A public hearing about the East Village Master Plan — redevelopment plans for the Cedar Village area extending east to Hagadorn Road — is scheduled for the East Lansing Planning Commission's 7 p.m.
The state legislature and Gov. Jennifer Granholm hammered out an agreement last week that would provide for more than $3 billion in funds for job creation and a cut in the small-business tax. The bills would cut the tax by 0.05 percent starting in 2009. By cutting the small-business tax, employers can create more jobs statewide and help the economy, said Ari Adler, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema, R-Wyoming. "One of the things we need to do in Michigan is become more competitive with our taxes," he said.
The two youths found driving a stolen car in Lansing on Friday will face charges of receiving and concealing stolen property, according to Lansing Community College Police and Public Safety. The car was taken from Ramp 2, which is near Bessey Hall, on Oct.
Local voters took advantage of free rides on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the East Lansing City Council election. The MSU College Democrats and the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, both offered free services to help people get to the polls.
By Amy Oprean Special to The State News Bernadetta Kozakiewicz, 32, smiled as she walked up the aisle of the Howell High School Freshman Campus auditorium on Monday — in hand, a certificate declaring her a citizen of the United States. "I wanted to feel important too," said the dental assistant, who lives in Auburn Hills.
What was supposed to be a small feature story in a college newspaper has escalated into an internal police investigation about photographers' rights and officer actions. Two photographers from CM Life, Central Michigan University's student newspaper, had their cameras taken and later returned by Meridian Township police Thursday night after they photographed a protest at the Victoria's Secret store in Meridian Mall. The store manager told the photographers they had to erase the photos of the protest, and when they refused, the police were called, CM Life Editor in Chief Chad Livengood said. The photographers were told by police to delete the images themselves, which they refused to do, or turn over the cameras and head to the police station, Livengood said. "It was a cop saying, 'Give me the cameras,' and two upstanding citizens not wanting to defy the cop anymore," Livengood said.
Lonnie Freiburger Jr. maneuvered his 4-inch tall, vehicle-inspecting robot within feet of army memorabilia 200 years old on Sunday afternoon, peering with its camera at veterans and others standing at Michigan Historical Museum.
Sparrow Hospital, the Ingham Regional Medical Center and MSU have formed a partnership to improve MSU's medical residency program and patient care in the Lansing area.
With the election only a day away, both Lansing mayoral candidates are scrambling to persuade voters to show up at the polls. "People have already made a determination on the issues, it's going to come down to turnout," John Moralez, Mayor Tony Benavides' campaign manager said. Both candidates have been working long hours this past weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the campaign season.
Lansing City Councilmember Larry Meyer resigned during Thursday's council meeting. Meyer's said he had to resign because he no longer lives in Lansing. "I have received new information," Meyer wrote in his letter of resignation Thursday.
The Creative Wellness Holistic Health Center is holding an open house and health fair celebration on Sunday. The fair is from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Concern with an increase in traffic speeds throughout East Lansing has one resident looking for help from city officials.
Issues members of the transgender community face everyday will be discussed at a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Nearly 50 years after a quiet, black seamstress refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala., Mary Hubbard quietly sat on a different bus, in a different place, at a far different time, scrawling slogans on sheets of poster board. Hubbard's seat was near the back — in fact, one of the last rows — but she sat there by choice, not by restriction. She was traveling to Detroit from East Lansing to pay her last respects to the seamstress.
Sprawled out on the hallway floor of an East Lansing apartment building, members of MSU's student group Mortar Board rifled through disordered piles of books Tuesday night, deciding which one's should go where. "It's going to be the hardest to load the books back into the SUV," said Mortar Board member and journalism senior Sarah Swistak. The senior honor group collected 1,112 books to be donated to local organizations.
If it were another ho-hum ice cream shop, Dan Stevens wouldn't have dropped out of college to work 80-hour weeks at its Meridian Mall kiosk. And he'd probably reconsider a job requiring him to stand during almost all of his 11-hour shift. But this is a Dippin' Dots franchise.
Although the election to appoint a new representative for East Lansing in the state House is a year away, three candidates have announced they want to run for the position. East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows and East Lansing residents John Currie and Mary Lindemann have announced their plans to fill the seat currently held by Rep.
President George W. Bush outlined a $7.1 billion plan on Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of a bird flu pandemic, saying he wanted to stockpile enough vaccine to protect 20 million Americans against the current strain of bird flu. He also said the United States must approve liability protection for the makers of lifesaving vaccines.
Sparsely attended public hearings at East Lansing City Council meetings have one council member worried about the number of people speaking out about issues affecting the community. Councilmember Bill Sharp said attendance at public hearings held during City Council meetings fluctuates depending on the issues being discussed. "It's usually the NIMBY effect," he said.
"Not really. We really don't have much information about it. I haven't heard much about it in the area."Claudia Gonzalez interdisciplinary studies in social science and community relations junior "Not currently.