The U.S. Department of Homeland Security named Lansing's Fire Department as one of 15 Michigan fire departments included in a $776,500 grant.
A local coffee shop chain is expanding into other parts of the state and country, opening in three southeastern states after operating in the Midwest for nearly a decade. Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, founded in East Lansing in 1995, is opening three locations in Mobile, Ala., Charleston, S.C., and Dacula, Ga., near Atlanta, said Michael McFall, president of the company. "The markets we're going into, like Mobile, Alabama, and Charleston, are really underserviced from the gourmet coffee perspective," McFall said.
Michigan had the nation's fourth-largest increase in seat belt usage during the last year, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released Tuesday. Statewide seat belt usage increased 5.7 percent between 2003 and 2004, jumping from 84.8 to 90.5 percent.
East Lansing officials are reminding residents that all sidewalks adjacent to their property must remain clear of snow and ice. The city will no longer issue warnings, but will immediately issue a ticket for failures to clear snow and ice. Owners or occupants of East Lansing residences must remove the snow and ice within 24 hours of snowfall and must use salt or another abrasive material on icy sidewalks within 12 hours of ice forming. East Lansing employees will open highly traveled main sidewalks so it is easier for residents to plow or shovel.
The East Lansing City Council will attempt to work out the kinks in another rental restriction district during its meeting at 7 p.m.
Unlocked doors, flaming turkey fryers and icy overpasses aren't usually topics of conversation when students talk about heading home for the long Thanksgiving weekend. That's why local officials are working to get out the word on lesser-known holiday dangers. "Put in big, bold print: 'LOCK YOUR DOORS,'" East Lansing police Capt.
Officials from East Lansing and Lansing are moving forward with a program to attract technology-based jobs to the capital region. The Lansing Regional SmartZone will join 10 other Michigan SmartZones, which are geographic locations designed to attract technology-based companies by combining resources to create more high-technology jobs. The Lansing and East Lansing city councils both scheduled public hearings for December to determine the district's borders and create a Local Development Finance Authority, which will fund programs in the SmartZone.
Lansing - Even a cement mixer can be part of the holiday season. Decorated with hundreds of strands of colored lights, the large vehicle rotated strands of colored lights in Lansing's Electric Light Parade on Friday night. Also in the parade route, local high school bands played holiday music, a Capital Area Transportation Authority bus was costumed as a bug and area groups rode on decorated Christmas-themed floats.
MSU police are investigating a series of assaults from the weekend. Two male students were assaulted early Saturday morning in separate but related incidents, MSU police Sgt.
Art Bukowski Special for The State News Bundled against the inclement weather and holding signs reading "stop the killing" and "not in our name," about 30 activists marched Friday from the Capitol to the office of Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, in protest of the war in Iraq and the recent U.S.
When the Greater Lansing Food Bank started in 1981, group members didn't anticipate they'd still be fund raising to feed the poor in the Lansing area more than 20 years later. The group recognized the growing problem of those needing emergency food assistance, but assumed it was a result of the slow economic times.
Charlie was getting restless. The Timneh African grey parrot opened his beak and bit at the metal bars of his cage, hoping to get the attention of his owner, Debbie Gould of DeWitt.
An 18-year-old female student reported being sexually assaulted early Saturday morning, MSU police Sgt.
The fifth annual "Taste of Okemos" will be held in the commons area at Okemos High School, 2800 Jolly Road in Okemos.
Nearly 400 middle school students from 19 schools throughout the state are expected to participate in the second annual session of Michigan Youth in Government that will begin this weekend. The statewide program is an expansion of the Youth in Government program for high school students.
A new, luxury apartment complex in the Northern Tier will be geared toward families and young professionals, and should not congest the commute down Abbott Road, said Gordy Hunsaker, CEO of Atlantis Development Group. Construction on apartments and townhouses at Bath Township's Hunters Ridge complex began in the fall and should be completed by May 2005, said Kristi Leap, administrative assistant for Atlantis Development Group.
Michigan's official holiday tree will be lit in downtown Lansing as part of the Silver Bells in the City event on Friday from 5-9 p.m.
The Youth Development Corporation is aiming to help youth in the Greater Lansing area by raising money for two programs during the next month. Dubbed Operation Youth, the program spans from now through Dec.
About 100 angry and confused protesters stood on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday night with signs that read "What is wrong with wanting equality," and "How many people have to die for us to have equal rights." The event was a demonstration by protesters voicing their disapproval of the passing of Proposal 2, which will amend the state constitution to define the union between one man and one woman as the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union. The protest was organized by Rally for Equality, a group of Haslett High School students who said they want equality for everyone. "People should be free to make their own choices," said Haslett High School sophomore Ashley Nalett, the organizer of the event.
Chios owner Rocio Patel said she wanted to infuse ethnicity and culture into both her merchandise and the store's atmosphere. A native of Costa Rica, Patel said she hoped to show people something different by selecting and handcrafting some of the jewelry, gifts and fabrics. After 10 years in East Lansing, including five years at the current location, 305 E.