The exit of Democratic front-runner Lt. Gov. John Cherry from Michigan’s gubernatorial race three weeks ago left the Democratic candidacy wide open, and the position still is sparking interest among party leaders.
Strathmore Development Co., the developer in charge of the City Center II project, paid the entirety of its outstanding city taxes Tuesday. With the nearly-$96,000 ledger erased with the city, Strathmore’s amended site plan will be considered by the East Lansing Planning Commission at its Feb. 24 meeting. The city had previously notified Strathmore owner Scott Chappelle that it would not consider any changes to the project until all city taxes were paid.
Texting and driving might soon be illegal in Michigan because of moves made Tuesday in the state Senate. A two-bill package that would make texting and driving a secondary offense passed in the Senate 31-6 and a similar bill passed in the Michigan House 94-13 in December. The bills must now be reconciled and sent to Gov. Jennifer Granholm for approval to become law.
Two more MSU football players have been suspended and face assault and battery charges stemming from an alleged November altercation with an MSU fraternity.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is pondering a run in the state gubernatorial race, said Monday at his State of the City address he hopes to see the gap between MSU and the state capital shrink in 2010.
Michigan history, (just) not one that people think of a lot,” Perkins said about the group.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss adding more taxi stations in the downtown area during its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
Almost exactly two years after Detroit Free Press reporters M.L Elrick and Jim Schaefer broke news of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s text messaging affair, they are touring Michigan to promote their book, “The Kwame Sutra: Musings on lust, life and leadership from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.”
Gyms usually have their fill in January as thousands of Americans attempt to lose holiday pounds. With East Lansing workout hotspots bulging with a glut of new January members, MSU alumna Emily Zurek noticed the gyms themselves usually shed more clients than the members do pounds when the calendar flips to February.
An MSU student will stand trial for his alleged involvement in a November prank. Political science and pre-law freshman Nikolai Wasielewski faces charges of conspiracy and accomplice after the fact for his involvement in a Nov. 1, 2009, prank, when he and three others allegedly threw a firework into the yard of an East Lansing resident’s home.
A map would tell people Nigeria and East Lansing are worlds away. Bunmi Akinyemiju would tell people they share a border. Akinyemiju, CEO of Enliven Software, is bringing his automated financial services operation out of East Lansing’s Technology Innovation Center, or TIC, at 325 E. Grand River Ave., to west Africa and Australia as part of a new global operation for his company.
Jodi Potter believes many Michigan residents are missing out on opportunities because of a lack of technology, especially in Upper Peninsula counties.
East Lansing police Officer Jim Phelps knew he wanted to be a police officer since he was 5 years old. And since 1993, Phelps has hit the pavement as an officer in East Lansing, holding jobs as everything from a patrol officer to a crime scene investigator.
Making it in the restaurant business for a year marks a milestone — but it’s a bittersweet one for Brother’s Grill, 403 E. Grand River Ave., which officially closed Thursday after just more than one year of operation.
East Lansing and the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, officials are discussing discounted parking permits for graduate students to use during class hours at city parking garages, citing mutual benefits for both parties.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, considered the Democratic front-runner for the Michigan attorney general nomination, exited the race Wednesday.
Changes to several Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus routes scheduled to take effect this month will be postponed until fall 2010.
East Lansing’s 54-B District Court and the East Lansing Police Department Record Bureau will be closed Friday for inventory.
With credit lines in knots and entrepreneurs walking a proverbial tight rope, East Lansing officials are discussing an incubator program to provide steady financial footing for restaurateurs.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, announced today she is dropping out of the Michigan Attorney General race.