City officials hope to bulk up their financial toolbox for redevelopment by redesignating a section of the city as "blighted," but not before East Lansing residents weigh in on the matter. Citizens will have the chance to share their views on designating East Village as a blighted zone at the East Lansing City Council meeting today at 7:30 p.m.
In two single-file lines, police officers raced up to demonstrators, dragging them away one-by-one and placing their hands in zip ties to keep them restrained. Protesters continued to scream in windy weather as officers arrested them and took their mugshots. This was not a group of workers fighting for a new contract or a better benefits package - they were members of the MSU community, acting as rioters and protesters to help police officers during their Small Squad Tactics training program. Friday marked the last day of the training, in which officers from local and Big Ten university police departments came to learn maneuvers on how to deal with civil disturbances.
Former Democratic candidate John Kerry wasn't the only one who lost the presidential election to President Bush. Behind the limelight, third party candidates fought the same fight and suffered the same loss as Kerry, and among them was Michael Badnarik of the Libertarian Party. Members of the Libertarian Party met Saturday night to celebrate what they described as a success. "We are the new refounding fathers and mothers and we will restore liberty," Badnarik said during a speech given to about 50 Libertarians gathered at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 2200 Hampton Place in Okemos.
By Mara S. Deutch Special to The State News As festival-goers perused through rows of handmade crafts, the muffled sound of a folk song filled the hallway of a festival that has progressed into almost two decades of female appreciation. The 19th annual Women in the Arts Festival was held Friday and Saturday at Edgewood United Church, 469 N.
Burnt popcorn and pranksters are not the only factors to blame for a jump in false fire alarms in East Lansing and on MSU's campus, city officials said. The installation of more alarm systems during the past four years boosted the chance for malfunctions, East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt said. The city's fire department recently responded to 15 false alarms in one week, from Oct.
Friends of Ingham County Animal Shelter, FICAS, will hold its fifth annual Holiday and Craft Bake Sale from 10 a.m.
The East Lansing Public Library is offering computer classes for adults, beginning this month. Registration has begun and is accepted for each class individually.
While hunters clean their guns and pack warm clothes in preparation for the opening of Michigan's firearm hunting season on Monday, some outdoors lovers say the number of new hunters is declining. Last year, a study conducted by researchers at the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife revealed the number of big game hunters in the U.S.
A downtown Japanese restaurant is closing after months of unpaid rent, the building's landlord said. B & B Café, 553 E.
State House Republicans elected the next speaker pro tempore Wednesday. Rep. Scott Hummel, R-DeWitt, will replace Larry Julian, R-Lennon for the 93rd Legislature.
Free weekly tutoring is now available at the East Lansing Public Library for all subject areas on Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade can participate in the program, called HomeWork Help. Students can come in at any time during the session and stay as long as necessary. Tutors are from the MSU chapter of the Student Michigan Education Association, a professional and community service organization for future teachers. Information on HomeWork Help and other programs available through the library can be found at elpl.org or by calling (517) 351-2420.
Residents might not have any say in the approval of a pipeline set to be built along Interstate 96 on the city's south side under a measure approved Wednesday in the Michigan House. By a 61-44 vote, the House agreed to take away cities' veto power on pipelines passing through their borders on state-owned land and give it to the state government.
Rep. Craig DeRoche, R-Novi, won the nod of Republican state representatives for speaker of the House on Wednesday, going unchallenged. But the majority of Republican state representatives already supported DeRoche before the election, said Rep.
Sorority members posed on a small, crowded stage in mini-skirts, halter tops and high-heeled shoes Tuesday evening, as audience members whistled and cheered. People packed inside The Temple Club, 500 E.
The bulk of East Lansing's Planning Commission meeting tonight will be spent addressing four petitions that are intended to freeze the amount of rental units in certain neighborhoods.
As incoming state House members trickle into Lansing for this week's initiation, term-limited members are concentrating their efforts on rounding out their six-year tenure. New members will succeed the incumbents in 37 districts who lost their seats because of term limits - 24 of them Republican, 13 Democratic.
In observance of Veterans Day, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced that all Secretary of State branch offices and the Office of the Great Seal will be closed Thursday. Licenses and plates that expire on Thursday can be renewed on Friday without penalty.
A local restaurant has moved to a larger space a few feet away as East Lansing officials discuss a plan to redevelop its old location. Peking Express, 611 E.
Testimony for a bill to allow a gas pipeline to run through Lansing and replace the one running through East Lansing was heard Tuesday in the Michigan House. The bill, introduced by State Rep.
A plan to finance a $7 million condominium project on the west side of East Lansing has surfaced at the City Council level. Although the East Lansing Planning Commission still needs to review the project - which would classify vacant property next to Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, 270 W.