The Lansing Community College Faculty Jazz Combo will perform music at 6:30 p.m., July 5 at LCC's Outdoor Amphitheatre, Washington Mall between Dart Auditorium and the Gannon Building in Lansing. The jazz group will perform its own music as well as charts from the Great American Songbook.
Michigan could receive a $4 million boost as motorists replace their old license plates and say goodbye to "old blue." Although the plate changeover comes with an $11 million price tag - taken from the Michigan Transportation Fund, which, among other things, funds road and bridge projects - the new plate changeover is expected to cover its costs and turn a profit, said Kelly Chesney, spokeswoman for Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land. The new plates will come at no extra cost to motorists, Chesney said.
Correction: One out of every seven convicted drunk drivers in Michigan is required to use a Breathalyzer. A two-bill package was introduced into the State House this month that would require breathalyzers to be installed in the cars of repeat drunken drivers and those with their blood alcohol content, or BAC, almost double the legal limit. The first bill would create an additional charge for drunken drivers with a BAC of .15, almost double the .08 legal limit. "Now we charge them for drunk driving," said Rebecca DeVooght, a legislative director for Rep.
Students may need to start their search early if they're looking to land a summer job. Lee Cote said he spent the first half of his summer looking for one. "I actually turned in at least 50 applications in Grand Ledge, Lansing, Eastwood Towne Center and everywhere on Grand River Avenue," the hospitality business sophomore said. Cote started his job at Backyard Bar-B-Q, 313 E.
For John Nicholson, the perfect bowl of chili has two effects: watery eyes and a runny nose. "I like it hot," the MSU alumnus said.
ASMSU is sponsoring a panel discussion Monday led by Rep. George Cushingberry Jr., D-Wayne County, that will address Michigan's economic troubles and the solutions that have been presented so far.
The Michigan Senate passed the final piece of legislation to balance the 2007 fiscal year budget. The bill would free up to $94 million in surplus revenue from the Michigan Merit Award Trust Fund and make it available for use in the state's General Fund. The surplus revenue will then go toward zeroing out the remainder of the $800 million deficit for the current fiscal year.
The 12th annual Lansing Board of Water and Light Chili Cook-off will take place from 5-9 p.m. today, along more than a quarter mile of Grand River's east bank, north of the Lansing Center. For $5, attendees can sample chili from about 40 restaurants and organizations.
An MSU employee charged Wednesday with embezzling more than $20,000 from the Department of Theatre initially had a report filed against her on Dec.
It's a regular business office in City Hall, but the air smells like a birthday party. The sugary-sweet aroma of cupcakes draws in almost anyone who enters the second floor where Meghan Schwarb works.
East Lansing's Ann Street Plaza Concert Series will begin at 5 p.m., Saturday as part of the city's Centennial Birthday Bash.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light introduced the utility company's new general manager Monday. J.
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.
An art exhibition in Owosso features art created by Brett Xavier, a 2007 fine arts graduate. Aldrich Art & Supply, 116 N.
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.
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.