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Retailers hurt by location, high rent
Just past the entrance to Chandler Crossing on Abbott Road is the Chandler Crossing Retail Center, 16800 S.
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Prop. 2 used to challenge same-sex benefits
A post-Proposal 2 legal challenge to same-sex benefits could set a precedent for the amendment's implications on gay couples.
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Mich. begins $5 million project
Michigan organizations are working on a $5 million grant project to increase the safety of elderly patients at long-term care facilities by improving background checks for employees. Michigan is one of seven states that received grant money from the U.S.
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Word on the street
"Bridge the gap between older residents and students. They need to make it easier for the two to work together and solve issues." Ryan Longoria | history senior "The stop lights get on my nerves - everything has a no turn on red.
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Officials: Marijuana becoming socially accepted locally
Last month, seven people on campus were arrested in one night for using marijuana, and campus, city and county officials say they worry the drug is becoming socially accepted among young people. "I have no problem with it," said microbiology junior Valerie Keefe.
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Health center offers services for charity
The staff of the Chiro-Technology Spinal Health Center, 4064 E. Holt Road in Holt will donate a day of services to patients and the community from 10 a.m.
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Diabetes group, Izzo hold event for illness
The American Diabetes Association will be holding the Fast Break for Diabetes event on Feb. 17 at the Shaheen Chevrolet, 632 American Road, in Lansing. The event will feature a silent auction with items such as MSU basketball tickets, Lansing Lugnuts tickets and fitness gift certificates.
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Holiday to boost local business
Love is in the air, and various local businesses are catering to the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday. For candy stores, florists and restaurants, major holidays bring in a lot of business, said Steve Blair, an owner of Fabiano's Homemade Candies, 1427 E.
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East Village residents concerned, optimistic about area's future
As East Lansing officials work to reform the East Village, some students living in the area are wary of the city's motives and the consequences of such a large project. According to city documents, plans for the area include creating buildings to house businesses, permanent residents and renters in addition to demolishing structures in place, including the Cedar Village apartment complex. "I don't know if it goes with MSU's campus," said Heather Kerver, a zoology senior and East Village resident.
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Women business owners network at expo
Hundreds of local female business owners came together to exhibit their services for thousands of women at the Mid-Michigan Women's Expo, Friday through Sunday at the Lansing Center. While women shopped from booth to booth, listened to demonstrations and learned about health issues, business owner Diane Boulet said times have changed for women in business. "It's a lot easier now for women to own businesses," Boulet said.
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State senator speaks with fired employees
Sen. Virg Bernero, D-Lansing, will appear today on the NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America and CBS's The Early Show with employees from Okemos-based Weyco Inc. The workers were fired for refusing to take a test that would have determined if they smoked outside of work. Bernero said he plans to introduce legislation that would prevent companies from firing employees who choose to smoke or engage in other legal activities on their own time.
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Group holds date auction for wish
Eleven-year-old Rachel Wing said she wants to learn to do the hula and see the black sand beaches of Hawaii that her nurse told her about. With her Lansing room painted in beach scenes, her mother Chris Dennings said she tells Rachel every night to "dream of Hawaii." As Rachel enters the final phase of chemotherapy for acute lymphatic leukemia, her wish to go to her favorite island might come true as early as June this year.
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U-M affirmative action lawyers call for refunds
The firm that led the affirmative action battle at the University of Michigan is demanding non-minority students rejected under the race-based admission policy receive application fee refunds. In June 2003, the U.S.
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City, developers discuss ideas
A plan to construct a hotel in the redevelopment of the East Village is among many ideas being tossed around by city officials and the project's potential developers. Proposals submitted by four developers were discussed during a meeting last week, but a final decision was not rendered. The East Village area is bounded on the west and east by Bogue Street and Hagadorn Road, and on the north and south by Grand River Avenue and the Red Cedar River.
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Evaluations postpone 2 area trials
Two cases scheduled for preliminary exams today have been waived so the defendants can undergo forensic evaluations, court officials said. Forensic evaluations involve psychological exams. Claude McCollum, 27, is charged with open murder and criminal sexual conduct in the first degree in the Jan.
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Phone use slows reactions
Students who talk on their cell phones while driving react just as slowly as elderly citizens and increase their risk of accidents, according to a recently released report from the University of Utah. David Strayer, author of the study and University of Utah psychology professor, said a 20-year-old on a cell phone tends to have the same reaction time as a 70-year-old who is not on the phone. "In fact, younger people are more at risk because they drive too close to others," Strayer said.
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Lansing hosts expo catered to women
Local women have the chance to do everything from talk with financial advisers to learn home decorating tips at the Mid-Michigan Women's Expo today through Sunday at the Lansing Center. "It's a winter break for women," said Denise Kolesar, president of Kohler Expos, the company that runs the Women's Expo.
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More smokers utilizing help line
More Michigan smokers have been seeking help with quitting through the Michigan Tobacco Quit Line since the tobacco tax increased last July. During the six months prior to the tax increase, 550 people called the line for help to quit smoking.
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Joint fire training focuses on survival
Smoke alarms blared and firefighters called to each other through complete darkness in a basement of the abandoned building at 1331 E.
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McDonald house asks for winter volunteers
There will be a winter information and recruitment meeting at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 for the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan to fill volunteer positions. The house, located on 121 S.