Former employees and neighbors are speaking out against LansingParty.com, LLC owner Christopher Staggs, who they allege did not pay workers among other issues.
An agreement of the Center City development project has been reached, according to a press release from the City of East Lansing.
The candidates for East Lansing City Council were required to submit their correct fundraising information to the Ingham County Clerk by Oct. 27, a deadline only one candidate met.
A small group of protesters, clad in black and wearing the white Guy Fawkes masks usually associated with the “hacktivist” group Anonymous, drew attention outside of the East Lansing Marriott on Albert Avenue on Sunday afternoon.
East Lansing has extremely inclusive laws and policies for LGBTQ people, according to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, or HRC.
“We had a really busy weekend,” Deputy Chief of Police Steve Gonzalez said. “It was not unexpected. Homecoming weekend coupled with the nice weather we had, we knew going into it it was going to be really busy.”
Amidst new constructions and renovations, East Lansing also contains multiple vacant retail spaces on Grand River Avenue, some of which haven’t been occupied by businesses for years.
LansingParty.com, LLC, better known as Lansing Party Bus, operated uninsured and unlicensed for more than a year, according to a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Transportation.
East Lansing Police detectives opened an investigation Monday after the Jimmy Johns on Grand River Avenue and Collingwood Drive was robbed at gunpoint earlier that morning, officials said.
The project, approved by council and previously scheduled to break ground in early October, is the second major downtown development project to fall through this year.
Although cleaning up East Lansing after a football game is a sweeping, weekend-long affair, there appears to be no significant push to emphasize sustainability in a way different from any other day. From trash left on the ground to recyclables ending up in a landfill, this leaves a lot of room for improvement in making game days environmentally friendly.
With the excitement of the parade comes the inevitable other side of the celebratory coin: road closures.
East Lansing Police will implement a new police that will require them to get permission of the city council before buying surveillance equipment.
East Lansing Police took a man into custody Monday who appeared to have accidentally shot himself after pursuing a tip from the Wyoming Police Department, Lt. Chad Connelly said.
Forty-eight crimes were reported to MSU Police last week, according to the Clery Crime and Fire Log, the database MSUPD uses to log all of the crimes on and around campus.
As the Nov. 7, municipal election approaches, meet the three candidates running for two seats on the East Lansing City Council.
LansingParty.com, LLC, also known as Lansing Party Bus, has released a statement regarding the buses that were impounded by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday, Oct. 14.
All of Lansing Party Bus’s vehicles were towed and impounded by Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, Saturday, Oct. 14.
Dogs seized by Ingham County Animal Control from suspected dog fighters in the Lansing area will be transferred to a rescue in the Detroit area.
MSU NAACP, MSU College Democrats and the Office of Diversity Programming and Student Engagement hosted a panel of candidates who are running for office in upcoming city and state elections.