East Lansing City Council has a loaded docket for its work session scheduled for 7 p.m. today at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. Among a number of items, council will discuss moving forward with the now defunct City Center II project and possibly take action on a special use permit which would allow for the completion of a fifth floor on the St. Anne’s Loft projects.
Lansing resident Raquel Sanchez puts together a floral arrangement at B/A Florist, 1424 E. Grand River Ave., Monday. Sanchez, a flower designer, said she loves her job because she is able to play with the flowers and be creative.
Two weeks from today, polling places across the state will be filled with citizens casting their ballots for Democratic and Republican candidates for local, state and national office. But living in a college town can complicate matters, as many students are torn between voting for East Lansing candidates and returning to their hometowns.
One weekend each summer, the sidewalk along Grand River Avenue is covered in tents offering savings on a variety of items. But for customers attending this year’s Sidewalk Sales event, the merchant participation was much more sparse.
A local business hopes to encourage healthy lifestyles for East Lansing citizens when it opens later this summer. The Haven, an alternative sports shop located at 543 E. Grand River Ave., will offer yoga and disc golf equipment, as well as an environment for students to get together and hang out.
While Holt resident Zach Burton, left, fires a foam arrow, as Lansing resident Jim Case and Holt resident Lexie Morgan, 15, chat during their family reunion in Patriarche Park, 1100 Alton St., on Sunday.
As best-selling author Meg Cabot walked to the podium at Schuler Books & Music Tuesday evening, the sound of camera cases opening could be heard throughout the store. Cabot, best known for authoring “The Princess Diaries,” was at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., to promote the release of her new book, “Size 12 and Ready to Rock.
MSU police and volunteers from throughout Ingham County jumped into action Wednesday during a full-scale active shooter simulation in East campus. The goal was to give officials from MSU police, Sparrow Hospital and other emergency departments in the county hands-on practice in handling an urgent situation.
Before the House session began, several women in the gallery sang a parody of the Beatles’ song “She Loves You,” with a chorus of “Vagina, yeah, yeah, yeah,” reigniting the abortion argument that arose last month.
At its July 10 meeting, East Lansing City Council voted to approve a resolution that approved a 2 percent increase for contributions from the Command Officers Association of Michigan, or COAM, in an effort to ease the financial burden on the city’s budget. City Manager George Lahanas said COAM voluntarily offered to forgo a 2 percent pay increase when the city was beginning its budget talks in March, and he met with city employees to discuss the possibility that employees sign a one-year extension on their contracts without a pay increase.
Seven-year-old Gabe Regan of Lansing drinks a bottle of water after running a 5k with his father at Lansing’s Hawk Island County Park on Sunday morning. The 5k was put on to raise money for the Lansing Area AIDS Network.
For students running out of things to do in East Lansing as the midsummer mark approaches, Lansing’s Old Town offers interesting, unique activities to fill an otherwise boring summer day.
“Oh, we’ve still got a while before it comes,” Jacquelyn White said with a sigh while she waited for her bus Sunday afternoon. White, an LCC student, relies on CATA bus routes 1, 24 and 15 to get her to school and work every day — a task that became much more difficult when the bus company switched to its summer schedule.
Following five months in the Capital Area Humane Society in Lansing, Mich., and an additional month in a foster home, Woody, a pit bull mix, finally found a permanent home Saturday.
Dressed in a dog-patterned zip-up shirt, groomer Denise Culham removed her scissors from her waistband, and wisps of poodle hair fell to the floor. It was time for Cookie’s haircut.
A vote to approve a modified site plan for the St. Anne Lofts project was put off until July 24 by East Lansing City Council during its bi-weekly meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, Tuesday night. Council also unanimously approved a policy resolution which would allow food trucks to move into the downtown area with a concessionaires license.
Continuing a debate that has been ongoing for over a month, East Lansing City Council will discuss the unauthorized construction of a fifth floor at the St. Anne Lofts project during its scheduled meeting Tuesday night.
Earlier last week, mathematics senior Sarah Jordan returned to her East Lansing home to find her air conditioner was out of service. This would be only a frustrating circumstance for most people who have experienced the recent high temperatures, but for Jordan, the situation was more than a bit worrisome because she owns two pugs.
Jim McNitt of Lansing plays a game of Magic the Gathering inside of Capital City Collectibles on Monday afternoon. McNitt said he was playing with his goblin deck against shop owner and Lansing resident Peter Ryan’s event deck.
With jazz in the air and visitors sampling local wine and food, Greater Lansing residents got a taste of downtown Lansing Saturday afternoon.