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In Memorium: Hugh P. Spagnuolo
Today, we say goodbye to our teacher, cousin, and friend, Hugh Spagnuolo, whose 44-year career at Eastern High School touched nearly every student attending. If you had to write a theme on certain … more
A weighted blanket in 54-A District Judge Cynthia Ward's courtroom.
A weighty judicial matter: Blankets in the courtroom
FRIDAY, Dec. 27 — Judge Cynthia Ward loses sleep over some of the stories she hears on the bench. So, she reasoned, those same witnesses must be undergoing significant stress in telling … more
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Joel Ferguson
Those we lost: Ferguson, Herbert, Wharton among 2024 deaths
A look at notable figures in Greater Lansing who died in 2024. more
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Chicago developer J. Paul Beitler’s patience paid off in 2024 when the City Council agreed to his seven-year-old plan to convert the existing City Hall to an upscale hotel after the seat of local government moves to a new building on the south end of downtown.
Top 10 stories of the year
City Hall scuffles finally settled Chicago developer J. Paul Beitler achieved a longtime dream in July when Lansing’s City Council unanimously approved selling City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., more
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Commission Chair Brian Jeffries explains how both the City Council and residents, via initiative petition, can place the charter commission question on the ballot based on state law.
Panel splits 6-3 for ending Lansing City Charter ballot requirement every 12 years
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18—Since 1987, Lansing voters have had the option to establish a charter commission at the ballot box every 12 years. more
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Bassam Mahmoud, owner of Sultan’s Mediterranean Cuisine & Bakery in East Lansing, was born in Syria. He graduated from pharmacy school in Damascus before moving to the United States in 1986.
Assad’s fall brings ‘overwhelming happiness’ to Syrian-Americans
As a Syrian-born child of two Palestinian refugees, Bassam Mahmoud’s early life was dictated by a lack of true citizenship. When his parents were forcibly relocated to Syria in 1948, they … more
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Multi-property landlords dominate tax delinquency list
Christian Nwobu, owner of 23 rental properties in Lansing with delinquent property tax balances, will need to come up with $102,499 by March 31 to avoid foreclosure. more
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Michigan State University students associated with the school's chapter of the national Students Organize 4 Syria organization celebrate the country's newfound freedom by painting the Syrian flag on the MSU rock on Tuesday.
Local Syrian Americans express ‘tearful joy’ and ‘overwhelming happiness’ at Assad’s fall
THURSDAY, Dec. 12 — As a Syrian-born child of two Palestinian refugees, Bassam Mahmoud’s early life was dictated by a lack of true citizenship. more
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Nurses and healthcare workers staging an informational picket outside the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Hospital on Michigan Avenue in Lansing Nov. 12. Their union announced today that local members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the healthcare system.
UM Health-Sparrow nurses and healthcare workers vote to authorize strike
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11 — Unionized nurses and healthcare professionals have voted almost unanimously to authorize a strike against University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, the Michigan Nurses … more
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Reem Hanna, owner of Jerusalem Bakery, 1456 E. Michigan Ave., is worried about the city’s Michigan Avenue rehabilitation project, which will temporarily close a stretch in front of her business. “They’re coming to my section, and I really don’t know what to do,” she said.
Costly progress: Michigan Avenue shops lick their wounds
Lansing’s small businesses on Michigan Avenue were just beginning to recover from the pandemic when Lansing’s $14 million Michigan Avenue rehabilitation project began last April. more
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Eyesore of the Week: 206 S. Holmes St., Lansing
206 S. Holmes St., Lansing Not all eyesores are lost causes. In the case of this 1,289-square-foot home, more
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Charter Commissioner Liz Boyd called the Charter Commission a "lovely exercise but very costly."
Lansing charter panel debates requiring a commission vote every 12 years
By TYLER SCHNEIDER WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4 — A key recommendation that could come out of the city of Lansing Charter Commission is amending — and even eliminating — the provision … more
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Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse A volunteer cradles one of 700 turkeys distributed to the community Nov. 23 at LMTS Community Outreach Services in south Lansing.
Helping helpers help
For the dozens of nonprofits that help fill basic needs in greater Lansing and mid-Michigan, the big word in 2024 is “more.” more
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Rep.-elect Ron Robinson, R-Utica
New lawmakers learn from their media experiences
Capital News Service The 2024 election brought many new faces to Michigan’s Legislature.  Four of them say they plan to use backgrounds in media and journalism in their approach … more
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More than 1,000 UM Health-Sparrow employees affiliated under the Michigan Nurses Association union stage an informational picket outside of the Michigan Avenue hospital Nov. 12 to help hasten negotiations for a new contract after their previous agreement ended Oct. 31.
‘Shorthanded’ UM Health-Sparrow nurses consider strike
Leah Rasch worked as a medical surgical nurse at Sparrow Health System for five years before University of Michigan Health acquired it in April 2023. more
Lansing resident James Bell urges City Council members to promote compromises to save the old Eastern High School building from demolition. UM-Sparrow, who owns the property, plans to tear it down to construct a $97 million, 120-bed psychiatric hospital
Residents trying to save old Eastern High School fight on
TUESDAY, Dec. 13 — Efforts to save the old Eastern High School building are still on the table, according to seven speakers at last night’s City Council meeting. more
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Eyesore of the week: 412 E. Cavanaugh Road,
412 E. Cavanaugh Road, Lansing This 723-square-foot, one-bedroom, single-bath home near the intersection of Cedar Street and Cavanaugh Road was hit with seven citations for an overgrown … more
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Former Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero (right) on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News TV show in 2017 after Bernero in essence declared Lansing a sanctuary city by executive order.
Schor standing by Lansing’s ‘sanctuary city’ executive order
As President-elect Donald Trump promises to mobilize mass deportation efforts “on day one,” Lansing Mayor Andy Schor said he supports the city’s existing executive order providing protections for the city’s immigrant population. more
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Leslie McRoberts, head of MSU Libraries’ Special Collections, pulls books to move from the basement of the Main Library to the collections’ new space on the third floor.
MSU Libraries unveils new Special Collections space
Somewhere in heaven, Russel B. Nye, considered one of the fathers of popular culture, is smiling down on his beloved Michigan State University, where he was a professor of English for nearly 40 years. more
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LET’S BOOGIE!
One way to look at it: In 1,531 days (as I write this) he will be gone.  At least with some degree of certainty, although the parallels with 1933 Germany are frightening.  But the Pollyanish among us can start counting. more
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