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Shutterstock An example of an accessory dwelling unit in a residential backyard. The city of Lansing’s Planning Office is seeking to amend the zoning code to allow them as a way of addressing the city’s housing shortage as well as meeting the needs of Baby Boomers.
‘Granny flats’: A backyard solution to a residential crisis
Lansing Principal Planner Andy Fedewa and his staff completed an internal review of the city’s zoning policies in May. more
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Ali Alkasti, owner-chef of Sahara Delight in downtown Lansing, is concerned about how changes in state law governing tipped employees will affect his business.
Restaurant owners brace for impact when wages for tipped workers change
Capital News Service LANSING – Michigan restaurateurs have growing concerns about how the state minimum wage and overtime law will change tipped employee’s pay scheme when the … more
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(From left) Lena Garcia and Jonah Brown of Ballet Maria Luz perform at Lansing's 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month ceremony at City Hall.
Gilchrist helps Lansing launch Hispanic Heritage Month
MONDAY, Sept. 16 — Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist helped kick off Lansing’s Hispanic Heritage Month today by noting its importance in a divisive presidential election year. more
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Dwayne Gordon, a sales manager, standing outside his office in downtown Charlotte. He supports Republican Tom Barrett in the 7th Congressional District race.
In 7th District race, Charlotte reflects national concerns
The Grand Parade at the Charlotte Frontier Days festival Saturday made its first turn onto Cochran Road just as the sun poked out from the clouds. It was the first moment of warmth on the unseasonably cold morning that saw a huge crowd of families eager to grab some free candy. more
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Robot talking on the phone
Lansing high school pupils adjusting to new cell phone policy
Smartphones were hardly on his radar when Lansing Eastern High School Principal Marcelle Carruthers began his education career as a teacher at Everett High. Back then, the state still had a law on the books that banned pagers in schools. more
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Lansing charter commissioners take notes on Article 7 of the City Charter at last night’s meeting. They will move on to considering revisions on Sept. 24.
Lansing residents ask charter commissioners to consider ethical investment clause
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11 — Advocates of amending the Lansing City Charter to include a clause requiring “ethical investment” presented their proposal to the city’s Charter Commission last night. more
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Lansing Art Gallery suspends operations over financial problems
The Lansing Art Gallery has suspended operations for at least the rest of September while it figures out how to overcome financial problems, two of the nonprofit's board members said today. more
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touts President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law during a stop at the I-127/I-496 bridge construction site off Trowbridge Road in East Lansing.
Buttigieg tours East Lansing infrastructure project
FRIDAY, Sept. 6 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin in donning construction vests today to tour one of Greater latest infrastructure projects.  more
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U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and other local officials congregate outside the East Lansing home of Ann and George Siegle to applaud the pair's decision to use tax credits made available by the Inflation Reduction Act to install solar panels on their roof. State Sen. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, is to the left.
Stabenow touts Inflation Reduction Act green tax credits in East Lansing
THURSDAY, Sept. 5 — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow pulled up to a home solar energy ribbon-cutting event in East Lansing’s Bailey Neighborhood this morning in her Lake Orion-made Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle. more
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The 2024 East Lansing Art Festival was the largest of the five festivals Heather Majano has organized since having to pivot to a digital-only format during her first year at the helm in 2020.
Local arts leaders get creative with post-pandemic efforts
Meghan Martin and Heather Majano became leaders of their Greater Lansing arts organizations in 2019. more
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Rewind: News from the last 7 days
The city of Lansing is seeking proposals from private companies and current management to run the Lansing Center, Groesbeck Golf Course and Jackson Field baseball stadium. The city-owned … more
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A worker power washing the inside of the Moores Park Pool to remove grit and grime that's accumulated since it closed in 2019. The pool is expected to reopen by 2026.
Moores Park Pool restoration gets serious as demolition phase ends
THURSDAY, Aug. 29 — Demolition work at Moores Park Pool is complete, but the process of revitalizing the historic 1922 property at 420 Moores River Drive is only just beginning. more
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Construction of the $85 million, 100-bed Caro Psychiatric Hospital finished last summer. The 130,000-square-foot facility in Tuscola County is one of four state-owned psychiatric hospitals and one of the latest efforts to address Michigan’s shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds.
Michigan’s shortage of mental health beds ‘deep and prolonged’
Westside Lansing resident Emily Smith has run the gamut of inpatient psychiatric care in Michigan. more
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Randy Dykhuis speaks on changing the city's board and commission appointment process and implementing term limits for those members at the latest Charter Commission meeting.
Charter Commission hears concerns over BWL, board and commission appointment process
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28 — The Lansing Board of Water & Light’s decision to approve rate increases through 2025 loomed large over last night’s Charter Commission meeting. … more
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Lack of Lansing City Council support for studying whether to to declare old Eastern High School a historic district has removed a roadblock to University of Michigan Health-Sparrow's plans to replace it with a psychiatric hospital.
Plan to study making old Eastern High School a historic district appears dead
TUESDAY, Aug. 27 — An effort to determine whether old Eastern High School qualifies as a historic district appears doomed, removing a potential obstacle to University of Michigan … more
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow contends that old Eastern High School, which closed five years ago, is beyond use for healthcare purposes.
UM-Sparrow asks Council not to study making old Eastern a historic district
THURSDAY, Aug. 22 — University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is fighting back against a proposal to the Lansing City Council for a study committee to determine if old Eastern High School should be … more
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Scores gather for a Lansing Board of Water & Light rate hearing Tuesday.
What’s behind BWL’s sixth rate increase request in seven years
Lansing Board of Water and Light customer Paul Wozniak has grown weary of utility rate increases. more
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Efforts start to decide if old Eastern should be declared historic district
Lansing’s Historic District Commission is expected to take the next step Friday in its effort to persuade the City Council to study whether to declare old Eastern High School a historic district. more
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Lansing Charter Commission Chair Brian Jeffries addresses residents at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center during the first of the commission's four planned community meetings
Lansing Charter Commission hits the road for community feedback
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21 — Lansing’s Charter Commission ventured beyond the friendly confines of City Hall last night to seek community input on its revision efforts. The nine-member body … more
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The Lansing Board of Water & Light contends that green energy, such as its purchases from this Shiawassee County solar array, is a major part of proposed rate increase. The utility will host a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in REO Town.
Ratepayers can give their 2 cents on BWL’s rate hike proposal at public hearing
Lansing Board of Water & Light customer Paul Wozniak has grown weary of utility rateincreases. Since 2018, his combined electric and water bill has risen every year erxcept 2021. Starting … more
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