The East Lansing City Council likely will vote whether to approve a site plan that would convert the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, 128 Collingwood Drive, into high-end apartments during its 7:30 p.m.
It’s the short walk frequent customers and curious students will make from art gallery Mackerel Sky’s old location to the new one. Friday marked the opening day for the well-known gallery at its new location, 211 M.A.C. Ave., after a five-day break in business for the move.
(SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., will host Chain of Lakes, Brian Westrin, and Brandon and Bethany Foote of Gifts or Creatures on March 27.
The last known wild wolverine in Michigan was found dead about 60 miles northwest of Port Huron on Saturday and will be examined on MSU’s campus, according to The Detroit News. A female estimated to be 7 years old at the time of death, the wolverine was first seen in 2004, 90 miles north of Detroit.
Curt “Grandad” Eure created the Kids Repair Program to reward local kids with bicycles for completing work in the community.
Lansing mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero received an endorsement from Michigan AFL-CIO last week, The Associated Press reported. The AFL-CIO represents more than 600,000 active and retired Michigan union members, including United Auto Workers.
Jen Ganzhorn, a 2009 MSU alumna, was a featured artist Friday in (SCENE) Metrospace’s “3-in-1 Show” exhibiting three bronze statues and four other pieces made during her time at MSU. The show was the kick-off event for (SCENE) Metrospace’s 3-in-1 gallery exhibition.
More than 20 students, ranging in age from 5 to 17 years old, performed a piece or two at the MSU Community Music School All-School Recital, which featured young Community Music School, or CMS, pianists and violinists from the local area. CMS, an outreach division of the MSU College of Music, provides music lessons to students of all ages.
Spartan engineers will be given the opportunity Monday to pursue up to 60 new jobs with IBM — jobs they wouldn’t have to leave the city of East Lansing to get. Recruiters from IBM’s Global Delivery Center, which is located on the second floor of the MSU Federal Credit Union at 600 E. Crescent Road, for application services will be on campus for a meet-and-greet with both MSU and non-MSU graduates next week.
State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, introduced a plan Wednesday to extend lawmaker term limits, according to a statement.
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee held a meeting with college students at Kellogg Center and allowed the students to testify about budget concerns facing colleges and universities, Wednesday.
A new grant from the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, will help the MSU Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement send 95 more student volunteers into the Greater Lansing community this semester and in the fall by providing something often taken for granted — transportation.
Snow removal services in East Lansing were reduced because of a steady decrease in tax revenue, the city announced Tuesday. Currently, snow removal starts when there are 3 or more inches of snow on the ground.
Local governments across the state will be receiving $195,996 in Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant awards, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Monday.
The East Lansing Public Library will be holding Second Sunday @ Dublin Square from 4-9 p.m. March 14 at Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Road.
MSU and Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital are teaming up to help relief efforts in Haiti by sending representatives to the country on Wednesday. Together, they are sending five people to Haiti to assess what aid MSU and Sparrow can offer the disaster relief in Haiti.
Legislation passed unanimously 37-0 in the state Senate on Tuesday could make voting while overseas less “daunting” for Michigan residents.
Kathryn Darnell, an East Lansing resident, teaches calligraphy classes through the Department of Extension and Community Education at Lansing Community College, 422 N. Washington Square, in Lansing.
The East Lansing City Council likely will approve budget amendments that will reduce more than $1.9 million for the 2009-10 fiscal year during its 7:30 p.m.
Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford, who announced Sunday he will seek the Democratic nod for governor, made a stop in Lansing on Monday to discuss his candidacy.