Gas prices reached up to $3.39 per gallon in the Lansing area Thursday evening, marking the second significant increase of prices in four days. In Michigan, AAA reported average prices were about $2.67 per gallon on Monday.
At about 12:15 on Tuesday afternoon, Marie Lee's biggest concern was figuring out where she would eat lunch.
As fall approaches and leaves turn vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow, they could become an "all you can eat" buffet for insects. The fall webworm, a small hairy caterpillar that feeds on 230 species of trees including oak, black walnut, apple, maple and elm have found their way into East Lansing backyards. The worm can be found all across Michigan and its population even extends into Canada and Mexico. "They look worse than they actually are," said Gary Heilig, Ingham County MSU Extension horticulture educator.
The independent commission investigating the April 2-3 disturbances presented a four-step plan Wednesday to help increase safety throughout the East Lansing community during celebratory events. The plan, built around prevention, planning, implementation and recovery, is still being revised with input from commission members. The commission members have been meeting throughout the summer to discuss the actions that police took against students and allegations of excessive force.
State Rep. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, said she would run to fill a vacancy in the Senate if Sen.
The late night pizza and hamburger binges in East Lansing need to stop, says James Hong. And after seeing his sushi restaurant double its business since last September, he might be getting what he wants. "Food fashion is behind in this town," the partner of Q Sushi, 553 E.
DTN Management Co. is offering free Napster music subscription services to residents who subscribe to its Spartan-NET Internet service after nearly a year of planning. Between 3,000 and 4,000 residents in 1,500 of DTN's apartment units are expected to be offered the free music download service in August and September, said Richard Laing, director of DTN broadband services. A Napster subscription usually costs $9.95 per month. After receiving complaints from the Recording Industry Association of America and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act concerning DTN residents illegally downloading music and movies, Laing said the rental property firm collaborated with Napster to rectify the complaints. "We know what our residents do &30133; they are a lot of college kids and they download a lot of music and movies which is technically illegal to do," he said.
A Lansing homeless shelter can keep its doors open through September, despite losing its major source of funding.
Brianna Garrett right, of Lansing, is supported by her family members during the 55th District Court Sobriety Court graduation ceremony.
When Alex Brown went down to his basement Sunday morning, he realized something was not quite right. A few hours later, Brown - and the 20 other housemates of Alpha Tau Omega - were homeless. The support beam of the main floor, at 251 W.
Good news for students who drink a cup or two of coffee everyday: A new study conducted at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania shows coffee has antioxidants that are important for the drinker's good health. The study also showed coffee is the number one source of antioxidants for Americans.
A Lansing Army Reserve Center might close if a Base Closure and Realignment Commission action is approved by Congress as early as Nov.
MSU and Lansing's Sparrow Hospital have formed a partnership to bring in a pediatric hospitalist, a new addition that will improve care for children with serious illness and disease in Michigan, Sparrow officials said. A hospitalist is a doctor who practices exclusively with the hospital, Sparrow spokesman John Lux said.
Lansing Community College, the small business and technology department at LCC and the Junior Achievement organization are holding a student entrepreneurship rally for 95 high school students this week. The rally will be held at 9:00 a.m.
Two classes about religion, "Introduction to Celtic Christianity" and "Spirituality and Creativity" are being offered by the Peoples Church, 200 W.
The Greater Lansing Fund of the Capital Region Community Foundation has given Haven House, a shelter in Lansing for area homeless families, a grant of $1,670. The money will be used to hire a mentor to help children at the shelter keep up with school work and basic reading, math and computer skills.
The independent commission reviewing the April 2-3 disturbances will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Executive Conference Room of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road.
It used to take Jaclyn Peraino $20 to fill up her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier with unleaded gas. Then gas prices started to rise more than $2.50 a gallon and now the biochemistry junior is paying more than $30 for a full tank. Peraino said the higher prices are making her take a closer look at just how much gas she gets when she pays at the pump. "If you're paying $20 to $40 a week, the amount you're paying for and getting is definitely a concern," Peraino said. Statewide, an increased number of complaints about gas stations shortchanging consumers at the pump on fuel quality and quantity has prompted the Michigan Department of Agriculture to double the amount of full-time gas station inspectors, said Dominic Perrone, Department of Agriculture public information officer.
Although many students have moved into apartment buildings for the school year, they arrived in the middle of a legal battle about where apartments can be built in East Lansing. DTN Management Co. filed a lawsuit on June 16 against the city of East Lansing concerning property DTN originally bought for an apartment plan in the 700 block of Burcham Drive. DTN planned to build a complex that would have housed 90 occupants and 75 vehicles on three pieces of property it owns along Burcham Drive.
During Welcome Week every year, students gather in front of the Student Book Store, 421 E. Grand River Ave., to receive their campus trial paks with free samples inside - one for guys and one for girls.