The deadline for entries into a recycled art exhibit for Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s Greater Lansing Go Green! Initiative has been extended until Friday.
With the creation of a Fraternity-Sorority Historic District earlier this month, the city added to an already lengthy list of historic districts in East Lansing. Eight historic districts help preserve the city’s oldest and most architecturally appealing buildings, but also place restrictions on the kind of structural work that can be done.
It appears former JuicyCampus.com users have found a new main squeeze for the latest gossip following the Web site’s Feb.
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market is seeking applicants for harvesters and producers to sell their wares. This market debuts this summer at Valley Court Park. It will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays from July 12 to Oct. 25.
MSU would see a $9 million, or 3 percent, cut in state funding under Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s budget released Thursday, which could be a significant financial blow to the university as Granholm urges higher education institutions to freeze tuition.
Get out the rain boots, but don’t hang up that winter jacket just yet. Melting snow and rain have caused area rivers to reach near-flood stage, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for the Lansing area. Both the Red Cedar and Grand rivers are expected to hit flood stage sometime today.
Many MSU students have heard of bubble tea, but what about bubble chicken? James Bang, owner of Teriyaki and Gyro, 1139 E. Grand River Ave., plans to add the item to the already eclectic menu at his new restaurant.
Two East Lansing restaurants have made the decision to ban smoking in the past month, a change that will come to all Michigan businesses if the Legislature passes a statewide smoking ban.
The city of East Lansing is looking for nominees for the Crystal Awards, an annual recognition given to local individuals and groups that significantly enhance the quality of life in East Lansing.
This weekend, residents will have the opportunity to celebrate Lansing’s 150th anniversary. Hats off to Lansing weekend will begin at noon Thursday outside of National City Bank, 120 N. Washington Square, in Lansing.
A more user-friendly ordinance that regulates the latest technologies in electronic signs will be discussed Tuesday at the East Lansing City Council meeting.
The final pretrial hearing for the man accused of murdering MSU student Katherine A. Brown and three others was canceled, court officials said.
Steve & Barry’s’ successor in the building at 515 E. Grand River Ave., Campus Street Sportswear, opened its doors on Saturday.
Most students have seen those e-mails from classmates begging for notes from a missed class or help with a study guide. A newly expanded Web site aims to provide another venue to help students get missed class materials.
Consumer confusion and patchy communications among emergency responders are among the downsides to last week’s announcement the transition from analog TV signals to digital will be delayed to June 12.
East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton last week began a yearlong term as president of the Michigan Local Government Management Association.
Folk singers led weekend crowds of about 1,000 people during a festival designed to celebrate the musical talents of the audience, as well as artists.
East Lansing is hosting a folk music festival this weekend that celebrates the singing talents of the audience instead of the performers. The sixth annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival starts at 8 p.m. tonight at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
A new competition among Michigan universities and colleges to develop a plan to use higher education to support entrepreneurial activity in Michigan could be launched later this year.
Students looking to dump old TVs and computers before the upcoming transition to digital TV can do so on Saturday at the Ingham County Road Commission facility, 5613 S. Aurelius Road, in Lansing, as part of a recycling program.