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BWL says rate increases needed to cover inflation and pay for infrastructure costs
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 — Lansing Board of Water and Light officials said last night that  proposed residential rate increases starting in November, including more than 18% for water over the … more
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BWL considers an 18% water rate hike over the next two years
FRIDAY, Sept. 16 — The Lansing Board of Water and Light may be taking more from customers’ wallets with significant proposals to raise water and electric rates.  The LBWL Board is … more
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A federal subsidy costs a tenant her East Lansing apartment
When COVID came sweeping through Ingham County, Maria Yokich-Grebner’s job as a dental billing specialist stopped for a time. When the dental office reopened, it was slow. Patients were spaced … more
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The writer of this reminiscence, builder Dave Muylle, outside at the old Jake’s New & Used Plumbing on South Street in Lansing, amid thousands of toilet tanks and lids.
Remembering Jake’s Plumbing
(The writer is a longtime Lansing builder who has been restoring homes for four and a half decades.)  Lansing residents of a certain age have fond memories of Jake’s New & Used … more
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Golfers playing at Groesbeck Golf Course. Councilmember Brian Daniels said today any idea of putting a driving range in adjacent Bancroft Park "is dead" after Mayor Andy Schor promised it will not go there over the opposition of neighbors.
Driving range in Bancroft Park 'dead,' Councilmember Daniels declares
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14 — “It’s dead,” Lansing Councilmember Brian Daniels declared today after Mayor Andy Schor promised not to put a golf driving range in Bancroft Park against … more
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Free lunch funding change worries some school officials
Michigan school officials are concerned about children going hungry or accumulating lunch debt after Congress recently ended federal funding for free meals for all students. “Families are … more
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Last year the Corrections Department renegotiated its contract with the phone service provider  Global Tel Link. All inmate calls were reduced to 14 cents per minute, a 12.5% decrease from when rates were 16 cents per minute. 
Prisoner phone rates lowered but advocates say not enough
When Thomas Barnes served less than a year in jail on a felony drug charge, he spoke with his mother almost daily. It cost half of her monthly income. “What it costs to make a call from jail … more
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Grayling, Michigan
Fall predicted to be hotter, dryer than normal this year
(This story has been corrected to reflect that the National Weather Service predicts there is a 40% chance that temperatures will be warmer than normal this fall. An earlier version said the service … more
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Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Amy Ronayne Krause was on the panel that today upheld a lower court ruling against a ballot proposal to let the city of Lansing annex part of Lansing Township.
Lansing loses fight to put Lansing Township annexation proposal on Nov. 8 ballot
The ruling upheld a temporary restraining order issued Tuesday by Ingham County Circuit Judge Clinton Canady III. more
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The death of Queen Elizabeth II has one Great Lakes official recalling the time his agency provided the British monarch with invasive sea lamprey for several pies celebrating her reign. The practice featuring the Great Lakes invasive parasite is likely to continue with the crowning of King Charles III.
Michigan’s connection to Queen Elizabeth II: Lamprey pie
An odd tradition – sea lamprey pie – linking the Great Lakes to Great Britain’s Royals and is expected to continue with the crowning of King Charles III. Lampreys … more
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A rendering of the proposed downtown Lansing performing arts center.
Lansing’s planned performing arts center does finance dance
If all goes as planned, Lansing’s 2022-‘23 arts calendar will bring the first act of a multi-million-dollar, real-world production, decades in the making: the groundbreaking of a new … more
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Diane Sanborn and Friends of Durant Park board members Paul Pratt (left) and David Palme hope to raise $10,000 this month to build a permanent stage in the Lansing park.
Fundraising for Durant Park stage still needs a boost
It would be the only fixed stage built in a Lansing city park. It would mean weekly summer concerts would be the norm, instead of just once during the summer on a traveling stage if Walnut … more
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This past election cycle, residents in Michigan’s Jamestown Township in Ottawa County, southwest of Grand Rapids, found themselves embroiled in a debate about whether its library should be defunded because it refused to remove LGBTQ books from its shelves.
Librarians fight censorship as attacks grow around state
Librarians across Michigan have a lot on their minds as Banned Book Week approaches on Sept. 18.  This past election cycle, residents in Michigan’s Jamestown Township in Ottawa County, … more
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The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals will drive this truck around the Michigan Chicken Wing Festival at Adado Riverfront Park this weekend hoping to recruit new vegans.
PETA plans protest with at Wings Festival this weekend
SATURDAY, Sept. 2 — The Michigan Chicken Wing Festival will run Saturday and Sunday at Adado Riverfront Park. The annual event supports people with cancer with needs such as groceries, medical … more
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The courtyard entrance to Claude Bryan Hall, named after a dean of veterinary studies in the 1940s. MSU describes it this way: “Bryan Hall is known by Spartans for its large, open concept living areas, renovated study spaces, project rooms and gaming areas. The hall offers an Honors College living-learning option.”
A true tale of freshmen fright at MSU
Jack Ward was uncertain how many of his peers gathered on Sept. 27, 2021. Students were in and out of the room where the clandestine meeting was ongoing, crafting and ultimately dispatching a crucial … more
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Residents of Frandora Hills, on Lansing’s east side, are frustrated about the condition of their streets (right) and also how long it is taking to finish the Montgomery Drain project that will take place below them.
Montgomery Drain repair two years late, 25% over budget
The streets in the Frandora Hills neighborhood, west of Coolidge Road and just over the border from East Lansing, can charitably be described as patchwork.   At worst, the road surface is … more
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The night crew at Chipotle in Delta Township after workers voted 11-3 to unionize.
Chipotle workers in Lansing fear closure after union vote
Chipotle employees in Delta Township are worried they will be out of work after they approved unionizing the store last week, one organizer said.  “It seems clear to us that Chipotle … more
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Chris Martin (left) expects to know soon whether a technical election law error will cost him a spot on the ballot in his race against East Lansing City Councilmember Lisa Babcock (right) in the race for district judge in East Lansing.
Election law trips up aspiring judge in East Lansing
Way back in 2020, East Lansing School Board member Chris Martin, pondering a run for a 54-B District Court judgeship, plunked down $12.17 for the domain name … more
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Sparrow’s treatment of monkeypox patient raises questions
Ingham County’s first person with monkeypox is accusing Sparrow Health Systems of violating her rights during and following an Aug. 2 visit to the emergency department.  Lynn Williams, … more
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Eric Olmscheid, the fourth executive director of the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts.
The next act
Eric Olmscheid has a strange sense of timing when it comes to taking a new job. He started work as the fourth executive director in the 40-year history of MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing … more
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