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Concert series to kick off in downtown E.L. this weekend
East Lansing's Ann Street Plaza Concert Series will begin at 5 p.m., Saturday as part of the city's Centennial Birthday Bash.
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Shop holds skate day festivities
Compared with the 7-year-olds who regularly walk into his Lansing skateboard shop, Steve Darling is a bit older. That's how the nickname "skate dad" stuck, the 21-year-old said. Today, Darling will join his clientele - who range from elementary school to middle-aged - on the ramps to celebrate Go Skateboarding Day. Go Skateboarding Day, which Congress has recognized since 2004, raises awareness about the skateboarding culture. "Basically, it's just a day to go skateboarding.
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4-H queen reinstated after charges dropped
The Oakland County Fair Board has reinstated animal science junior Kate Mills as the 4-H queen, according to reports from The Associated Press. Mills' title had been taken after charges were filed against her and her family for animal cruelty and torture at their Imlay Township family farm.
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See Mudge's Follies at Yankee Doodle Days
Take a journey back in time, to an age when flower power was a way of life and "groovy" was considered trendy slang, with Grand Ledge's 27th annual Yankee Doodle Days. Get down to "Sounds of the Sixties," performed by Mudge's Follies at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday in the Grand Ledge High School auditorium, 820 Springs St.
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Project SAFE Street results in 214 arrests
Michigan State Police, along with the Michigan Department of Corrections, arrested 214 fugitives during a three-day sweep of the state. The sweep, which occurred June 5-7, was a part of Project SAFE Street, or Statewide Apprehension of Fugitives Effort Street Sweep.
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New general manager announced
The Lansing Board of Water & Light introduced the utility company's new general manager Monday. J.
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Michigan budget problems could affect statewide fair funding
Because of statewide budget troubles, fairground officials are concerned that maintenance of facilities and exhibitor payouts will become a more difficult task in the near future. If funding doesn't come through, there could be an effect on how the fairgrounds will be run and maintained, said Tom Edman, Ingham County Fairgrounds executive director. "We are doing fine as we speak," he said.
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Graduate's work featured at exhibit
An art exhibition in Owosso features art created by Brett Xavier, a 2007 fine arts graduate. Aldrich Art & Supply, 116 N.
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E.L. celebrates centennial with 'bash'
The 2007 East Lansing Centennial Birthday Bash will take place downtown from 5-8 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. Topping the order of events will be a Guinness World Record attempt of the world's tallest cupcake tower.
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Lansing City Market Open House
The Lansing City Market will host an Open House on Friday and Saturday. The market offers a variety of products including seasonal produce, farm fresh chicken and eggs, cheese, smoked fish and jerky, seasonal plants and flowers, and gifts. The market will open from 10 a.m.
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E.L. concert series to begin Friday
The East Lansing Summer Concert Series will kick off at 7:30-9 p.m. June 22 at Fountain Square on the corner of M.A.C.
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Local pageant makes debut
Painting nails, hitting the gyms and practicing talents will top to-do lists for some MSU students this November. The Miss Capital City Michigan pageant in the DeVille Room of The Cadillac Club, 1115 S.
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Celebrating independence
Lansing — The smell of the grill and the savor of sticky barbecue from the tips of your fingers might make it easy to confuse Juneteenth with a Fourth of July celebration. But the resemblance of the two holidays go beyond children tossing baseballs and the high-pitched bells of an ice cream truck.
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(SCENE) Metrospace features documentary
(SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., will host an evening of film and music at 4 p.m. June 30 featuring independent filmmaker Owen Lowery. Lowery, a Chicago-based filmmaker, has been working on a documentary based on the idea of a person taking a year out of typical life to fulfill all of his or her ambitions.
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Gas tax may be lowered by bill
Consumers could receive some relief at the pump if a bill proposed in the Michigan House of Representatives is approved. The federal government levies an 18.4 cents on gas per gallon.
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Council requests change to Albert Ave.
After one set of plans for redevelopment never came to fruition, the city is considering accepting new development proposals for Lot 1 on Albert Avenue.
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Lansing residents win home renovations
Lansing — Beneath the canopy of trees shading Lansing's idyllic West Shiawassee Street, children ride bikes, and the smell of freshly cut grass lingers in the air on a warm summer evening.
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Nature Center offers summer activities
The Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road in Meridian Township, is offering family fun for the summer months. "Firefly Frenzy," a story time for preschool and elementary students, will be held at 10 a.m.
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Virginia Avenue project expands
Five more properties on the 600 block of Virginia Avenue are slated to be demolished before the end of the summer,pending the approval of the city's brownfield redevelopment plan. The plan will provide $800,000 of long-term funding for the Virginia Avenue project which has a total budget of $5.2 million.
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New markets for Bridge Card
Lansing — Julia Herzog, who graduated from MSU last year, volunteers in the Lansing area, living on poverty-level wages. "The point of it is to kind of make (money) at the level of the people you're living with," said Herzog, who received her bachelor's degree in psychology and studio art.