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Eli's Managing Editor Ann Nichols brings ideas about what to do this weekend.

The City of East Lansing is seeking volunteers to help with the pop up skating rink to be installed this February in Valley Court Park. The rink is expected to be open for two weeks, from February 11 through February 25, and will be free and open to the public between the hours of 3-9pm as long as the weather allows. Find more information about the rink here.

Photo, clockwise from top: Alyssa Forsyth, Emily McWethy (Cinderella), Mosey
Rojewski, Alice Ribeiro, Sarah Flink, Miki Perdikakis

This weekend, the East Lansing Dance and Theatre Company (ELDTC) will perform “AFTER EVER AFTER, or Four Beautiful Princesses, a Bunch of Sidekicks and One Evil Villain: A Ballet in One Act” at the Hannah Community Center Albert White Theatre. 

It was standing room only last night in a lecture hall in MSU’s Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) Building for the first of two public forums held by the University to address the possible sale of WKAR-TV’s broadcasting spectrum.

If, like me, you consider The East Lansing Public Library (ELPL) a second home, here’s the bad news: the Library will be closed from December 7 through January 10.

Charlie Waller, 5, of East Lansing died of a rare brain stem tumor. His parents created Art for Charlie to help other families deal with the loss of a child.

For parents with a terminally ill child, the choice is heartbreaking. Do you focus on ensuring that your child receives the highest level of pain management and comfort care or continue to hope for and work toward a cure?

Buckskin Beauty.

Rising Sun Princess.

Mystifying Gypsy.

Native Princess.

Cleo De Nile.

Dream Catcher Cutie.

Tribal Spirit.

Egyptian.

One of these eight costumes, available at the Party City in Frandor, is bound to ring your doorbell this Halloween. The smiling, painted faces will eagerly accept your candy, scamper off to the next home and never question whether their costume was well-received, or offensive.

Photo credit: Jena McShane of McShane Photography (provided by The Firecracker Foundation)

Beginning at midnight on Oct. 20, Tashmica Torok is asking sexual trauma survivors to participate in a social media event called, "Why I Told". Survivors can share what inspired them to tell their story, and hopefully encourage others to tell their stories.

The leaves have changed color, stores have stocked their shelves with cider and candy and Pumpkin Spice lattes have reclaimed their place in your mug. Halloween is just around the corner, and East Lansing has plenty of activities to occupy the Spidermen and Queen Elsas of your family.

Families are invited to visit Safe Halloween from 5pm- 7pm on Thursday, Oct. 29. The event will take place on M.A.C. Avenue between Elizabeth and Burcham, and the area will be closed to traffic.

The passage of Labor Day and first snap of cold weather mean one thing for students across the state of Michigan: back to school.

As alarms are set, assignments are hurried through, and backpacks are packed, the return to school is different for each student. Right here in East Lansing, I found a vast diversity of thoughts on coming back to the hallowed halls of ELHS.

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Above: Corey Cafagna Park

There is a new park in the Glencairn neighborhood, behind Hannah Community Center. Well, okay, the green space at the intersection of Sunset Lane and Southlawn Avenue has always been there, and some people even knew it was a city park. But now the City of East Lansing has named it the Corey Cafagna Park. The park will soon have what people expect in a neighborhood park---benches, a flower planter, and an "official" name sign.

Above: The Bailey Community Center as seen from the west.

City Council’s meeting this week did not see the smooth sailing that had been hoped by all for the Capital Area Housing Partnership’s (CAHP’s) plan for redevelopment of the Bailey Community Center.

Kathleen Edsall (standing, center) and family,

The new Michigan law on LGBTQ+ adoption has produced a nationwide discussion about discrimination.