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Restaurant guide
Coffee and dessertsBeaner's Gourmet Coffee1331 E. Grand River Ave. (517)333-9710 270 W.
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City council members instill sense of community for 'U'
As students cross Grand River Avenue and explore East Lansing, city officials are hoping to instill a sense of community. "I welcome everyone to come and explore East Lansing," Councilmember Beverly Baten said.
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A resource guide on where to get out and get down - under 21
You can't drink yet, legally anyway, which means you can't even enter many of the Lansing area's nightclubs or bars after 9 p.m.
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Entertainment Guide
Movie theaters Celebration Cinema 200 E. Edgewood Blvd. in Lansing (517)393-7469 Call for showtimes. Located off Interstate 96 Elmwood Plaza 8 Theaters 936 Mall Drive (517)321-3300 Call for showtimes.
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Politics encourages student involvement
Living right down the street from the state Capitol can offer many opportunities for students interested in tapping into the political arena. As a student at MSU, state Rep.
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Cafeteria food easy to stomach with good choices
The transition from high school to the unknown world of college is like no other. There's the good: independence, parties and easy access to the opposite sex. Then, there's the bad: 15-page research papers, sky-high tuition and three-hour lab classes. But there is a gray area - the cafeteria. Sometimes it's good.
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E.L. Film Society, RHA bring rare entertainment to 'U'
Let's face it, mid-Michigan is not exactly a Mecca for moviegoers. Our geographic location is one that tends to be too far off the radar for many of the better films released year-round.
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cheap eats
Everything people have told you about dorm food is true. That's why The State News has been on a quest to find good, affordable meals around East Lansing. But what's affordable?
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Theatre department offers variety with musicals
The 2003-04 lineup of performances on campus are enticing theater-lovers with everything from Scottish kings to jazz age flappers in New York. These productions provide students with cultural outlets they might not otherwise have had access to. The Wharton Center is starting its Broadway Series with "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Oct.
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Fugitives arrested with outstanding warrants
Michigan State Police's Lansing post conducted a weeklong round up of 47 fugitives taken from Ingham and surrounding counties.The sweep code-named "Operation Dragnet 03" covered Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties from May 21 through June 4 in an effort to arrest individuals with outstanding arrest warrants in the state.Michigan State Police Sgt.
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MTV celebrities visit mall
The screams of teenage girls could be heard echoing through Meridian Mall in Okemos on Friday night as they waited for the arrival of two television stars. Frank and Brynn from MTV's reality television show "The Real World Las Vegas" took part in a meet-and-greet session.
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Heat is on with downtown chili cook-off
Some like it hot and some like it really, really hot.Hundreds of chili enthusiasts gathered along the Riverwalk for The Greater Lansing Down-by-the-River Chili Cook-off near the Lansing Center Friday evening, sampling a quarter mile worth of chili from local establishments.Participants got all the hot and spicy their stomachs could handle for only $5.History senior Kate Butcko said she and her friends were excited about the event."We did 18 booths in half an hour," Butcko said.
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Strip system to ease license renewal lines
Customers seeking driver's license renewals might be spending less time at the Secretary of State.With the help of a new computer system and keyboards that are equipped with magnetic strip readers, driver's licenses with bar codes on them will automatically enter a person's license number, date of birth and expiration date into a computer instead of a worker manually typing in the same information.
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Ramp closed at Trowbridge
The U.S. 127 northbound ramp at Trowbridge Road will be closed for construction until early August.In a joint effort with the city of East Lansing and the Michigan Department of Transportation, the road will be closed for traffic control while construction take places on the ramp and medians.
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Local union upset, high school picks new construction team
Large white picket signs lined the sidewalk in front of the entrance to a construction site at East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, a mark of protest over work being done on the school.Members of the Ironworkers Local Union No.
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Tony's trading spaces while Lou & Harry's opens third location
Restaurant goers in downtown East Lansing will soon have two new and improved restaurants to choose from. Tony's Restaurant, 235 Ann St., closed Friday to make way for the LH Grill Room, a new restaurant serving Greek and Italian cuisine.
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E.L. residents' trash become recycling treasures during event
Thelma Hoggard's bright smile from underneath her soaking wet poncho greeted East Lansing residents as they began their trek to get rid of their trash.Hoggard, an East Lansing resident, was one of the volunteers who braved cold and rainy weather Saturday at the ninth annual Project Pride.
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Carnival marks end
Six-year-old Stefan Lindahl wishes he had the help of a giant robot to save Spartan Village Elementary School from closing."We could make a big giant robot and have the robot pick up Spartan Village and move it, and put up a sign that says 'destroyed' to trick the guy who wants to close it," he said."We could move to where no one could find it."After nearly 50 years of elementary education on MSU's campus, the international school, 1460 Middlevale Road, is set to close its doors next week.
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E.L. water park to open Saturday
The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center will open its doors on Saturday, weather permitting. In past summers about 800 to 900 residents and guests have splashed around in the 375,000-gallon pool each day, East Lansing recreation coordinator Ken Elwert said. The Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbott Road, is open 11 a.m.
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Project Pride to help clear out E.L. homes
East Lansing is joining up with residents to help clean up the city. The city's recycling program, Project Pride, annually helps residents clear out their homes, garages and yards by setting up drop-off points for donated household items and recyclables. One hundred volunteers will help collect recyclables from 8 a.m.