Lansing mayoral candidates Virg Bernero and Tony Benavides both are Democrats. They both speak passionately about eliminating crime in the city and making sure kids stay in school, and they both feel that Lansing needs to make itself more attractive to small businesses and young people.On the surface, it would seem as though the two men disagree about very little.
A resolution to honor Church/State Separation Week was passed by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, an act that counters its previous recognition of Bible Week.
A community-based effort to replace an ancient playground at Red Cedar Elementary School was completed Tuesday as the children of the school greeted their new equipment."It was tremendous," school principal Mindy Emerson said, "from the vision to the completion of the project."A ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Red Cedar, 1110 Narcissus Drive, on Tuesday morning gave the students a sense of accomplishment and a chance to enjoy a new jungle gym that was installed over the weekend, Emerson said.Children whose parents had installed the equipment on Friday and Saturday cut a piece of yellow caution tape to signal the official opening.About 60 additional students were enrolled in Red Cedar this fall after being displaced from Spartan Village Elementary School, 1460 Middlevale Road.
Lansing officials say they are confident that Gov. Jennifer Granholm's "Cool Cities" initiative will put the city on the road to becoming cool and hip.The "Cool Cities" initiative was formed by Granholm in an effort to search for techniques designed to attract and keep people in the 25-34 age group in Michigan and revitalize its cities.A "Cool Cities" forum will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm made her first moves Tuesday to help bandage the state's $900 million budget deficit. Granholm plans to tour the state to ask residents to set what's on the cutting block this fall. "As we've said before, everything is on the table," Granholm said.
The MSU Freethinker Alliance is hoping a resolution it drafted will be considered by the East Lansing City Council at tonight's work session.
To improve her conversational English and computer skills, Maria Cavazos had to look no further than her local library.
Native American author and MSU English professor William S. Penn will read, discuss and sign books in recognition of Native American Heritage Month at 7 p.m.
Michigan history books don't tell the story of a woman who took to the sky in an airplane when she was 18 years old.
Guided by foreign policy as the pressing issue at Sunday's presidential debate in Detroit, the nine Democratic candidates might have ignored a wild-card pass to the White House: student voters.With events such as the Sept.
The Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing, will hold a music party for its weekly Super Saturday activity. The musically themed event will feature several activities involving musical instruments, such as making rain sticks and tambourines. The event will take place from 11 a.m.
Hip and cool are two words under scrutiny by a panel of about 15 East Lansing residents and officials as part of a statewide initiative.The "Cool Cities" initiative was formed by Gov.
Lansing Community College will host the 10th Annual Great Lakes Anishnabek Traditional Pow Wow beginning at 11 a.m.
Families and children in East Lansing are encouraged to enjoy a night of "safe" trick or treating Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.
By Scott Mitchell Atkinson Special for The State News Miniature versions of Harry Potter, The Incredible Hulk, vampires and witches roamed the streets of East Lansing in search of games and candy with their parents at the seventh annual Safe Halloween Celebration on Friday.
Smiling broadly, Karrie Waarala addressed a nearly packed auditorium in the Lansing Main Library on Friday evening, assuring audience members they were in store for a a night of enjoyment.
"Fur, Fat and Feathers" will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Harris Nature Center to teach visitors how animals survive the winter in Michigan. Visitors will explore the park to see what changes are taking place in the surrounding woods at the center, located at 3998 Van Atta Road in Okemos.
Family Fright Night will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the The Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing. During this Halloween celebration, children can collect treats and get their safety fingerprints taken by officials from the Lansing Police Department.
From Staff ReportsEmy Iskra said the scene she watched unfold between Bohemian Barber and Bell's Greek Pizza on M.A.C.
Michigan increased seat-belt use in the state to a record 85 percent since Labor Day.The figures, released by the Michigan State Police Office of Highway Safety Planning, came from a direct observation survey conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.In March 2000, seat-belt use was at 83.5 percent.