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At 14, Everett High School freshman Xavier McKissic already knows two peers killed by guns.
The first was on May 4, when 14-year-old Jaquez Moye-Young was fatally shot in north Lansing. The …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/29/24
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The Lansing City Council passed Mayor Andy Schor’s proposed $271.4 million budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. The overall budget is up 4% from this year. It includes …
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5/21/24
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Joan “Ma” Kittle, a seven-year resident of the Grange Acres senior housing community in Haslett, isn’t able to work on her small garden plot as much as she’d like to these …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/21/24
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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.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/21/24
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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 …
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5/17/24
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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.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/15/24
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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.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/15/24
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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.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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5/15/24
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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.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/9/24
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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 …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/8/24
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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 …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/8/24
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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 …
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Dawn Parker
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5/8/24
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Jaquez Moye-Young, a 14-year-old student at Eastern High School, was shot and killed Saturday in north Lansing. He was found on West Oakland near the U-M Health-Sparrow's St. Lawrence campus …
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5/7/24
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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 …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/7/24
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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.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/1/24
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Foods for Living, an independent natural grocer in East Lansing, will close by the end of June. The employee-owned retailer was founded in 1997 by John and Wilma Snyder and has occupied its …
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4/30/24
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TUESDAY, April 30 – Foods For Living, a well-known independent natural grocer in East Lansing since 1997, will close by the end of June.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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4/30/24
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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.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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4/25/24
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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.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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4/25/24
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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.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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4/24/24
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