A town hall meeting discussing raising Michigan's minimum wage will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Delhi Township Hall, 2074 Aurelius Road in Holt. House Democratic Leader Dianne Byrum and Rep.
A wilderness survival class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road in Okemos. The class will teach participants how to stay cool when it's hot, start a fire without matches, build a shelter out of natural materials and get water from the ground. The program is open to all ages and is $60 per person. For more information, call (517) 349-3866.
When a city housing inspector recently told Jenny Peters to take down lantern lights from her back porch because they were a fire hazard, she listened. "Two of my friends' houses burned down in the past two years," the audiology and speech sciences junior said.
East Lansing may be a bustling college town, but with most students gone for the summer, some have mixed feelings. For many, the proximity of the university affects them as residents. "When the students leave, it's a change of pace for everyone," said Sally Silver, East Lansing resident and Bailey Community Association Chair.
Tuesday was a busy night for the East Lansing City Council. City officials eliminated four positions in the police department, cut funding for buying library books and removed a managerial position from the finance department. They also named the lead developer in the East Village overhaul project and passed the 2005-06 fiscal year budget. The council approved the East Village Spartans LLC as the lead developer for the redevelopment.
As newly developed vaccines for human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer and genital warts, are being developed, controversy also is emerging between moral ethics and science. Merck & Co. Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline are two drug companies that are working to market the vaccines within the next two years.
With a sniffle or sneeze, many people head to the doctor or a local drug store for relief - but that might not always be the answer.
The East Lansing Department of Parks, Recreation & Arts will hold a home-alone class for children ages 11 and older from 9 a.m.
After almost 30 years of adding and subtracting money to East Lansing's financial account, Finance Director Gary Murphy will retire Friday.
The Michiana Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry Show will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
The 16th annual "All Trades Softball Tournament" will take place at 9 a.m on Saturday and Sunday in Gier Park in Lansing. The fund-raiser, sponsored by the Michigan State Building and Construction Trades Council, has eighteen teams made up of construction workers.
A cancer support program, "TLC-A Day for Me!", will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Ele's Place, 1145 W.
East Lansing resident Amy Moore planned early Monday and packed up her two children for their morning commute to work.
Impression 5 Science Center will present Recycle Art Super Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing.
The Center for Yoga will hold a free yoga class from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday in Studio 1, 1780 E.
The Michigan Senate passed a bill Thursday that regulates the sale of products containing ingredients found in cold and allergy medications, even though this year's allergy season seems to be worse than usual. "It will restrict the sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine as the sole active ingredient in cold medications," said Amanda Price, legislative aide to Sen.
A large white sign with red writing at 403 E. Grand River Ave. replaces pictures of hamburgers and fries in the window of what was going to be a new location of Hot 'N Now. Big Ten Burrito, a new franchise restaurant will move into the building this summer, with plans to open in late July or early August. A recent graduate from the University of Michigan, Adam Lowenstein, 22, and his business partner, Justin Herrick, 28, opened the first Big Ten Burrito in Ann Arbor after moving here from Santa Barbara, Calif. "The whole Midwest is lacking a good burrito place.
Lansing company to host computer session The D.A. Rainsberger Co. will provide a free seminar from 9 a.m.
One "victim" of the April 2-3 disturbances in East Lansing is coming home, thanks to a University of Michigan student.
All beaches at Lake Lansing Park South, Burchfield Park and Hawk Island County Park opened on Saturday for the summer.