Republican and Democratic leaders from all over the nation are making their way to Michigan this week.The Council of State Governments is holding its annual conference this week in Dearborn.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss the installation of a traffic light on Abbott Road, the approval of a contract to improve streets downtown and the commemorating of the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
LANSING - Residents claim the city has not sought their input on the proposed sale of Genesee Park, and more than 15 citizens gathered Saturday night at the park to protest its sale.“It’s not the selling of the park,” said Eugene Buchley, one of many who braved the cold to protest.
It’s that time of year again.The city of East Lansing and the East Lansing Merchants Group celebrated the holiday season by hosting the 10th annual Winter Festival and Chili Cook-Off on Sunday in a variety of locations throughout the downtown area.Ami Field, East Lansing community events coordinator, said she loves hosting this event because it brings people of all ages from the community together.“This is an event to bring people together for the holiday season and to help East Lansing businesses by increasing foot traffic,” Field said.
Lansing Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Lansing bank Thursday morning. A teller at National City Bank, 2101 E.
As the weather starts to get colder, an East Lansing event looks to help warm students and residents up.The city of East Lansing will host its 10th Annual Winter Festival and Chili Cook-Off from 2 p.m.
Online shopping continues to grow at a steady pace and Internet services and local businesses are increasingly taking their services to the World Wide Web. Camron Gnass, owner of Vision Creative, 619 E.
A Lansing man was arraigned in Clinton County on Thursday following charges related to a fatal traffic accident Wednesday night.James Alan Shearer, 33, could face up to 20 years in prison on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol causing death, and failure to stop at the scene of a serious personal injury accident, police said.The liquor charge carries a 15-year penalty and the failure to stop charge could send Shearer to jail for an additional five years.He is being held in the Clinton County Jail.
While Florida is the election hot spot, voters in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District will be getting a little slice of recount action Monday.Recounts will begin Monday for the contested U.S.
EPIC/MRA, the Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce revealed potential plans for new political boundaries Tuesday and Wednesday at the chamber in Lansing.The three organizations all participated in two luncheon sessions titled “Mapping Michigan’s Future for the Next Decade.”The luncheons previewed some possible plans for the new state House, state Senate and congressional districts.
With Thanksgiving over and all the turkey gone, Lansing’s Old Town is celebrating the shopping season with a family event Saturday.Holidays in Old Town will feature many children’s activities, such as ornament-making, cookie decorating, a tree lighting ceremony and pictures with Santa Claus.
By JOEL HAIST The State News Online shopping continues to grow at a steady pace and Internet services and local businesses are increasingly taking their services to the World Wide Web. Camron Gnass, owner of Vision Creative, 619 E.
Some holiday shoppers are not waiting in long lines in East Lansing stores and are doing their shopping regardless of what time it is.With a click of the finger and drag of the mouse, technology is making the holiday less hectic for many.“It’s a lot easier going online than waiting in lines to buy presents,” said Tiana Flack, a family community services sophomore.
The Spartan Friends Mentoring Program received a $10,000 grant from the Best Buy Children’s Foundation this month to continue its work with Lansing middle school students.Jim McManus, a Best Buy spokesman, said the program received the grant because it embodies the type of program the foundation likes to support.“(The foundation likes) awarding grants to groups that can develop life skills in young people,” he said.
Members of Alpha Phi will be holding a small, informal remembrance service for their former sister Lindsey Shapiro on Thursday evening at their sorority house.Shapiro died in a car accident Nov.
The Michigan House of Representatives may make it a little easier to get that new firearm for your loved one.As the House went into its lame duck session Tuesday, debate began on a bill that some say would allow for thousands of gun permits to be issued in the state of Michigan.
The East Lansing Police Department may have solved a string of automobile break-in crimes occurring around the city during the past month. Eleven people comprising three different groups were arrested Thanksgiving weekend, many of them juveniles, in relation to the crimes, East Lansing police Capt.
Members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity will be having a very merry holiday this year.After two years of inactivity, the fraternity came back to MSU last year.
Last week marked the first chance for parents and others to open accounts with the Michigan Education Savings Program, a law signed by Gov.
After maintaining a majority in the state House of Representatives, Republicans now have the chance to begin carving up something more than turkey after Thanksgiving weekend.