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Tailor made
Lansing resident Liz McMurray, owner of Liz’s Alteration Shop, 1810 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, says she has been given a gift by God.
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Mich. Legislature to start redistricting
The tedious process of redrawing Michigan’s legislative and congressional districts kicks off today as lawmakers meet to discuss the process following the state’s census data release last month.
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Warm weather, storms forecasted for weekend
East Lansing residents and MSU students likely will be treated to a dose of warm spring weather this weekend.
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MSU alumni-run Thai food restaurant to open in E.L.
After five and a half years of business in Ann Arbor, the owners of No Thai! are excited to bring their business back to their former stomping grounds.
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Obama announces 2012 candidacy
President Barack Obama announced his candidacy for re-election Monday morning, kicking off what some reports pegged as possibly the most expensive campaign in history.
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Antiquarian book show attracts large crowd
For Maggie Page, reading has been her passion since she was a little girl.
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Request for access to emails from faculty, staff made by think tank
A Michigan public policy think tank has set its sights on MSU and two other state universities in what some say could be a showdown between free speech, academic freedom and partisan politics.
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East Lansing business incubator opens
Student entrepreneurs, community members, city officials and university representatives gathered on Thursday to celebrate the Hatching, an event to commemorate the opening of a student business incubator in East Lansing.
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E.L. ranked 6th smartest college town
For a normal town, East Lansing is pretty smart. For a college town, it’s even smarter.
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Family-owned Señor Georgio’s closes in E.L.
Students and residents who are fans of Mexican fast food might have to look elsewhere in East Lansing because of the recent closure of Señor Georgio’s.
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Libyan students encouraged in spite of conflict
It can be difficult to stay abreast of a conflict unfolding thousands of miles away in one’s homeland, but for Libyan MSU students with families near the front lines, it is life.
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Mich. IDs soon to have new security features
When microbiology junior Megan Hofmeister renews her driver’s license in the coming weeks in anticipation of her 21st birthday, she might notice something different about her new ID.
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CEO to contest Mich. ban of obscenely named beer
Human biology junior Steve Hanrahan is a craft beer drinker and a fan of the brand Flying Dog. But Hanrahan won’t get to taste the company’s newest beer at any East Lansing bar — it’s been banned in Michigan because of a potentially offensive label and product name.
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State Legislature takes spring recess
The Michigan Legislature is on recess for the next two weeks.
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Student Group remodels local school
When the elementary students of Sheridan Road Elementary School walk into their classrooms today, they’ll have new murals, bookshelves and brightly colored walls awaiting them — thanks to the work of about 150 volunteers Saturday from MSU and the Lansing community.
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Event celebrates international poetry
Last Friday, art history and visual culture junior Ellen Meeuwsen recited a poem for an audience of about 60 people.
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Students rally for higher education funding
Students representing public universities from across Michigan gathered to voice their frustration with the state of higher education funding Thursday at the Capitol building, 100 N. Capitol Ave., in Lansing.
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Liebler sworn in as chief of police
Police officers, firefighters, city officials and members of the East Lansing and MSU communities filled the seats and lined the walls of Courtroom 2 in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court Thursday afternoon to witness the formal swearing-in of Juli Liebler as East Lansing’s new police chief.
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Fraternity hosts hot dog eating contest
Wednesday’s cold and rainy weather notwithstanding, the newly opened restaurant What Up Dawg?, 317 M.A.C. Ave., served as the host to Sigma Chi’s Pre-Derby Days Coney Contest.
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The Record Lounge moves to new location
Heather Frarey began dreaming of owning her own record store in high school. After three and a half years of business, her dream will be realized fully as she makes plans to move her store, The Record Lounge, to a main-level location in downtown East Lansing.