For Gordon Small, a Lansing resident and Korean War veteran, celebrating Memorial Day evokes more emotion each year, and the lack of community involvement he sees doesn’t help. “It’s too bad that the citizenry of Lansing just didn’t pour out here to honor these guys,” Small said.
Students might be forced to put their cigarettes out if a proposal approved last week by a state House committee becomes law. The ban would prohibit smoking in workplaces such as restaurants and bars, with the exception of smoke shops and gaming floors in commercial casinos.
When Wacousta, Mich., resident Kathy Bender went to NCG Cinemas, 2500 Showtime Drive, in Lansing, Wednesday night to catch a movie, she wasn’t just paying for a ticket — she was paying for a physics lesson. Bender and a crowd of about 100 others were taken on a tour of the building blocks of life following a showing of “Angels & Demons” with MSU physics professor Raymond Brock acting as the tour guide.
The 1.1 million Michiganians hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend will probably see fewer construction delays, according to a press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation. AAA Michigan estimated about a 1 percent increase in Memorial Day weekend drivers from last year.
On Wednesday evening, a slow and silent procession of cyclists rode through the streets of campus. Making their way through downtown East Lansing, the riders turned on Michigan Avenue and rode into Lansing, stopping at the foot of the Capitol building as the sun slowly set. Here they parked their bikes, and for the first time since departing, they spoke.
The warm weather, flip-flops and sun of an East Lansing summer have remaining MSU students shaking off the previous months’ cold and taking to the outdoors, whether they’re enrolled in classes, working or laying out in their front yards.
East Lansing city officials plan to maintain the quality of the city’s recreational programs during the coming fiscal year, despite budget cuts in other city departments and community programs.
On Sept. 29, 2008, hours after the Zimmer family reportedly enjoyed a meal with friends in their Wright Township home near Grand Rapids, investigators arrived to find the home ablaze and the bodies of four victims, including MSU student Katherine A. Brown.
Some students might have easier access to health care because of a new health reform bill proposed by state Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, last week. “If you’re going to go to school, it’s hard to work many hours a week and keep up with your classes,” said Sherry Sofia, chief of staff for George. “It could be those people who have a part-time job and no benefits provided by their employer who are helped.”
Eastbound I-94 near US-127 will be closed near Hawkins Road in Jackson County this evening beginning at 9 p.m. and is not expected to reopen until 7 a.m. Wednesday. A detour will be in effect until construction is completed.
The first case of swine flu was identified in Ingham County on Friday, Ingham County Medical Examiner Dean Sienko said. “This is not surprising,” he said.
Revenue figures for the state of Michigan are estimated to be half of what they were in the ’90s, state officials said last week. The state treasurer and state fiscal agencies met Friday at the Capitol to reach a consensus on figures for the 2009 and 2010 fiscal years.
Ella Hartman remembers when the state capital was a small town. The 107-year-old Lansing resident moved to the city in 1922 and was one of three honorary grand marshals in Saturday’s Parade of the Decades, celebrating Lansing’s 150th anniversary.
As the streets of East Lansing darkened Saturday night, the buzz of the 2009 East Lansing Art Festival began to die down. But as fairgoers and art aficionados left, a new group arose to walk the streets of East Lansing: a macabre crowd of stumbling zombies.
Roads will be closing along Grand River Avenue this weekend due to the East Lansing Art Festival.
It’s been a rough year for the nation and some of its effects have trickled through to campus. The economy has tanked, jobs are scarce, education funding continues to be threatened and mourning the deceased was all too common across campus this school year. But Spartans have shown their prowess on the athletic fields and courts and learned FRIB is coming to our crib, among other positive events.
Several road closures will begin within the next week, as summer construction projects commence in the Lansing area. Single lane closures on I-496 and US-127 will begin on Saturday for maintenance of freeway lights. One lane will be closed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the area.
In an effort to prevent underage drinking and the supply of alcohol to minors, kegs soon may be traceable to the buyer. A House bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, would require all kegs purchased to be tagged with the identification information of the purchaser.
Local fashion models walked the runway at the first Fashions for Food fundraiser Thursday night at the Country Club of Lansing (CCL), 2200 Moores River Drive. The show was held to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank, which has seen a dramatic increase in service since the beginning of the year.
Fears that the Chrysler LLC bankruptcy announced Thursday could devastate Michigan and harm Chrysler workers and retirees nationwide were abated somewhat as details of the deal were released.