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City Council to set hearings for Center City, Park District buildings

A clearer picture of downtown East Lansing’s future may emerge in mid April. Hearings to potentially approve plans for the recently-announced Center City District project and the long-anticipated Park District project are to be scheduled for April 18 and April 25 respectively at tomorrow’s 7 p.m. East Lansing City Council meeting, according to the meeting’s consent agenda.

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Noodles and Co. relocating to old Conrad's Grill spot

Noodles & Company East Lansing will be relocating to the corner building of 101 E Grand River Ave., the company announced March 9 via press release. The local branch of the restaurant chain will be moving into the old Conrad’s Grill space over the course of Summer 2017 to make room for the planned Center City District project according to the release, which if built would entail the demolition of N&C’s current location among other local businesses. “I think we’re excited for a new location and to start kind of a new chapter in our story,” Noodles & Company East Lansing Director of Marketing Mike Endres said.

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Unexpected foray into politics for E.L.'s Susan Woods leads to life of service

Dave Bernath, owner of Flat, Black & Circular, said he met woods around 20 years ago when the ELFF first started. “We’re the only two who have been on it since day one," Bernath said. "We’ve become friends, we dog-watch each other’s dog, socialize, she’s a good person... She’s very socially conscious and aware, and she’s trying to do the good thing and the right thing all the time.” Mayor Mark Meadows has only worked with Woods for the two years he's currently served as mayor, but has known Woods since his first stint on council in 1995. "I’ve known Susan for many years, and she in fact when I was first elected, (former Mayor and current Rep) Sam Singh and myself had the idea that we should have a film festival here, and we worked on that for awhile but it really didn’t take off until Susan moved to town,” Meadows said.