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After East Lansing settled for $7.8 million over a 5% fee on Lansing Board of Water & Light bills deemed to be an illegal tax, Lansing Township is trying a different approach to keep a similar … more
The Gillespie Group agreed to purchase the City Rescue Mission’s six adjacent buildings on the 600 block of East Michigan Avenue. The mission’s men’s shelter is relocating to … more
The busy brushes of Brian Whitfield The paint brushes of local muralist Brian Whitfield never get a chance to dry out, and that’s a good thing. Whitfield, who is noted for his many … more
Bridget Brink has tackled difficult things before. A few times. Being named the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine two months after Russia’s 2022 ramped up invasion of the country was difficult. … more
A U.S. District judge has sentenced Merria Wallace, 42, from West Park, Florida, with ties to Lansing, to 10 years in prison for her role in a multistate drug trafficking operation. Wallace was part … more
Even as the city has prioritized funding for roads and sidewalks, the budget has remained slim compared to the number of in-need areas. City Pulse asked all Council candidates on the August ballot … more
City Pulse asked all 13 candidates who will appear on the August ballot — 10 at-large and three 4th Ward candidates — about the vacancy factor in Lansing’s budget. Mayoral … more
A controversial choice to hike retired firefighters’ insurance premiums according to the Schor administration’s reading of a 2013 collective bargaining agreement, unfunded vacancies that … more
Ballots are out and the votes are already trickling in — even though the election is still a month away. Over 22,000 ballots were sent out on Friday for Lansing’s Aug. 5 primary … more
Aurelius Christian’s campaign for City Council seemed to be going well. Out of 10 at-large candidates in the Aug. 5 primary election, Christian, 27, was one of three endorsed by the … more
Lansing voters will decide in November whether to approve a new city charter. It contains several major changes — such as expanding the City Council’s size and its election schedule … more
When University of Michigan Health-Sparrow demolished the historic Eastern High School as part of a plan to build a mental health facility on its grounds, some bemoaned a lack of preservation ethic … more
MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz told faculty and staff some will lose their jobs as the university reduces its budget 9% over the next two years. MSU “faces external pressures such as … more
MONDAY, June 30 — Lansing voters will decide in November whether to approve a new city charter, City Clerk Chris Swope said today. It contains several major changes — such as … more
One minute, Linda Gonzales was enjoying a beautiful Saturday in June as she walked to a mailbox along Jolly Road in south Lansing. The next, she was on the ground with a broken wrist. The … more
Murals find their way on to some unusual spaces, including street crosswalks, communication boxes and walls and windows in the downtown. And now drain grates and catch basins will be getting a … more
Bridget Brink, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, announced she is running as a Democrat to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District in next … more
MONDAY, June 23 — The Green Door, a Lansing institution on Michigan Avenue for more than three decades, serving up the blues and a wide variety of other music while also thriving as an … more
Two new Lansing ordinances may not provide dramatic and immediate relief from our housing shortage. But over time they should gently densify our neighborhoods.   The ordinances, which the … more
Purchased at auction by Brian Tillery II and Kabuba R. Mwilima in 2022, this house, seven blocks north of the State Capitol, is one of the more glaring eyesores in the city. more
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