After walking almost 100 miles in sweltering temperatures, citizens from across the state made their way to the Capitol steps to present Rep.
A team of MSU researchers in the School of Hospitality Business has worked with hotel industry experts to develop a system that ranks top real estate markets around the country in terms of financial viability. Arjun Singh, an associate professor of international lodging, finance and real estate, and Raymond Schmidgall, the Hilton Hotels Professor of Hospitality Financial Management, worked jointly with about 30 industry members to implement the Lodging Market Potential Index, a system that ranks potential land investment hot spots. Using the opinions and insight of industry experts, the two researchers devised a system based on 10 different dimensions and 30 different indicating factors, all of which are used to rank the top 25 major hotel markets in the country. Singh and Schmidgall presented their findings at the Midwest Lodging Investors Summit this past July, something they’ve done for roughly the past three years, Singh said. The system’s rankings then can be used to determine the financial solvency of long-term investment in specific cities.
Turning from M.A.C. Avenue to the alley between Grand River Avenue and Albert Street, a 41-year-old male garbage truck driver collided with the archway above the alley Monday morning.
After being a member of the East Lansing Public Library, or ELPL, for the past 20 years, Elise Harvey was delighted to be able to learn how to read books on her computer at the monthly e-book clinic held at the library Monday night.
Jonathan Safran Foer began his first critically acclaimed novel, “Everything is Illuminated,” during his college years.
Promotion for local farmers markets has received a hand from the Department of Agriculture, or USDA, when the department declared the week of Aug.
Michiganians’ confidence in Gov. Rick Snyder has faded in recent months, according to findings from MSU economists.
For theatre senior Erika Moul, moving into her new apartment has been a disaster. Moul is one of a number of students moving into apartments this week, a trend that will only pick up steam as the month continues. DTN Management Co. had its first move-in date on Monday, and many other apartment complexes are scheduled to open their doors in the coming weeks.
An East Lansing-based real estate company will be changing management hands for several of its properties for the upcoming school year.
East Lansing resident Ava Gonzalez celebrated her fourth birthday Tuesday night with her family, along with members of the East Lansing Police and Fire departments, at the 28th annual National Night Out. “What a great way to celebrate her birthday,” Meaghan Gonzalez, Ava’s mother, said.
Fisheries and wildlife associate professor Shawn Riley lost his son, Aaron Riley, earlier this summer in an accident believed to be caused by epilepsy — a neurological disorder characterized by seizures.
For Okemos resident Dick Dunlap, the sound of a good time is measured in bees. Just like a beehive teeming with life, more buzzing means more activity, Dunlap said.
In 2010, Google’s Fiber for Communities project aimed to provide ultra-fast Internet connectivity to communities across the nation but only chose one location. With commercial providers having no plans to provide ultra-fast Internet to communities, a new team of universities have come together to pick up where Google left off.
Although the heat wave that has hit East Lansing this month resulted in an excessive heat warning, political science and pre-law junior Mark Hill said it’s been a nice change from the typically frigid Michigan winters. This July has been one of the hottest in Greater Lansing’s history and, with a few hot days expected to close out the month, could rank in the top ten hottest July’s in city history. Lansing’s hottest July occurred back in 1868 when the average high temperature was 90.6 degrees, National Weather Service meteorologist George Wetzel said. This month, the high temperature has averaged nearly 87 degrees, four degrees higher than normal, Wetzel said. The string of warm days has led to a major increase in profits for a number of local establishments. Lisa Foss is the owner of 7-Eleven, 918 E.
A Lansing-based medical marijuana clinic‘s promise to reward patients who vowed to vote with free marijuana incited outrage in state Sen.
Amid constant rain and claps of thunder, the 2011 Summer Splash party soldiered on at the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road, Wednesday afternoon.
Using a condom isn’t always a guy’s first thought, and with that in mind, political science junior Josh Nemes said he’d be intrigued with new birth control options for men, resulting in less unprotected sex.
Late into the evening Tuesday, East Lansing city council members sat around a square table in city hall, hashing out the logistics of the city’s transition into new executive leadership.
In this day and age, with so many people — especially young people — using social media, political theory and constitutional democracy senior Don Higgins said political candidates who choose not to utilize Twitter are making a big mistake. “We live in a very fast-moving technological stage, and if that’s going to be ignored, it’s downright stupid,” said Higgins, who is treasurer of the MSU College Republicans. But according to University of Michigan researchers, whose findings were presented on July 19 at the International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media in Barcelona, Spain, plenty of politicians are using this social medium as part of their campaign strategy. They studied the use of Twitter by U.S.
For Cam Howie, firefighting has been a part of his life since childhood. His grandfather, the fire chief in Grand Traverse County, Mich., would let Howie ride in the back of his pickup truck when he went on calls.