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City buildings get energy upgrades

After being awarded $213,200 from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, or EECBG, the city of East Lansing’s buildings will be upgraded with more energy efficient lights, light fixtures and motion sensors.

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Sign of the times

Lansing entrepreneur Donny Wetmore is trying to ease economic troubles for himself and the community by stabbing people — with his tattoo machine.

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Sign of the Times

“I understand that not every homeowner can afford to pay me to work on their houses, so they will generally do some repairs, and if I can push them in the right direction, save them a little money, help them, protect their families and everything else from the hazards of construction — yeah, it’s well worth doing,” said Joe Barros, general renovation contractor of Progressive Remodeling. Barros spent Thursday night at the Foster Community Center, 200 N.