Homeless veterans used free services at the seventh annual Capital Area Stand Down for Homeless Veterans hosted by the Volunteers of America. The event offered free food, checkups with nurses, vision tests, hair cuts, assistance with employment and legal help to soldiers without a home after their service was completed.
Ingham County Parks Department will offer Lake Lansing Park, 1621 Pike St., in Haslett, activities free of charge on Memorial Day. Visitors will be granted access to the park for free and will be open until sunset.
An international attempt at creating worldwide peace has been brought local as part of the Words and Music event Wednesday night at the East Lansing Public Library. The event was part of Words of Peace, a worldwide movement that has organized groups of volunteers to create events in their local areas in recognition of peace.
The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Rd., will open to the public on June 4. The center will have its doors open until September 6.
A local group is beginning a project that could change the appearance of an iconic East Lansing structure. Members of an East Lansing law firm have started an exploratory petition to change the color of the Lot 10 Colorful Garage, on Division Street between E. Grand River Avenue and Albert Street, from the current orange and green color scheme to a more MSU-centric green and white.
As students sweated out the summer heat with temperatures reaching 85 degrees Wednesday, the National Weather Service was promoting how to stay cool for Heat Awareness Day. The day was established to draw attention to how dangerous heat can be in the summer months.
With thousands of people coming to East Lansing during the summer for a variety of festivals, local restaurants need more space to adequately seat customers who want to eat while enjoying the festive atmosphere, city officials said. Last week, East Lansing City Council passed requests — all of which were encouraged by festival planners — to extend outdoor seating for several East Lansing restaurants.
A prominent new city sculpture and more extensive dog laws are on the agenda for Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council work session. Project Pride will be making an artistic donation to the city and its potential location in the new plaza being constructed on the east side of the East Lansing Marriott at University Place. The City Council also will discuss the issue of dog laws after two loose dogs attacked and killed a neighbor’s pet dog, about a month ago.
Reaching a high of 83 degrees Monday, Michigan has rarely had weather this warm this early in the year. With a chance of storms on Thursday, the air might cool, promising a more comfortable weekend with temperatures ranging in the high 70s and lower 80s for an enjoyable holiday.
Part the East Lansing Public Library’s of the May Gallery Walk Monday, the gallery invites students and residents to experience the visions of local artists at no charge. The current exhibit is named “Many Faces of Art,” displaying work from local artists.
Police officers across Michigan are on the lookout for drivers not wearing seat belts as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign, which kicked off Monday in preparation for Memorial Day weekend. To keep motorists safe, police officers are increasing enforcement of state seat beat laws because Memorial Day is one of the state’s biggest travel days.
Friends and family of Imade Asemota, an MSU alumnus who died from sickle cell anemia in 2009, hosted a memorial concert Friday to raise awareness and donations for a foundation that was created in her name. The Imade Asemota Foundation, which was founded by Asemota’s family, stressed how difficult it has been to recover from the loss of their loved one.
The annual Middle Eastern Food Festival occurred on Thursday and Friday in Lansing at the St. Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The event featured Middle Eastern specialties including homemade pastries and hosted raffles and church tours throughout the day.
An African immigrant, MSU alumnus and newcomer to politics, Kande Ngalamulume has decided to run for U.S. Congress in the November 2010 election. Ngalamulume will oppose incumbent, Mike Rogers, R-Brighton. Rogers has defeated various opponents to be re-elected in the past four elections.
Longtime local Chinese restaurant Peking Express was approved to obtain a liquor license by the East Lansing City Council after debate on whether the dining room should close as soon as alcohol sales stop.
More than 3,000 parents, their children and childhood advocates flooded the Capitol lawn Wednesday for investment in early childhood programs. Organizers of the fourth annual Star Power 2010 met with state legislators to make their voices heard — an opportunity to inform and spur conversation of development programs at the local level.
As spring winds down and turns into summer, lawn care becomes a major factor in the appeal of local neighborhoods. Unsightly grass height — more than six inches — can turn into about an $85 fine for residents of the city of East Lansing.
Elementary school students cheered and screamed as 11-year-old Tadiwa Chiduma waded through the crowd to receive the Safety Patrol of the Year award from state Rep.
Hosted by Ingham County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel Jr., the homeowner meeting Tuesday discussed ways homeowners can avoid foreclosure and property fraud. Less money is being attributed to schools, community programs and police safety because property values are going down, causing taxes to go down as well.
Driving through Ohio on the way to his nephew’s hockey game, state Rep. Harold Haugh, D-Roseville, stopped at several fireworks stores.