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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 …
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.

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.
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.
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Food

Pizza perfection in Old Town

The myriad textures and flavors of The Cosmos’ Sweet BBQ Pork pizza will lift you up into the atmosphere.

There is an abundance of pizza options in the Lansing area, but there are just a handful of restaurants making wood-fired pizza, which is one of the best styles, in my opinion.

An egg in a nest for any time of day

Photo by Rosmarie Voegtli 
When making an egg in a nest, as long as there’s an egg, the nature of the nest is negotiable. A nest made of ramen noodles not only does the job but looks the part.

Most of us have had the standard breakfast version of egg in a nest, where a piece of bread represents the nest.

Other news

Disinformation is a threat to the 2024 elections. Here’s how you can protect yourself and others.

This election season, voters in Arizona, Michigan and other swing states will play a crucial role in deciding which party will control Congress and who will occupy the White House. However, as we …

Whitmer and Granholm announce $1.5B loan to restart Palisades nuclear plant

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm toured the Holtec Palisades Training Center on Thursday before announcing the federal government’s commitment to offer a $1.5 …

Rewind: News from the last 7 days.

Lansing Township police are looking for a group of individuals who fired shots at an apartment building Saturday. Police said when they arrived at 2920 Woodruff Ave., between North Homer Street …
Opinion

Dear Ben Schuldiner: The message is Lansing Schools’ strengths

Revision is an undeniable part of writing. It’s when the writer sees what they have written and then sees it again. They rethink it. Ideas and purpose become clearer, and sometimes the message changes.

Arts & Culture

An exciting Easter weekend

Easter is coming up on Sunday, and the Easter Bunny will be hopping around the Lansing area this weekend to greet families and drop treat-filled eggs. Beyond holiday events, there will also be a comedy show, a home aquaponics workshop, a one-day art show, concerts, dance parties and more.

‘Like a lion roaring’

Piano mastery and organ virtuosity are splendid things to witness, but Bobby Floyd only starts there.

Masons and masonry

Lansing has more than its share of abandoned legacy buildings, from empty schools to old factories and cavernous K-Marts, but the 1924 Masonic Temple building at 217 S. Capitol Ave. downtown is in a class by itself.
Lansterdam

Find good vibes, good prices and even better selection at the Cake House

The Cake House, based in Southern California, opened its south Lansing retail facility late last year. The women- and minority-led company places a heavy emphasis on spreading knowledge and carrying a wide variety of products at various price points.

As Michigan’s cannabis industry matures, operators are shuffling around their retail and production assets to better deal with market saturation or, in many cases, the realities of their own capacities and levels of expertise.

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