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Second Artisans' Market on Sunday
Meridian Township's Parks and Recreation Department will host its second Artisans' Market on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
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MSU department ranked nationally
The MSU Department of Family Medicine was ranked seventh in the nation by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Recycling event helps local charities
The environment wasn't the only beneficiary at Project Pride, an event aimed at helping East Lansing residents recycle and reuse. Local charities accepted much-needed donations such as bikes, household appliances and clothing for a variety of causes.
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History of E.L. streets revealed at center
The East Lansing Historical Society will host "The History of East Lansing's Street Names" 2 p.m.
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2 local gas stations penalized for leakage, soil contamination
Eight Michigan gas stations, including one in East Lansing and one in Okemos, have been fined by the state Department of Environmental Quality for failing to comply with state regulations. The eight stations, all formerly owned by BP Amoco PLC, were fined a total of $869,150 for not submitting required reports about contamination because of leaking underground storage tanks. "These fines are simply for their failure to properly address the contamination as required by Michigan law," said Bob McCann, DEQ spokesman.
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E.L.'s Project Pride cleanup Saturday
Unconventional recyclables such as tires, used furniture and scrap metal will be accepted at the city of East Lansing's Project Pride cleanup Saturday. Items can be taken to the Abbott Center parking lot, 1400-1500 Abbott Road, for disposal.
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E.L. Family Aquatic Center opens
The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbott Road, opens today for the summer season. The center features a 190-foot tube water slide, play structures and sand areas.
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Spend trails day in Northern Tier
The 15th annual National Trails Day is Saturday and the city of East Lansing is encouraging everyone to spend time on the Northern Tier Trail or one of the several trails in the Lansing area. For more information, call the Department of Parks, Recreation and Arts at (517)333-2580 or a map of the Northern Tier Trail can be found at www.cityofeastlansing.com.
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Student Organic Farm planting party
The MSU Student Organic Farm will have it's summer planting party Saturday. Participants will plant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and other vegetables at the farm located at 3291 College Road in Holt from 9 a.m.
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Capitol revisits 1907, commemorates Roosevelt
Lansing — From the dark green vintage REO automobile parked on the Capitol's front lawn, to the Civil War garb worn by period reenactors Thursday, Lansing turned back the clock 100 years.
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City assessor to retire after 30 years of service
Bob Johnson knows every home in East Lansing from top to bottom, but now that he is retiring as East Lansing's city assessor, city officials are left trying to fill his shoes. Almost 30 years of documenting city homes and determining their value.
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E.L. considers new dog park
East Lansing has dogs on its mind. The city wants to create a dog park where "man's best friend" can run free, unhampered by leashes. And dog owners want a place where they can bring their four-legged friends without worrying about keeping them on a leash, Wendy Longpre, assistant director of the East Lansing department of Parks, Recreation and Arts said. "We really do want to provide an area where people can recreate with their dogs," she said.
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ART inspires confidence
With her long, black curly hair swept back by glasses, Pearl Hernandez laughed and joked with those around her as she got her face painted by one of her friends. The result: One side of the sixth-grader's face was painted purple, the other cheek had a stencil of a planet. The Pattengill Middle School student never used to be so outgoing.
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Coyote pups spotted, authorities weigh in
At the northern border of Ingham County where Shiawassee and Clinton counties meet, Jamie McAloon-Lampman was foraging for mushrooms in a wooded area on her property and found something she didn't expect. She and her husband stumbled across a litter of coyote pups, with the parents nowhere in sight.
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Stylist snips into coiffure contest
Okemos — Ten minutes before Jeremy Lance's first guest arrived, he spotted an envelope lying at his hair cutting station, waiting to be opened. He immediately recognized where the envelope came from: Intercoiffure.
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Bicyclists need to know rights
Robbie Ortega generally has no problem sharing the road with bicyclists when he drives around East Lansing.
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Handball courts named after MSU wrestling champ
Norm Young, 67, cracked a wide smile and began laughing modestly after having the Ranney Park handball courts named in his honor. "You want the truth?" said Young, a former MSU wrestler and 1961 NCAA champion.
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Fifth-grader funds research
As royal blue bracelets reading "Be Brave" wrapped around children's' wrists at Williamston's elementary schools Thursday, 11-year-old Dan Warschefsky sat in a chair to take everything in. Students from Discovery and Explorer Elementary schools flocked outside into the sunny, mid-80-degree weather, danced to music, walked a fitness path and donated to a research fund - exactly what Dan had set forth to do. "I just wanted to raise money for my brother's fund," Dan, a fifth-grade student, said.
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E.L. refutes economic comparison
Flint, Detroit and East Lansing - one of these is not like the other. Yet, a Brookings Institution study released this week identifies those cities, Saginaw, Muskegon and Kalamazoo as six of 80 industrial cities that are economically weak. The news that East Lansing is as financially troubled as these cities was alarming to City Manager Ted Staton. "There's a famous quote by Benjamin Disraeli, 'There are lies, damn lies and statistics,'" he said.
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Practice makes perfect
Practice makes perfect and the training exercises of the East Lansing Fire Department create intense situations for its officers. Along with Meridian Township, the firefighters went through real-life training simulations Wednesday afternoon at former Alpha Tau Omega, or ATO, houses, located at 243 and 237 Louis St. The departments have an opportunity unlike any other.