Students looking for something to do on Saturday can interact and lend a helping hand with East Lansing citizens during the kickoff events of "Into the Streets." "Into the Streets" is intended to emphasize the importance of community service. The event is open to all MSU students and registration begins from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
Plans to build The Beaumont, a 40-acre housing development on Coleman Road, are once again being deferred from the East Lansing Planning Commission agenda after the developer asked for more time to modify his plans.
A silent auction to benefit the Lansing area domestic violence shelter program will be held this evening at Hannah Community Center. The End Violent Encounters Silent Auction: Changing Fortunes will be from 7-10 p.m.
A 20-year-old Lansing resident was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he robbed two MSU students in East Lansing at gunpoint on Sept.
Wearing a white chef suit and a smile, Paul Homeniuk greets his regular customers while kneading dough and rotating loaves of rye, sourdough and focaccia through flaming ovens.
After months of debate, East Lansing City Council members approved the development of wetland space near Abbott and Lake Lansing roads.After more than a two-hour discussion on Tuesday, council members approved Mark Rysberg's request for a Wetland Use Permit and gave him a green light to build apartments and office space.
Wolverine Pipe Line Co., the local company that has fought for three years to build a new gasoline pipeline through Lansing, will present its case before the Michigan Supreme Court within the next two months. The company will argue it does not need permission from the city of Lansing to construct the new pipeline, which would stretch 65 miles long with about 22 miles running along I-96.
East Lansing residents charged with misdemeanors and civil infractions will now have to pay heightened fines as a result of state legislation.The legislation will affect district courts throughout the state, including 54-B District Court in East Lansing.
Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council and the Ingham County Conservation District are looking for volunteers to take part in a water quality monitoring project Sunday on the Grand River.Participants involved in the biannual project will be required to enter the river and record data from a site chosen by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
The Lansing Fire Department will hold an open house Saturday for fire prevention week.The open house will feature firefighting, technical rescue and extrication demonstrations.
A 42-year-old woman is responsible for the hit-and-run death of a 40-year-old man on Grand River Avenue in Okemos last year, a jury ruled Tuesday.After a trial that extended nearly four weeks, the 12-member Ingham County Circuit Court jury found Susan Swanson guilty of drunken driving causing death and leaving the scene of an accident, Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Joyce Draganchuk said.Swanson, of Okemos, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov.
The East Lansing Police Department is giving away free gun locks and safety education materials in conjunction with the U.S.
The city of East Lansing is searching for residents to serve on advisory boards and commissions.Appointed residents will make decisions involving human and civil rights, city planning, housing ordinances, cable franchise renewal, parks and recreation, building and zoning appeals, public art placement and policies that affect students living in the city.Residents also may apply for a seat on the newly created Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
The East Lansing City Council could give college and university branches more classroom space at its meeting tonight by allowing them to operate in office buildings.
Active Living for Adults will celebrate its 20th anniversary tomorrow at the Valley Court Community Center, 201 Hillside Court.Active Living for Adults has provided daycare services to local families with functionally impaired adults since 1983.
Lansing - Car horns blared and chants were issued out of a bullhorn on Michigan Avenue on Monday as Lansing residents picketed outside of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.Protesters held signs such as "Chamber Business Pimps" and "The Chamber Supports Poverty Wages," all while informing passers-by of their cause and encouraging drivers to honk in support.The protest stems from an injunction the chamber of commerce, located at 300 E.
Absolute Gallery in Old Town is holding "Absolute Pfleghaar," a sculpture and painting exhibition by artist Michael Pfleghaar, until Oct.
The fifth annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will take place Saturday in Lansing. Making Strides is an American Cancer Society's program, that works to raise awareness and money to fight breast cancer.
Local author Andrea King Collier will discuss her book "Still With Me: A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss" at 7 p.m.
A line of children, students, senior citizens and Lansing area residents stood silently along Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon holding signs with messages stating "Abortion Kills Children" and "Life, the first inalienable right." Participants were instructed to meditate and pray during the Life Chain demonstration, an international pro-life movement that takes place annually the first Sunday of October in cities throughout the United States and Canada. East Lansing high school senior Isabelle Mann stood quietly with her two friends in front of Barnes & Noble, 333 E.