The need to bring more business to East Lansing was the theme of Tuesday’s City Council meeting, as members examined several ordinances aimed at future development.
A pickpocket walked away with a 38-year-old man’s Blackberry Curve outside of Biggby Coffee in the Union Sunday afternoon, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Not many people would open a campus-related clothing store in the same location where a national chain couldn’t survive. But most people aren’t Daniel Switzer. Switzer and his business partners own Campus Street Sportswear and picked up the lease of the Steve & Barry’s former building at 515 E. Grand River Ave.
New development proposals line the East Lansing City Council’s business agenda as council members will discuss issues involving the future of three key city land areas. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Union.
The Archives of Michigan will unveil the David and Betty Morris Learning Center at a 4 p.m. ceremony on Thursday in the Archives Reading Room at The Archives of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing. The ceremony will be hosted by the Michigan Historical Center Foundation, according to a news release.
After the Dollar Nightclub was demolished Jan. 5, the Ingham County Land Bank is seeking to sell the space for future development.
Although he left the East Lansing Police Department in 2005, Mason Samborski had such an impact on his colleagues that, after his death three-and-a-half years later, he received the department’s highest award.
A new East Lansing-based company, Campus Street Sportswear, has purchased two former Steve & Barry’s locations — one of them in East Lansing — and plans to open retail businesses in the near future.
A new college tuition funding plan enacted Tuesday could make secondary education significantly more affordable for Michigan students from low-income areas. Legislation signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm will allow up to 10 communities to create “Promise Zones,” where funds can be collected from private donors and state education tax breaks to pay for graduating students’ college tuition.
In a world of pizza places using premade crusts and frozen ingredients, one newcomer to East Lansing is turning to freshness to set itself apart. Marco’s Pizza, 3498 Lake Lansing Road, prides itself on quality ingredients.
During the holiday season, evergreens symbolized joy and the spirit of giving, but now, in East Lansing, they symbolize wood chips. Sanitation workers spent the past two Mondays collecting Christmas trees from curbs and chipping them to mulch in an effort to recycle and ease landscaping costs. The mulch from the discarded trees will be spread in local parks this summer.
A plethora of pizza joints already maintain a steady hold on East Lansing, especially along Grand River Avenue. That means restaurants need more than just good food to set themselves apart.
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the MSU Jazz Orchestra I, Vocal Jazz Ensemble I and Voices of Total Praise will present concerts at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, has announced plans to expand its popular eastern black rhino exhibit. The proposed renovation will expand the indoor rhino facility and feature two enlarged outdoor habitats to create a more natural environment.
The Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, will host the 11th annual Lansing Boat Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Amtrak station in East Lansing was a busy place to be at 8:21 p.m. Sunday, the day before classes resumed for the spring semester.
The Old Navy apparel store in the Lansing Mall, 5330 W. Saginaw Highway, will close Jan. 26 after opting not to renew its lease this year, a store associate said.
MSU Federal Credit Union is seeking candidates to fill vacancies left in its board of directors.
The East Lansing Police Department remains in mourning after former cadet and officer Mason Samborski was killed in the line of duty Dec. 28 while investigating a traffic stop in Detroit.
About 30 members of the MSU community braved temperatures in the teens for a candlelight vigil held to support the friends and family of missing MSU student Krista Lueth.