East Lansing businesses in the downtown district say every year they see profits increase during the weekend of the East Lansing Art Festival - and this year was no exception. The festival took place between M.A.C.
By Jennifer Dodyk Special for The State News Lansing - Seven-year-old Rahjae Flowers-Taylor was excited to try on his first bicycle helmet on Saturday. "If I fall, I won't hurt my head," he said. His mother, Nicole Flowers, 33, brought Rahjae and his two siblings to the Helmet Safety Campaign at Pleasant View Elementary School in Lansing, where the children were outfitted in free helmets. "I've been wanting to get them (a helmet), but I couldn't get them one because I didn't have the money," Flowers, of Lansing, said.
East Lansing officials decided last week to allocate $50,000 from the city's reserve account to pay for a financial analyst to examine the city's financial structure. The city will pay for several studies to be administered by an analyst in order to determine if changes should be made to the way city officials determine the structure of the budget, council members said. "The council felt it would be a good idea to look more in depth into the economical structure and the budget of the city," said East Lansing Finance Director Mary Haskell, who came into the position Friday after Gary Murphy's retirement. But Councilmember Victor Loomis said what the study will be about has not been completely determined and that the idea to hire a financial analyst came from a budget planning session in December, not from recent budget cuts. Loomis said the purpose of hiring the analyst is because the council needs to see if there are any structural issues involved with determining the budget. City Manager Ted Staton said the study should be ready to be conducted by August or September. "I think we'll spend the summer figuring out what questions we want the research to answer," Staton said. Haskell said the study could be used to find alternative resources of revenue, because the city is experiencing cuts in state funding. East Lansing receives funding from the state in the form of shared revenue which has been reduced and has caused several budget cuts throughout the city. The $50,000 was decided by council members to be allocated from the city's reserve account.
Restaurant customers who enjoy sipping wine during their meals no longer have to worry about polishing off the bottle due to a recent bill signed by Gov.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.