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.
Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, added his name to a growing list of Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sunday.
Violating emission limits for burning coal will cost MSU at least $27,000 as the university works to correct errors made at the T.B. Simon Power Plant two years ago.
The East Lansing Art Festival received a national ranking of 117th in fine art sales and 153rd in fine craft sales in Art Fair SourceBook’s Top 200 of 2009. The rankings are determined by the festival’s gross average sales for 2009, which was $2,857 per artist exhibitor.
A Fair Housing Workshop to help the city assesses city housing choices based on race, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, student status and sexual orientation is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation awarded more than $156.7 million in new tax credits Thursday to fund 11 job-generating ventures across the state. The tax credits will help 10 Michigan companies and back a brownfield redevelopment project.
Three more MSU football players pleaded guilty Thursday to charges at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court stemming from a November 2009 fight. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Myles White and junior cornerback Chris L. Rucker each pleaded guilty to one count of assault and battery. Junior defensive tackle Oren Wilson pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery. Single counts of conspiracy to commit assault and battery against each player were dropped.
Not everyone runs a campaign expecting to win. So imagine 30-year-old Penelope Tsernoglou’s reaction when she learned she won the Democratic primary for the 8th District of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
The Ingham County Jail is losing 60 to 70 beds next year after the Ingham County Board of Commissioners voted to eliminate a post for budget cuts during its Tuesday meeting. The proposal passed by a 9-7 vote.
An MSU group aims to raise funds to vaccinate 8,000 children in South India against measles — a project that requires raising more than $16,000.
About 20 people gathered at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road for a vigil marking the 1,000th U.S. troop death in Afghanistan. The Peace Education Center and the Greater Lansing Network Against War and Injustice organized the event.
IHOP restaurants nationwide partnered with the Children’s Miracle Network to offer free short stacks of pancakes and encourage people to donate money that would have been spent on them to the nearest Children’s Miracle Network-affiliated hospital.
Lansing police Chief Mark Alley announced Tuesday he is retiring on March 12. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said in a statement he will name an interim chief in the coming days, and the department plans to do a national search for Alley’s replacement.
Detroit reggae group Souldub is hosting the Dark Reggae Revolution at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E.Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
Sam Singh, former East Lansing mayor and a senior consultant for New Economy Initiative, will speak about Michigan’s economy from a global perspective from noon to 1 p.m.
Free Zumba and lap swim sessions will be available for East Lansing residents for the next three Saturdays. The sessions are part of the Mayor’s Blues Community Challenge, which encourages community members to be fit and active.