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“Not even a school or a hospital is safe at this point,” Dora Moran told a room of Lansing-area Latino advocates fearful about the Trump administration’s immigration policies. more
I’ve been thinking lately about the role that organized neighborhood groups might play in countering the tendency these days to isolate ourselves in like-minded communities while resisting … more
A resident or traveler on Cleveland Street on the north side of Lansing is greeted with two boarded-up houses next to each other in the 900 block, more
Even with a notebook full of questions, one curiosity lingered as I waited for U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, to meet me for an interview at his hometown Biggby: what his drink order would be. more
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 — There was a line out the door and a full room last night for a 7th Congressional District town hall hosted by the Lansing NAACP branch. “As you are aware, … more
A trash-strewn property plus used toilet paper in the yard and hanging from a front deck railing are just a few reasons this 50-year-old, 707-square-foot home, more
Here are the candidates who filed to run in the Aug. 5 city of Lansing primary election for mayor, clerk and the City Council. The filing deadline was 4 p.m. Tuesday. more
When Colton Hughes walked onto the state Capitol grounds March 4, he was just like every other protester there: angry with the Trump administration and wanting to do something about it. more
FRIDAY, APRIL 18 — The president of Lansing’s NAACP branch expressed disappointment today that U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, will not attend next week’s town hall meeting with … more
It was a rare occurrence: an activist group asking people not to protest. more
WLNS-TV is building an 8-foot-tall wrought iron fence with spikes in front of its Saginaw Street headquarters after the Lansing Board of Zoning Appeals denied its request last year for a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. more
Since the pandemic sent state employees home, a debate has persisted over downtown’s future. more
Thousands flocked to the state Capitol Saturday to protest the Trump administration as part of a national, coordinated “Hands Off!” rally — one of an estimated 1,400 across the country. more
A former Lansing Board of Water & Light commissioner has proposed the city charter be changed to require the City Council to pick the BWL’s internal auditor instead of the public utility’s Board of Commissioners. more
A resolution to repeal part of Lansing’s restroom ordinance seems likely to pass, following strong public support at a public hearing. more
THURSDAY, APRIL 3 — Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, announced his second telephone town hall this morning.  The event will begin at  7:30 p.m. Monday.  Barrett will be in … more
When old Eastern High School’s iconic cupola was torn to pieces Thursday despite assurances from University of Michigan Health-Sparrow that it would be saved, a sense of urgency reverberated through Lansing. more
The cupola, wood paneling, a folk-art mural, many of the auditorium’s 1,660 seats, apparently all 16 of the Art Deco/Craftsman chandeliers that hung above, hundreds of Flint Faience tiles … those were just some of the artifacts lost in old Eastern’s demolition. more
Ray Ellison knows a thing or two about salvaging Lansing demolition sites — he’s been doing it since the 1960s. more
SATURDAY, March 30 — Anyone wanting to see the inside of the Jon Young Auditorium of old Eastern High School — what's left of it — should head there this weekend. Beyond … more
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