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Barrio Tacos — a Cleveland-based restaurant offering custom-made tacos — will be making its way to East Lansing as part of the Center City project.
In observance of Presidents' Day, certain East Lansing offices and facilities will be closed on Feb. 18.
A statewide discussion of the struggles ex-convicts face when rejoining society made a stop in Lansing this week, in an effort to pass legislation allowing felony charges to be expunged.
Four applicants want to open dispensaries within three blocks of each other. One of them may be trying to shut the others out by opening a liquor store.
East Lansing officials are considering increased regulations on electric scooter companies — including a downtown speed limit, additional fees and a curfew — before the scooters make their return this spring.
A height limit expansion was approved, public hearings for marijuana dispensaries were set and fireworks regulations were aligned with state law at Tuesday's East Lansing City Council meeting.
At the first community input meeting, city officials heard from residents about their preferred update to the five-year parks and recreation plan. The next meeting is March 7.
Changes to the scoring criteria for provisioning centers in Lansing's medical marijuana dispensary licensure process will be made after March 15 or later, the city clerk's office announced.
According to Michigan State University Police, there is an open and ongoing investigation into a university vehicle stolen over the weekend.
Women from all over the region came together for the Mid-Michigan Women’s Expo in Lansing, supporting local businesses while sampling food and sitting in on guest speakers' seminars.
The One Book, One Community Committee, made of East Lansing and MSU leaders, is selecting a book for the 2019 program based on input from a community survey.
The woman who shot herself Jan. 25 died last Friday, MSU Police said.
East Lansing Income Tax Administrator DaMar Boyd, a Grand Rapids transplant, is no stranger to the detail that’s required for implementing city income taxes.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed global climate change by entering Michigan into the bipartisan U.S. Climate Alliance, and signed two executive orders and one executive directive today to protect the Great Lakes and drinking water across the state.
The Ingham County Health Department will host a community HIV testing event on Thursday at the Forrest Community Heath Center, 2316 S. Cedar Street in Lansing.
City officials are reviewing a proposed two-building Park Place project, a redevelopment that would demolish Dublin Square and dramatically reshape the neighborhood around Abbot Road and Albert Avenue.
The City of East Lansing is updating its five-year parks and recreation master plan for 2020 and is seeking public input through a survey and two public input sessions.
The hearings are now set to begin on Feb. 5.
Due to extreme cold temperatures, the city has welcomed residents to warm up in the Hannah Community Center and the East Lansing Public Library during regular business hours.