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Spencer's Kitchen and Bar to change name again

The owner, Spencer Soka, said the first name change was the result of acquiring a liquor license last year. Due to customer confusion and the desire to establish a brand, the restaurant has now changed its name to the more recognizable State Side Deli and Pub, to join similarly named restaurants in Okemos and Howell, Mich.

MSU

Students with gym memberships obtain higher GPAs, study finds

Pivarnik said the data shows the correlation between purchasing a membership, GPA and retention. MSU isn’t only interested in the GPAs of the student body, retention — students completing a degree — is important, too. The study did not address whether or not participants actively used the gym membership.

MSU

Sigma Chi MSU chapter house undergoes $1 million plus remodel

“It was decided (to remodel the house) a couple years ago,” Nemesi said. “We were coming up on the 50th anniversary of the house, it was built in 1963, and we started talking about the fundraising and all that type of stuff, and figured if we remodeled it right, it would be able to go the next 50 years.”

MICHIGAN

The Color Run brings array of experiences to Lansing

Hinz said the proceeds from this race will go toward the Sparrow Regional Children’s Center and Kelleigh’s Cause, a charity dedicated to finding a specific protein that causes the disorder known as Arteriovenous malformations, or AVM.

NEWS

Sights and sounds of Common Ground — Day two

Lansing's Common Ground Music Festival blended reggae and rock and roll for their Wednesday event, bringing spectators together from all over for concerts and carnival festivities.

MSU

Muelder Summer Carillon Series offers unique music experience

The MSU College of Music holds five consecutive carillon recitals on Wednesdays through July beginning at 6 p.m. at the John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower.

MICHIGAN

Demolition of first Biggby Coffee location halted

East Lansing Community Development Analyst Tim Schmitt said DTN has not yet set a date for the demolition of the property’s Biggby Coffee and the launch of the project’s construction, but the company would postpone it in order to “take into account some of the comments that were made” at the planning commission meeting.