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MICHIGAN

Tex-Mex chain set to arrive in E.L.

Beau Hayhoe
February 13, 2012

This spring, a new taste of Tex-Mex food is expected to make its way downtown. A new branch of Moe’s Southwest Grill, a national fast-casual southwestern restaurant, is expected to open later this spring inside the former site of OZ Gallery and Hand-Blown Glass, 551 E. Grand River Ave. The location is just down the street from Panchero’s, 125 E. Grand River Ave., and Chipotle, 539 E. Grand River Ave.

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Study: freebies cost companies big money

Lauren Gibbons and Kelsie Thompson
February 13, 2012

As many people throughout the nation prepare to purchase gifts and fancy dinners for their sweethearts this Valentine’s Day, a different kind of sweetheart might be giving away those gifts for free. Sweethearting is a term used to describe the act of a company employee giving food products, retail items or other services to friends and family at a reduced cost or at no charge.

Beau Hayhoe ·
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Businesses serve up Valentine’s Day discounts

Beau Hayhoe
February 12, 2012

When Valentine’s Day rolls around on Tuesday, flowers won’t be in short supply at B/A Florist, 1424 E. Grand River Ave. The business is planning to sell as many as 10,000 roses for the popular holiday as other East Lansing retailers prepare to offer special deals to celebrate the day.

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Lab offers useful exposure for game designers

Stephen Brooks
February 9, 2012

In a room filled with computer monitors, video game controllers and white boards covered with numbers and other programming jargon, William Jeffery sat at a small table with his headphones in on Thursday afternoon. Jeffery, a media arts and technology senior in the game design specialization, works in the MSU Games for Entertainment and Learning, or GEL, Lab.

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Community discusses proposal to cut Red Cedar Elementary School

Julia Nagy
February 9, 2012

About 100 community members attended an informational session Thursday evening to discuss a $53 million bond proposal that would close an East Lansing elementary school, among other things. The proposal is scheduled to be on the ballot Feb. 28 and would renovate and reconfigure five of the six other elementary schools as well as close Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive.

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Officials predict drastic decrease in taxable value of residential homes

Beau Hayhoe
February 9, 2012

East Lansing officials are projecting about a $35 million total drop in the taxable value of the city’s residential homes for the 2012-13 fiscal year, a loss equating to about a 6.3 percent drop in overall value, according to city budget documents. The documents estimate the overall taxable value of homes in the city will drop from about $555.5 million in fiscal year 2011-12 to about $520.5 million in fiscal year 2012-13.

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E.L. City Council discusses City Center II financing, online crime mapping

Beau Hayhoe
February 7, 2012

The East Lansing City Council gave approval to the city’s finance director to analyze and examine financing options for a portion of the controversial City Center II development project during its Tuesday night work session, extending the debate regarding the project’s future. East Lansing Finance Director Mary Haskell now has the authority to determine the method the city will use to refinance four parcels of property related to the project and can authorize the final financing of the parcels without approval from city council, Haskell said.

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New dispatch center progresses

Beau Hayhoe
February 7, 2012

Facing an almost $1 million projected budget deficit for the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal year, the city of East Lansing is moving forward with plans to consolidate the city’s emergency dispatch center into one shared facility in south Lansing for all of Ingham County. East Lansing officials laid out their plans for the move — including addressing a $944,645 projected budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year — during a meeting last weekend.

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E.L. City Council to discuss financing City Center II project Tuesday

Beau Hayhoe
February 6, 2012

The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to discuss financing for a portion of the long-running City Center II project during its Tuesday meeting. Public discussion on refinancing four parcels of property on Evergreen Avenue related to the $97 million redevelopment project is on the council’s business agenda for Tuesday’s meeting, scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.

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Spartans dabble in meme culture

Lauren Gibbons
February 6, 2012

A popular Internet phenomenon turned Spartan green this weekend when a California-based online class note provider connected memes with college campuses. Memes are images with captions typed overtop of them, often relating to humorous situations or occurrences. The most popular images often turn viral and prompt people all around the country and world to create new captions for the same picture.