement. "I'm excited about the future of Michigan State wrestling," said Mark Hollis, MSU athletic director in a news release.