The East Lansing City Council will meet Tuesday to discuss ways to spread out rental properties in the city. Jean Golden, deputy city manager and chief of operations for East Lansing, said the city wants to begin working more with MSU, neighborhoods in the city and the school district. “We want to have a real diversity of housing for families and individuals at all income levels,” she said.
Students and residents riding the bus may have to find alternate forms of transportation after Capital Area Transportation Authority eliminates some of its stops and routes in August. CATA will be holding public hearings today and Tuesday to let the community help decide which routes can be cut, said Brad Funkhouser, director of service development for CATA. Funkhouser said CATA is cutting routes because the cost to maintain and operate the buses has risen, while revenue has decreased.
So let it be written, so let it be done - say several bill-makers who hope to make it possible for Michigan school employees to display signs of religious faith, such as the Ten Commandments.The bill was examined for the first time April 25 in the state House Oversight and Operations Committee.
Vincent Villegas has two big plans for the summer. One: Receive his diploma from Lansing’s Eastern High School on June 16. Two: Try to win a spot on Lansing’s City Council. But to do that he will have to defeat one of two council incumbents - Louis Adado or Larry Meyer. Adado, 41, was elected to the council in 1997 and wants to stay on board to help improve Lansing’s budget process by maintaining payroll costs. “But, my number one concern is the neighborhoods,” said Adado, Michigan Licensed Beverage Association’s chief executive and city council president.
Instead of looking out at the water, residents living along the shore of Lake St. Clair may be looking at man-made islands with homes.The proposed 18 islands, which would link Interstate 696 to Eight Mile Road, two miles offshore from the Grosse Pointes and St.
A traditional Detroit drink is being celebrated in East Lansing.The demolition of the former Byrnes Building in March uncovered an old Vernors advertisement, with a winking Spartan gnome and the words “Drink Vernor’s Ginger Ale,” on the building on the corner of M.A.C.
Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm is threatening to file a lawsuit against the Circuit City electronic store chain. Granholm said the Virginia-based Circuit City Stores Inc. violated Michigan consumer protection laws at its 23 stores across the state by not providing rain checks for specially advertised items not available for purchase during the sale period. Circuit City spokesman Bill Cimino said the company was “puzzled by (Granholm’s) notice.” Granholm filed a Notice of Intended Action, which allows Circuit City 10 days to respond and begin settlement negotiations.
Motorists who don’t “Give ’em a Brake” could find themselves broke and behind bars if they are responsible for injuring or killing a construction worker while traveling Michigan roads.The state Senate on Tuesday approved a set of bills concerning construction worker safety.
LANSING - Medical experts and some MSU coaches and athletes met up to kick off the new “Athletes for Kids” program Friday at the Lansing Center. “We got together and decided we wanted to do something for the whole community,” said Dr. Tony Briningstool, a physician at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital and a former MSU football player.
Ann Stine will walk 50 miles and Carolyn Bennett will walk 50 more, to be the team that walks 100 miles to meet at Meridian Township’s door. Dressed in a pink dress, black tights and her walking shoes, Stine, an East Lansing court recorder, came to work Tuesday at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road, ready to walk her daily two miles. Stine, along with East Lansing city employees and Meridian Township employees, is taking part in the Meridian Township/East Lansing Employee Fitness Challenge. “I am doing it for the challenge,” Stine said.
Local police and legislators met Monday to raise the issue of funding for police all over Michigan.High on the list of concerns was the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which provides funds for approximately 3,400 officers in the state.“This works,” U.S.
Everyone who lives in Michigan knows the old joke: “In Michigan there are two seasons - winter and construction.” But with construction going on all over Lansing and East Lansing with Interstate 496 and U.S.
East Lansing residents may find parking in the city a bit more expensive after the East Lansing City Council votes to change parking fines Tuesday. Gary Murphy, the city’s finance director, said he will recommend to the council that the parking fines for meters and reserved parking or no parking spots go up $5. “Most tickets are $20 now, they are recommending $25, if it is an expired meter, which is $10, it will go up to $15,” he said.
Two-year-old Elaine Loomis has learned the breast stroke and blown up her floaties. And she was ready for the opening of the East Lansing Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbott Road, on Thursday. “I want to go swimming,” she said, staring at the pool in her bathing suit and floaties, waiting for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Unlike most other fifth-graders, Lizzy McDonald didn’t sleep in Saturday. She woke up early, shimmied into a bright yellow rain poncho and volunteered at East Lansing’s seventh annual Project Pride.“My mom and me did this last year,” 11-year-old McDonald said.
Concerts, weight loss, high-paying jobs and a great new club opening. Walking down a city street, most people take the postings on telephone poles and buildings for granted.But they may not be there much longer.
Nick Bofferding wishes he had discovered Sparty’s Coney Island sooner.The mechanical engineering senior said he is very disappointed the restaurant, 1127 E.
East Lansing residents may not have to break out their sunscreen for the expected cool weather today, but they can put on bathing suits and get ready to have fun at East Lansing’s newest attraction. The Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbott Road, will celebrate its grand opening at 5 p.m.
Bryce Miller knew his older brother didn’t need a lavish introduction - so he kept it simple.“That’s my brother Ryan and - um - so yeah,” he said before handing the microphone over to MSU hockey’s superstar goaltender, Ryan Miller.
Michigan’s zero-tolerance laws could soon get more intolerant because of legislation passed by the state House of Representatives last Wednesday. The bill would force youths convicted of multiple underage alcohol violations to complete substance abuse programs or spend up to 90 days in jail or juvenile detention centers, in addition to existing fines and penalties. “It’s not really harsher,” said state Rep.