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Protesters seeking housing-rental reform picket the Lansing Center last week during the Building Michigan Communities Conference sponsored by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
As rental prices rise, so does tenant activism
Shawn Brock was rendered homeless recently when he could not afford his rent due to expenses from a medical condition. Last week, Brock was one of 100 people who gathered outside the Lansing Center to picket for tenants’ rights. more
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The BBC will host its June World Questions series debate in front of a live audience at the Lansing Center on June 4.
BBC’s World Questions' series to host a debate in Lansing
FRIDAY, May 17 — The British Broadcasting Corp. will bring its “World Questions” program to Lansing June 4, when local panelists are set to debate questions on national issues … more
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Basil poses in Ingham County Circuit Court today, where she took the oath to serve as the court's victim support dog.
Ingham Court Circuit Court swears in an emotional support dog
WEDNESDAY, May 15 — The Ingham County Circuit Court welcomed its newest canine advocate today. Chief Judge Joyce Draganchuk swore in Basil, a 2-year-old lab and golden retriever mix who will serve as an emotional support animal at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing. more
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Lansing School District Superintendent Benjamin Schuldiner announces that the district was recently one of 13 recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy's 2024 Efficient and Healthy Schools program award.
Lansing School District named one of 13 recipients of federal energy efficiency award
WEDNESDAY, May 15 — The Lansing School District is one of just 13 districts nationwide to be named a 2024 recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Efficient and Healthy Schools program award. more
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Ryan Kost (left), the First Ward Councilmember who opposed moving City Hall to the Masonic Temple, joins Mayor Andy Schor at a press conference announcing the plan to build the new city hall at the corner of Grand Avenue and Lenawee Street.
At long last: A city hall plan that may actually stick
The road to a new Lansing city hall has been about as smooth as most roads in Lansing and elsewhere in Michigan: full of potholes. more
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Mayor Andy Schor announces his intent to build a new city hall on the site of a city-owned parking lot at 425 S. Grand Ave. at a press conference this morning.
Schor proposes old Center for the Arts property for a new Lansing city hall
THURSDAY, May 9 — Mayor Andy Schor announced today that he wants to build a new city hall on the site of the old Center for the Arts, 425 S. Grand Ave., on the corner of Lenawee Street. more
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The Lansing Charter Commission: (Top row, from left) Guillermo Lopez, Jody Washington, Muhammad Qawwee; (middle row, from left) Brian Jeffries, Ben Dowd, Elizabeth Boyd; (bottom row, from left) Joan Bauer, Jazmin Anderson, Lori Adams Simon.
And your Lansing Charter Revision Commission is …
WEDNESDAY, May 8 — Name recognition appears to have played a big role in the election of nine candidates yesterday to serve on the first-ever Lansing Charter Revision Commission. The top … more
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From left: Ashleigh Rogers of Sedona Wanderlust, Amara Hoddy of Hoddy Collective, Oscar Peña of Black Rose Designs, Mary Toshach of Ornamaloo and Beeka Monique of CocoBella Boutique celebrated the grand opening of their Middle Village storefronts last Thursday (May 2).
Middle Village welcomes five new businesses to yearlong accelerator program
Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and early 2021, leadership at Downtown Lansing Inc. began discussing ways to reverse the negative impacts of business closures and decreased commerce … more
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Three Dems vie for Meridian Twp. clerk post with incumbent sidelined 
With the incumbent out of the race, three candidates are running for the Democratic nomination for Meridian Township clerk in the Aug. 6 primary election.   Republican Patty McPhee is … more
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Greg Venker
Greg Venker approved as Lansing city attorney after one-month delay
TUESDAY, May 7—Lansing’s City Council unanimously approved last night the appointment of Greg Venker as city attorney after delaying a vote on Mayor Andy Schor’s choice for nearly a … more
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(From left) Candidate Heath Lowry, 1st Ward voter Phillip Lamoureux and candidate Julie Vandenboom discuss the upcoming Lansing Charter Revision Commission election during a door-knocking session in early April.
Stage set for Lansing Charter Revision Commission election
The 36 candidates for Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission have expressed divergent views on significant changes they would tackle if chosen in next Tuesday’s special election. more
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East Lansing natural grocer Foods for Living will close in two months.
Foods for Living to close at the end of June
TUESDAY, April 30 – Foods For Living, a well-known independent natural grocer in East Lansing since 1997, will close by the end of June. more
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Built in 1922 and vacant since 2019, this apartment complex at 927 S. Washington Ave. was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17.
Washington Apartments in REO Town named to National Register of Historic Places
THURSDAY, April 25 — The old Washington Apartments, a vacant six-story apartment complex at 927 S. Washington Ave. in Reo Town, was added to the National Register of Historic Places this month, meaning it could soon get a facelift and take in tenants once more. more
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After four months of renovations, Copper Moon, opening Saturday (April 27), has turned Old Town’s former Spiral Dance Bar into a “chic, urban event space designed to host a wide range of events.”
New wedding and event space takes over former Spiral Dance Bar
For nearly a quarter of a century, husband and wife Lynn Lucas and Matt Schultheiss have been planning weddings and other gatherings across Michigan through their event company, W.E.D. more
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Developer Harry Hepler transformed the 1848 Race Street Mill, at 212 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. in Lansing’s Old Town, one Lansing’s earliest industrial structures, into modern office space in 1999.
If the walls could talk
Many products have been made in Lansing over the years, from automobiles and their parts to furniture, lawn mowers, chest protectors and cheese curds. A full catalog of Lansing-made stuff could escort you through a well-lived life, from fresh milk and baby carriages to booze, cigars and coffins. more
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Volunteers at Southside Community Kitchen in Lansing, including (from right) Corey Kitley-Hassenger and Dave Batten, are among organizations in greater Lansing who accept food and ensure it gets to those in need.
‘Can I have that?’
If you are of a certain age, you may recall your parents admonishing you to eat (insert name of hated vegetable) while thinking about the starving children who would gladly eat (insert name of hated vegetable). more
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(From left) Patrick Rose, Susan Froetschel, Doug Olsen and Mike French are among East Lansing residents petitioning to put a charter amendment on the ballot to prohibit the city from limiting the number of unrelated people that homeowners may let live with them.
What constitutes family? East Lansing homeowners petitioning for reform
East Lansing resident Susan Froetschel is frustrated because “I can’t use my home as I thought I could.” more
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Lansing Fire Department Division Chief Jwan Randle is under investigation for credit card fraud and misuse of a city car and cell phone.
Lansing Fire Department division chief suspended during investigation
Lansing Fire Department Division Chief Jwan Randle has been suspended while he is being investigated for credit card fraud and using a city vehicle and cell phone for personal business, two sources … more
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Candidates for Lansing's Charter Revision Commission speak at a Lansing NAACP forum on April 18. (Top row from left) Joan Bauer, Stephen Purchase, Liz Boyd, Ted O'Dell, Corwin Smidt; (Middle row from left) Tim Knowlton, Dedria Humphries Barker, Lori Simon, Heath Lowry, Justin Sheehan, Layna Anderson; (Bottom row from left) Jesse Lasorda, Randy Dykhuis, Mitch Rice, Muhammad Qawwee, Ross Yednock, Julie Vandenboom.
Lansing Charter Revision Commission candidates doubt they can directly address issues of inequality
FRIDAY, April 19 — Revising Lansing’s City Charter to address “disparities in access to resources and opportunities” is unlikely, said most candidates at a Revision Commission forum yesterday sponsored by the local NAACP chapter. But some suggested ways such access could be addressed indirectly. more
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EL Fresco, East Lansing's outdoor dining and play area on Albert Avenue, will be 70% smaller than last year, but the City Council added the Ann Street Plaza on Thursdays, when it gets the most traffic.
EL Fresco slims down on Albert Street in East Lansing
THURSDAY, April 18—East Lansing’s popular Albert Avenue EL Fresco summer street closure plan will return April 29 through Aug. 12, but it will be 70% smaller than last year. However, … more
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