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Company to offer new holiday lights
The Lansing Board of Water and Light will exchange old strands of incandescent holiday lights for new strands of LED holiday lights Thursday.
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M.A.C. avenue to be new home for taxis
Taxi cabs now will be parked on M.A.C. Avenue starting today.
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E.L. city council to appoint mayor
The East Lansing City Council will appoint a new mayor and mayor pro tem at its 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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Granholm works to bring Promise back to students
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Thursday during a conference call she will visit MSU next Wednesday as part of her efforts to bring back the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
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Poor road conditions here to stay because of drained transportation budget
Bumpy and cracked roads in East Lansing might remain unchanged because of cuts to the state’s transportation budget and a lack of stimulus money.
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Veterans Day fundraiser helps homeless
James McGaugh was proudly dressed for Veterans Day on Wednesday night, though his uniform — a brightly striped sweater, a pair of Wrangler jeans and the nicest pair of socks he said he’s ever owned — was not what might come to mind for a former Marine of the Vietnam War era.
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Plan turns to students for economic innovation
Students and recent graduates might have more of a reason to stay in the Lansing area if a comprehensive plan introduced Wednesday is successful.
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November declared 'Hire a Veteran Month' in Mich. by Gov. Granholm
To promote the hiring of veterans, Gov. Jennifer Granholm declared November “Hire a Veteran Month” in Michigan.
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E.L. Film Contest winners announced
The East Lansing Film Festival 48/5 Film Contest wrapped up Monday night after the films were screened for the public in Wells Hall.
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New cigarette law could reduce fires
Fires could be reduced by a new cigarette law that will take effect Jan. 1.
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(SCENE) Metrospace to host cd release
Local music lovers can head to (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., on Nov. 19 for an evening of music and an album release party for Lansing native singer/songwriter Sam Corbin.
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Area food bank hosts fundraiser
Community members can “take a stand against hunger” by participating in the Greater Lansing Food Bank’s 27th annual envelope drive.
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Warm weekend weather to aid soybean, corn crops
Students and area residents have been given a brief respite from the coming winter during the past few days because late-summer-like temperatures.
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Sign of the Times
If we can educate kids … they’ll become better consumers as adults,” said advertising senior and NuUnion Credit Union marketing intern Blake Woods at NuUnion Money Super Saturday at Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive, in Lansing.
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Museum celebrates El Dia de los Muertos
When Novi resident Joe Montgomery took his children to the MSU Museum on Sunday, he didn’t know they would be honoring the dead by making decorations with colored frosting and beads.
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Deep budget cuts might continue next fiscal year
Students might have a harder time securing financial aid and state scholarships after this year’s state budget cuts, but experts fear next year could be even worse.
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Local artists can submit proposals
The city of East Lansing Arts Commission currently is accepting proposals from artists interested in creating a commissioned work of public art honoring the former Councilmember Mary P. Sharp.
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'Tech tour' to come to Lansing area
College students interested in a career in information technology will have a chance to explore local companies, unique housing and entertainment options in the Lansing area this weekend.
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East Lansing police to see decrease in officers
After years of decreased funding, East Lansing police said they have almost nothing left to eliminate, but state budget cuts mean the department will lose four positions by next June.
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Tech business materializes from E.L. center
Despite Michigan’s troubled economic environment, Enliven Software became the first tech startup to emerge from East Lansing’s Technology Innovation Center (TIC).