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Ted Stewart, owner of Metro Retro in Old Town, died over the weekend at the age of 56.
Old Town, LGBTQ stalwart Ted Stewart, co-founder of Metro Retro, dies
MONDAY, April 1 — Ted Stewart, 56, owner of Metro Retro in Old Town, died in his sleep Saturday, friends said. His shop, at 304 E. Grand River Ave., celebrated its eighth year of business last month. more
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As absentee ballots start getting mailed for the May 7 special election to serve on the Lansing Charter Revision Commission, nine candidates band together to counter endorsements of nine candidates by the unions and the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Nine Lansing charter commission candidates join forces in response to chamber endorsements
Nine candidates for Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission announced today that they have formed an alliance in response to a separate slate of endorsements selected by … more
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Grand Rapids developer Gary Granger wants the city of Lansing to reconsider his unsuccessful bid to develop a new city hall on the city of old Walter Neller Building at Grand Avenue and Allegan Street. Lansing Mayoer Andy Schor rejected his request, pointing out that Granger has long ignored demands to clean up the building. The ciy placed it on the make-safe-or-demolish list in October.
Schor, scorned developer at odds over city hall plans
The city of Lansing’s journey to a new city hall has hit at least another speed bump. more
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When the city of Lansing opened up the bidding process for a new city hall project in March 2022, the Granger Group and Gentiloozi Real Estate proposed that the site of the Walter Neller Building, 122 S. Grand Ave., could be redeveloped for the purpose. The city ended up going with the Boji Group, the only other bidder, for a plan that resulted in the city's offer to purchase the old Masonic Temple as a new city hall.
Schor passes again on Granger’s alternative plan for a new city hall
​​ MONDAY, March 25 — Mayor Andy Schor has rebuffed a recent attempt by a developer to revive his proposal for building a new city hall in downtown Lansing. more
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Changes to East Lansing’s police oversight commission powers leave members dissatisfied
THURSDAY, March 21 — Members of the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission expressed dissatisfaction at changes by the City Council that they say weakened the panel’s … more
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A plan for the city of Lansing to purchase the old Masonic Temple, 217 S. Capital Ave., to convert it into a new city hall was defeated on a 4-4 vote.
Have the tables been turned on Mayor Schor’s city hall dreams?
An agreement to buy the Masonic Temple building downtown and turn it into Lansing’s next city hall looked poised to pass last week when City Council members met as the Committee of the Whole. But a short time later at the Council meeting itself, it lost on a 4-4 vote after three members who supporters expected to back it didn’t. more
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Ingham County funds program to relieve local medical debt
When Ingham County Commissioner Myles Johnson learned last summer that the state of Michigan had budgeted matching funds to help residents erase their medical debt with assistance from a national nonprofit, he knew he had to get the ball rolling as soon as possible. more
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Lansing School District Superintendent Ben Shuldiner touted the district’s first enrollment increase in three decades in a November press conference, but he said in an interview this weekend that there’s still a lot of work to revitalize the long-troubled district.
Lansing schools increase enrollment, graduation rates. What’s next?
When Ben Shuldiner took over as superintendent of the Lansing School District in 2021, he knew his work was cut out for him. more
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor presents his 2024 State of the City Address at Grewal Hall at 224 last night.
Mayor Schor cites public safety, new officers as a priority in State of the City address
WEDNESDAY, March 13 — Faced with public concern about safety in Lansing, Mayor Andy Schor proposed last night hiring 15 additional police officers with funds he is hoping the state legislature … more
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A look at the 36 Lansing Charter Commission candidates
Lansing voters will decide on May 7 which nine of 36 candidates will serve on the Charter Revision Commission. more
The new design for the Tower on Grand (left), 215 S. Grand Ave., as compared to the original proposal shared by developer John Gentilozzi in August.
City Council delays action on New Vision Lansing downtown housing development
MONDAY, Feb.26 — The developers of the $228 million New Vision Lansing plan for downtown housing have dramatically reduced the number of units of “workforce” residences the project would include. … more
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The city of Lansing plans to remove the islands from a portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Ionia and Lenawee streets. Neighbors lament the loss of trees.
City planning to remove islands on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Some westside Lansing residents are concerned about a city proposal to remove the tree-covered islands on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Ionia and Lenawee streets. “It’s … more
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Mona Ramouni with her two mini guide horses, Cherry (left) and Cali, in her home in Okemos.
What bothers Mona Ramouni is not being seen
Jose Saramago’s novel “Blindness” imagines a world where suddenly everyone went blind. The world descended into chaos; people misbehaved, and violence dominated. It was not a pretty picture. more
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This is an undated photo of the old Durant Motor Works factory on Lansing’s west side, which closed in 1931. It reopened as GM’s Fisher Body Plant and then was renamed the Lansing Body Assembly plant until it closed in 2005 and was mostly torn down in 2007.
Full circle: Old Verlinden plant could become site for making EV parts
For years, Lansing officials have been trying to redevelop the site of the old Fisher Body Plant, a General Motors factory on the city’s west side that was closed in 2005 and largely demolished two years later. more
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The Lansing City Council as it prepares to vote last night on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas war.
Lansing City Council approves Gaza ceasefire resolution before a packed audience
TUESDAY, Feb. 13 — In front of a packed chamber, Lansing’s City Council voted 7-0 last night to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Lansing became the seventh city in … more
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Rep. Emily Dievendorf (left) discusses housing affordability as (to her left) Lansing City Council member Ryan Kost, Ashia Wilson of the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness and Kelsey Brianne of For Our Future listen during a community event at The Fledge last week.
In Lansing, the issue of affordable housing a ‘two-headed monster’
Lansing has long been touted as an affordable place to live. In 2018, it was listed as the nation’s best affordable city by Livability.com, which cited the average price of rent at the time as $734. more
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(From left) City Council members Tamera Carter, Trini Lopez Pehlivanoglu and Brian Jackson listen to public comment on a proposed Gaza ceasefire resolution at the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee meeting yesterday. They voted 3-0 to send the resolution to the full Council, which is expected to vote on it on Monday.
Gaza ceasefire resolution advances to full Lansing City Council
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 — For months, Lansing residents have flooded the public comment portion of City Council meetings asking it to pass a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. more
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Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum and her husband are plaintiffs in a suit that claims that their son's reinstatement to Mason High School violates the civil rights of a girl whom he allegedly sexually abused two years ago.
Youth reinstated to school in sex assault case is Ingham Co. Clerk Barb Byrum’s son
TUESDAY, Feb. 6 — A federal lawsuit claims that Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum and her husband used political influence to get their son reinstated to Mason schools after he was expelled for allegedly sexually assaulting … more
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Tanisha Ford was the first of four guest lecturers during Black History Month in the 24th annual William G. Anderson Lecture Series at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts yesterday. She spoke about her fourth book, “Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement,” which follows Moon's life and activism as a pioneering Black woman working in traditionally white philanthropist spaces in New York City during the time of the Civil Rights movement.
Black women face 'pet to threat' prejudice, historian and author says at MSU
FRIDAY, Feb. 2 — Black women are subjected to "pet to threat," a prominent African American historian and author agreed yesterday as she kicked off a Black History Month lecture series at Michigan State University. more
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel offers advice in East Lansing on avoiding scams.
As technology evolves, scammers get bolder. What can be done?
On Jan. 18, business owners in the Eastwood Towne Center received calls from a phone number that matched that of the Lansing Township Police Department. more
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