Development and Planning

Today marks a day some thought would never come. The redevelopment project for the vacant corner downtown has officially obtained all approvals. Construction will soon start. ELi's Dan Totzkay and Alice Dreger report.

A public hearing this Wednesday will center on whether Oakwood Historic District should be changed. Which properties are involved, and what would the effect be? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

We have news, so much news, and we don't want to wait until after Thanksgiving break to let you in on it.

Solar panels? A sculpture? A reader wrote to ask us about what's happening at the long-awaited Burcham solar park. We bring you a fresh photo and the story as reported by ELi's Paige Filice.

A new ordinance could require installation of electric vehicle charging stations for all new East Lansing site plans with private parking lots for 50 cars or more. The cost would be incurred by private property owners. Eli's Dan Totzkay reports.

Would a new kind of zoning code under consideration – one that prescribes specific architectural requirements – be a boon or a boondoggle for our City? And which neighborhoods might be affected? ELi's Alice Dreger and Jessy Gregg bring you a special report.

East Lansing's government may institute new architectural codes for a large section of the City. Should what happened – and didn’t happen – in the East Village be seen as a cautionary tale?

Developer Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors has announced that the first tenant on the Albert Avenue side of the new Center City development will be Owosso-based Foster Coffee. ELi has the story of the people behind Foster, and why they were chosen for Center City..

Who is doing the negotiating over the $100-million-dollar, public-private Park Place deal? And what major zoning change is Planning Commission about to consider, even though there's been no site plan submitted? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Last week East Lansing City Council voted down a proposed ordinance to allow sales of medical marijuana in the city. Last night they took another look, made some changes, and voted unanimously to allow the businesses. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.

On Tuesday, East Lansing's City Council voted down a law that would have legalized provisioning centers here. Now, in a surprise move, the Mayor Pro Tem wants to try again. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

What happened last night at East Lansing's City Council on the regulation of medical marijuana was not what anyone predicted. ELi's Dan Totzkay, Ann Nichols, and Alice Dreger bring you the story.

Amidst Council Member Aaron Stephens' thwarted attempts to increase transparency, following little public notice, East Lansing's City Council will hold a special meeting and possible vote tomorrow on marijuana regulation.

What's the latest on that big redevelopment downtown? ELi's Alice Dreger gives you the scoop.

Yesterday the DDA approved a draft purchase agreement with Royal Apartments USA, Inc. for the sale of public properties for the redevelopment known as "Park Place." ELi's Jessy Gregg explains what happened, and what's next.