Lansing plans a 24-hour warming shelter to succeed Letts facility
WEDNESDAY, April 17— The city of Lansing plans to establish a 24-hour “alternative temporary homeless shelter" to replace the Letts Warming Center. …
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Warren visits East Lansing to tout Biden’s efforts to preserve abortion access
FRIDAY, April 12 — The last time U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in town, it was to campaign for president in 2019. She packed a gymnasium-sized space at Lansing Community College in a raucous …
City offers a new choice for MLK Boulevard changes after vocal opposition
THURSDAY, April 11 —Lansing Westside Neighborhood residents who were unhappy with the city’s plan to remove the tree-covered islands on a stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard have …
Lansing City Council stalls new city attorney appointment
WEDNESDAY, April 10— The Lansing City Council has put Mayor Andy Schor’s nomination of a new city attorney on hold. Schor handed his appointment of Greg Venker to the Council in …
Mayor nominates Gregory Venker as Lansing’s next city attorney
FRIDAY, April 5 — Lansing Deputy City Attorney Gregory Venker is slated to replace retiring City Attorney James Smiertka next week if the City Council approves his appointment in its regular meeting on Monday.
Michigan Avenue traffic closure forces businesses to adapt
THURSDAY, April 4 — As construction crews began breaking up the asphalt on a closed strip of Michigan Avenue between Mifflin Avenue and Howard Street in Lansing on Monday, it didn’t …
Old Town, LGBTQ stalwart Ted Stewart, co-founder of Metro Retro, dies
MONDAY, April 1 — Ted Stewart, 56, owner of Metro Retro in Old Town, died in his sleep Saturday, friends said. His shop, at 304 E. Grand River Ave., celebrated its eighth year of business last month.
Groesbeck Neighborhood shooting interrupts dinner hour
TUESDAY, March 26 — A shooting in Lansing Township’s Groesbeck neighborhood Saturday left at least one witness “traumatized” after he saw three individuals fire rounds at an …
Schor passes again on Granger’s alternative plan for a new city hall
MONDAY, March 25 — Mayor Andy Schor has rebuffed a recent attempt by a developer to revive his proposal for building a new city hall in downtown Lansing.
Mayor Schor cites public safety, new officers as a priority in State of the City address
WEDNESDAY, March 13 — Faced with public concern about safety in Lansing, Mayor Andy Schor proposed last night hiring 15 additional police officers with funds he is hoping the state legislature …