Wednesday, March 13,2013

Okemos landmark has uncertain future

A cosmetology school expansion would demolish the Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum. Owner starts petition to stop it.

by Sam Inglot

Friday, Aug. 17 — A longtime Okemos business owner says what little cultural heritage the suburb has left will be gone if his restaurant's building is demolished to accommodate a cosmetology institute’s expansion.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

Kids in the Hall

The sidewalk millage to nowhere and a Red Cedar Golf Course ballot question is up for a Council vote next week

by Sam Inglot

Tuesday, Aug. 21 — A millage proposal to fix the city's sidewalks, which would have been put on November ballots, didn't have enough support to make it out of a Lansing City Council committee Monday night.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

Niowave moves forward

by Sam Inglot

Tuesday, Aug. 21 — Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero will facilitate a meeting between Walnut Neighborhood residents and Niowave at the Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., today at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

On LSD

“Excited” was the word of the day for Lansing School District officials leading up to the start of a new year

by Sam Inglot

Thursday, Aug. 30 — Having been involved in education for 36 years, Lansing School District Superintendent Yvonne Caamal Canul said she gets excited whenever a new school year starts — but this year tops them all.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

Parks millage on hold

County commissioners say: Let’s take our time on this one

by Sam Inglot

Tuesday, Aug. 28 — No vote was cast tonight for Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s proposed countywide park millage. The speed with which it was proposed seemed to be the main issue for the Ingham County Board of Commissioners.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

Who’s for the birds?

Prop 3 supporters met with opposition

by Sam Inglot

Monday, Oct. 1 — Proposal 3 supporters gathered for a press conference today at a Lansing park to announce more groups in favor of the statewide renewable energy ballot proposal — and were met by about a dozen protesters.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

LGBT-friendly (and not so much) candidates

Political candidates get ranked and endorsed by LGBT community

by Sam Inglot

Wednesday, Oct. 3 — The Lansing Association of Human Rights, an organization advocating for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality, released candidate ratings this week for the 2012 elections.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

Show us the plan

Proposal 3 opponents say there is no road map for how the renewable energy mandate would be developed. Backers say that’s what the Legislature’s for.

by Sam Inglot

Thursday, Oct. 4 — Opponents of Proposal 3 say the proposed constitutional amendment mandating 25 percent of the state’s energy come from renewable sources by 2025 lacks a clear roadmap to implementation.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

On LSD

Lansing School District sees low student count, will study possible transportation savings

by Sam Inglot

Friday, Oct. 5 — Earlier this week the Lansing School District, along with every other school in the state, had its annual student count day. The preliminary count wasn’t good, as the district tallied 400 less students from last year.

Wednesday, March 13,2013

Holes in the wall

Capitol graffiti man arrested for nailing art to LCC walls

by Sam Inglot

Tuesday, Oct. 9 — Jeffrey Scott Handley Jr., the local artist who admitted to tagging the Capitol Building in September with graffiti, was arrested Monday for nailing his artwork to the halls of the Gannon Building at Lansing Community College.