It’s been a rough couple weeks for Trinidad Esparza-Magañan and his roommates. On Dec. 30, 2010, the media and communication technology and food industry management senior reported a home invasion at his house. A week and a half later, at 3:18 a.m. Sunday morning, a fire broke out in their kitchen and spread to the rest of their house.
State lawmakers last month wrapped up the legislative session by passing numerous of bills and meeting a handful of times before officially adjourning — but not before repealing penalties for possession and use of several drugs.
The East Lansing City Council likely will extend East Lansing employee benefits to same-sex couples, in an attempt to allow for equal treatment of all city employees.
Local innovators were celebrated Thursday at the second year of Launched!, an event created to bring to light accomplishments of exemplary entrepreneurship in the Lansing area.
A lawsuit claiming East Lansing city officials illegally tampered with the mailboxes of local residents was filed earlier this week.
Plans to construct additional student housing in downtown East Lansing were furthered Wednesday as the East Lansing Planning Commission recommended the East Lansing City Council approve modifications to an existing downtown apartment building.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture Geagley Laboratory on Harrison Road received a $194,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to decrease the building’s vulnerability with new equipment not only for the laboratory, but for the East Lansing police and fire departments.
The House voted to approve the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM Act in a vote of 216-198 Wednesday night.
A rezoning plan was approved by East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, although most attending citizens considered the plan inappropriate for the area.
Lou & Harry’s Grill and Bar, 245 Ann St., will close later this month as plans to open a larger version of the establishment at Chandler Mall are underway, general manager Scott Rolen said.
East Lansing will fine to residents and property owners who do not remove snow and ice from the sidewalk adjacent to their property, according to a release from the City of East Lansing.
East Lansing residents interested in posters and local art might have to look beyond Grand River Avenue because of the imminent closure of a local specialty store.
The Third Annual Jingle Belle Women’s 5K, a run and walk for women, will begin at 10 a.m. for runners and 10:02 a.m. Saturday at the Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, in Lansing.
In a business dominated by computers, he still is doing it by hand. Since the 1960s, Gary Glenn has been painting signs, cars, murals and any other odds and ends he can get paint on.
Tickets went on sale Monday for the 12th annual Common Ground Music Festival. The concert will take place from July 11-17, 2011 in Lansing’s Adado Riverfront Park.
East Lansing’s new library director Kristin Shelley never intended to become a librarian.
A long line of people wrapped around the streets of downtown East Lansing on Sunday afternoon as they braved the cold to eat free chili and interact with others in the community.
On a chilly December afternoon, community members stood in the cold to help collect coats for those who might not have something warm to wrap themselves in during the holiday season and letters for soldiers who won’t be home to celebrate it.
Governor-elect Rick Snyder spent nearly $11 million in his bid to win the primary and general gubernatorial elections, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday with the Secretary of State.
Students and East Lansing residents shopping for the holiday season can pick up discounts today as stores lower prices in a local spin-off of last weekend’s Black Friday.