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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow has submitted a request to the city of Lansing to permit it to demolish old Eastern High School to make room for the construction of a psychiatric facility, Schor administration spokesperson Scott Bean confirmed Tuesday.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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2/26/25
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“Town hall now,” chanted a crowd of nearly 250 Monday outside the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett R-Charlotte.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 21 — When leaders of Indivisible Michigan 7 requested a meeting with U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, they received no answer.
Today, they visited anyway.
Over 100 …
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Public art was once defined by graffiti under bridges and classical sculptures in gardens, then cities like Philadelphia and Detroit rebranded public graffiti as art, thanks to folks like Banksy,
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By BILL CASTANIER
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2/19/25
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When Branden Pecor of Grand Rapids braved a winter storm and subzero windchills on Monday to protest outside the Michigan Capitol, she did not realize the event had been canceled.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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2/19/25
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“It’s still there,” Andrew Muylle, an Eastside resident and 2013 Eastern High School alumnus, said. “The windows are boarded, but it’s still there, and we want to do everything we can.”
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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2/19/25
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THURSDAY, Feb. 13 — Akiem Harshman lives in Grand Rapids now, but the Lansing native still comes back for Quality Dairy donuts.
And today he successfully defended his crown as Quality …
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525 S Hayford Ave., Lansing
This 800 square-foot home between Marcus and Elizabeth streets, a block and a half south of Kalamazoo Avenue, has been red-tagged by the city since 2019.
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By STEVE UNDERWOOD
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2/12/25
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12 —Michigan State University celebrated the opening of its new Multicultural Center Friday.
The $38 million building is the culmination of decades of advocacy by the …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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2/12/25
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5 — Hundreds gathered at the Capitol at noon on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration.
The ragtag coalition was the turnout for the 50501 protest, a decentralized …
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LEO V. KAPLAN
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2/5/25
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Lansing will continue to maintain its policy of requiring law enforcement, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, to bring a search warrant to conduct actions in district schools, Sergio Keck, the deputy superintendent for special populations, said Tuesday.
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By CAMILA BELLO CASTRO AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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2/5/25
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This 478 square-feet, two-bed, one-bath home off Pennsylvania Avenue has been red-tagged by the city since November 2023. The owner, Grand Rapids-based BC Investing LLC,
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/29/25
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Greater Lansing scored a coup in the state Legislature last term when the chairs of both the House and Senate Appropriations committees were local.
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By KYLE MELINN (MIRS News Service)
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1/29/25
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Severe asthma as a child helped shape Joshua Ramirez-Roberts’ life.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/29/25
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Hundreds of servers from across Michigan gathered at the Capitol in September to protest the changes. Lana Face, a 26-year server who works at Buffalo Wild Wings in Delta Township, was among them.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/22/25
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With “a shoebox full of vintage jewelry and a pocket camera,” Emily Duffelmeyer embarked on a slow but steady path to growth success.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/22/25
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1114 Camp St., Lansing
Ingham County foreclosed on this 792-square-foot, two-bedroom home near Old Town in February 2023 following a history of noncompliance by a handful of successive owners
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/15/25
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The man is back in town.
President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington, D.C., Monday to be inaugurated,
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By KYLE MELINN
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1/15/25
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Downtown Lansing Inc. recruited Sedona Wanderlust Boutique owner Ashleigh Rogers to join its Middle Village “retail accelerator program” in early 2024.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8 — Former Lansing Mayor David Hollister's lifetime of public service in Greater Lansing made him a key resource in the minds of many of the city's charter commissioners.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/8/25
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