“What was it like in the early days when Eastern first opened its doors?” begins a history written for Eastern High School’s 50th anniversary in 1978.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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6/13/24
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WEDNESDAY, June 12 — Congressional candidate Curtis Hertel Jr., who is trying to make it to one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, got a boost today from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who many think has an eye on a job at the other end.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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6/12/24
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“What was it like in the early days when Eastern first opened its doors?” begins a history written for Eastern High School’s 50 th anniversary in 1978.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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6/12/24
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Eastern High School will become a $97.2 million psychiatric facility operated by University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, it confirmed today.
"With approximately 1.7 million Michigan residents …
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BERL SCHWARTZ
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6/7/24
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WEDNESDAY, June 5 — Lansing’s Charter Revision Commission experienced growing pains in its second meeting yesterday as commissioners struggled and failed to agree on a list of community stakeholders they would like to see weigh in on potential changes to the charter.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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6/5/24
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In 2019, SJ Therese fled an abusive home situation and checked in at the City Rescue Mission’s women and children's shelter.
Therese, a lesbian, stayed there for a couple of weeks before …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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6/5/24
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The 16-year-old and 20-year-olds critically injured during the May 27 mass shooting in the parking lot between Rotary Park and Lansing Shuffle were upgraded Thursday to stable condition. Kylete …
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6/4/24
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A jury of 12 Manhattan residents found former President Donald J. Trump guilty on 34 felony counts yesterday, making him the first president in United States history to be convicted of a felony. This morning, City Pulse interviewed pedestrians in downtown Lansing on their thoughts on the monumental verdict.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/31/24
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At 14, Everett High School freshman Xavier McKissic already knows two peers killed by guns.
The first was on May 4, when 14-year-old Jaquez Moye-Young was fatally shot in north Lansing. The …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/29/24
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WEDNESDAY, May 22 — Former Lansing City Council member Brian Jeffries will chair the city's first-ever City Charter revision commission, its members decided yesterday.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/22/24
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The Lansing City Council passed Mayor Andy Schor’s proposed $271.4 million budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. The overall budget is up 4% from this year. It includes …
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5/21/24
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Joan “Ma” Kittle, a seven-year resident of the Grange Acres senior housing community in Haslett, isn’t able to work on her small garden plot as much as she’d like to these …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/21/24
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Shawn Brock was rendered homeless recently when he could not afford his rent due to expenses from a medical condition.
Last week, Brock was one of 100 people who gathered outside the Lansing Center to picket for tenants’ rights.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/21/24
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FRIDAY, May 17 — The British Broadcasting Corp. will bring its “World Questions” program to Lansing June 4, when local panelists are set to debate questions on national issues …
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5/17/24
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WEDNESDAY, May 15 — The Ingham County Circuit Court welcomed its newest canine advocate today.
Chief Judge Joyce Draganchuk swore in Basil, a 2-year-old lab and golden retriever mix who will serve as an emotional support animal at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/15/24
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WEDNESDAY, May 15 — The Lansing School District is one of just 13 districts nationwide to be named a 2024 recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Efficient and Healthy Schools program award.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/15/24
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The road to a new Lansing city hall has been about as smooth as most roads in Lansing and elsewhere in Michigan: full of potholes.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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5/15/24
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THURSDAY, May 9 — Mayor Andy Schor announced today that he wants to build a new city hall on the site of the old Center for the Arts, 425 S. Grand Ave., on the corner of Lenawee Street.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/9/24
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WEDNESDAY, May 8 — Name recognition appears to have played a big role in the election of nine candidates yesterday to serve on the first-ever Lansing Charter Revision Commission.
The top …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/8/24
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Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and early 2021, leadership at Downtown Lansing Inc. began discussing ways to reverse the negative impacts of business closures and decreased commerce …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/8/24
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