As a little boy growing up on the south side of Chicago, state Rep. Michael Murphy, D-Lansing, would watch one of the nation's oldest and largest black parades march down his street every year.
Neighbors met in driveways and cul-de-sacs Tuesday night, chatting, being introduced to unfamiliar faces, watching children and pets play and sometimes sharing ice cream.
Back in October of 1999, then-sophomore marching band member Adam Busuttil skipped the MSU versus University of Michigan football game because he thought he had the flu.
Mason - They are the nameless carnival faces who cry at you to buy their sweet candy apples, fresh-squeezed lemonade and play their seemingly impossible skill games.
In response to a petition created by the anti-same-sex marriage organization, Citizens for the Protection of Marriage, the Coalition for a Fair Michigan plans to address voters today at primary polls all over the state. Coalition volunteers said they want to educate voters on the proposed Michigan Marriage Protection Amendment's wording, which will possibly be on the November ballot, and the effects of the amendment on residents if it were passed. "The amendment goes really far beyond marriage," said Wendy Howell, campaign manager for the Coalition for a Fair Michigan.
Mason - Like the methodical rotations of a Ferris wheel, the 150th Ingham County Fair began Monday morning with less of a bang and more of a slow, resounding "moo." As the first of a projected 100,000 total visitors trickled into the park to visit with cows, pigs, horses and even Bengal tigers, the persuasive voices of carnival game hosts were rivaled only by the upbeat dance music playing in the background of slick-moving, head-jerking carnival rides.
The East Lansing Public Library will extend its free adult computer classes throughout the month. All sessions are from 9-10 a.m. "Basic Computer Skills" begins Monday and will teach basics such as how to use the mouse and provide a basic lexicon defining technical computer terms. "Beginner's Guide to the World Wide Web" on Thursday, Aug.
A new 10,000-square-foot playground will be available to Lansing's Henry H. North Elementary School students this fall.
Though many politicians continue campaigning until November, the race will end for one Democratic candidate in Michigan's 8th Congressional District with today's primary. Democrats Bob Alexander and Matt Ferguson are fighting for the chance to unseat U.S.
An 8-year-old East Lansing boy, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead late Friday night at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in an accident, which had occurred earlier in the evening, East Lansing police Sgt.
Lansing- Michael Brown said he wanted to come to Lansing because of the many tornadoes and storms that affect Michigan every year, including the nasty weather that hit Michigan in May.
All his life, George Siegle loved cycling. In high school, Siegle rode instead of taking the bus because he said it was faster. Taking this love of cycling, Siegle, an East Lansing resident and MSU alumnus, along with Chicago native Dave Racine, decided to fuse three of their interests - Champ Car racing, Lance Armstrong and cancer charities - into one event, the Tour de Road America. "I've been following Lance Armstrong's career for a long time - I read his book.
East Lansing police received a call at 12:45 a.m. Friday reporting an attempted abduction near Albert Avenue and Milford Street, according to a police report. Earlier in the night, a man described to be in his early twenties allegedly approached a female, grabbed her and placed a cloth soaked with some type of liquid over her mouth, according to the report. East Lansing police Sgt.
The multi-purpose room of the Hope Borbas Okemos Library is home to a charitable cause during the summer Wednesday afternoons. Once a week, area preteens and teens come out to the library from 1-3 p.m.
The Ralph Nader campaign filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the State of Michigan in a Detroit federal court. The suit claims the state violated Nader's First Amendment right to be placed on Michigan's ballot as the presidential candidate from the Reform Party, according to Nader spokesperson Kevin Zeese. Zeese said the decision by Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to prevent Nader from being added to Michigan's ballot as a Reform candidate didn't make any sense. "(The Nader Campaign) was endorsed by the National Reform Party and the only recognized affiliate in the state," Zeese said.
Local officials and law enforcement officers said police are more vigilant about drunken driving, based on the results of a report released Monday showing arrests for alcohol-related offenses were up from a previous crackdown. Arrests increased during this year's "You Drink & Drive.
Many neighborhoods in the Lansing area will lock their doors, turn on their lights and gather to learn how to prevent local crime on August 3rd for the 21st Annual "National Night Out". Area police departments are planning a variety of activities for the day.
An autopsy report released Monday revealed that the late Crunchy's owner David Milligan had a blood alcohol content level of .17, more than twice the legal limit, when he died in a traffic accident on June 10. Milligan died when his vehicle struck a tractor-trailer as he traveled the wrong way on U.S.
Retired Lansing firefighter Robert D. McAlvey received the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2004 Personal Achievement Award for Michigan on July 16. McAlvey, who was once the captain of the Meridian Township Fire Department, had been a firefighter for 22 years before retiring in January 2004 after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As the state finalist, McAlvey will be eligible to receive the MDA's 2005 National Personal Achievement Award.
It can be seen in magazine advertisements for every product from shampoo to clothing, as well as the clearance sale signs of storefront windows on Grand River.