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New Downtown TIF Plan Up to $1.45 Million

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Image: Artist’s rendering of the planned building for 565 East Grand River Avenue (where the old Taco Bell building now is).

Developer David Krause is asking East Lansing’s City Council to approve a tax increment financing (TIF) plan of about $1.45 million, saying he cannot build a planned new retail and apartment building downtown without public financial support.

Updated: Trash Scavengers Alarm Residents

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Last Friday, August 14, a resident of East Lansing’s Glencairn neighborhood posted to a neighborhood Facebook group that a couple had been going through her trash and recycling, and appeared to be looking mostly at papers. Later that day, another individual was seen going through trash. The East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) was called and the responding officer spoke to the man for several minutes. The Facebook post stated that ELPD had indicated that it was illegal to go through another person’s trash.

Contemporary Music Potluck: Big Music in a Small Venue

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

On Saturday, August 8, I attended a concert that was geographically close and yet environmentally far from East Lansing’s Great Lakes Folk Festival and the neighboring Lansing Jazz Fest.

In the shadows of these competing annual mainstays, another day-long musical event was taking place in a quiet Hunter Park-adjacent Lansing neighborhood: the Contemporary Music Potluck (CMP).

Draheim Running for EL City Council

Monday, August 17, 2015

In our continuing series introducing the candidates for City Council, our next candidate is Shanna Draheim. Draheim first lived here as an MSU student, and is now a homeowner living with her husband and three children.

Wisdom of Rooftop Party Ordinance Debated

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Image: Patrick Rose (left) speaking to Council last week with City Attorney Tom Yeadon (middle) and City Manager George Lahanas in the background.

Can’t the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) legally order drunk people off unsafe roofs without City Council passing a special ordinance saying so? That is but one of the many questions that are being raised by local attorney Patrick Rose in his communications to Council on this matter.

ELHS Principal Resolves Newspaper Issues, ELPS Board Introduces New Curriculum Director

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Evan Hoopingarner (L), 2015 graduate of East Lansing High School and former co-editor of The Portrait, addresses the East Lansing Board of Education, along with East Lansing High School Principal Coby Fletcher. Board member Erin Graham is at right.

 

East Lansing High School’s school newspaper will not be placed under prior review by the school administration this coming school year, and may even be considered to be a “public forum” in the future – giving its student journalists the highest standard of protection under the U.S. Constitution.

Want a Wake-Up Call for the Perseids?

Monday, August 10, 2015

Image: Gratuitous NASA sunrise photo

At ELi, we are always brainstorming ways to improve our non-profit, local news-and-information service to you. Well, today, we thought of a special service we can provide this week: a wake-up call Thursday morning if the weather is good for meteor viewing.

EL Police Tactics at Protest Questioned

Monday, August 10, 2015

Above: Yesterday, ELPD officer telling Councilmember Ruth Beier and Terry Scharf they may not distribute flyers at the protest

The actions of East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) officers at yesterday’s protest downtown are now being questioned on several fronts, including why ELPD officers told protesters they could not hand out printed literature. Also in question is behavior by one white officer that was perceived as racist by the two women who were its subjects.

Scene Over Confederate Flag at Festival Heating Up

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Image: Ruth Beier (left) and Kendra Cabrera arguing this morning at the Zemer Homemade Rootbeer booth.

We reported this morning about Zemer’s Homemade Rootbeer stand displaying a confederate flag at the Great Lakes Folk Festival and the controversy ensuing. Since that report, tensions have been rising around the vendor’s booth, with protestors and supporters of Chris Zemer’s coming into conflict.

Vendor's Confederate Flag at Festival Causes Outrage; Protest Planned Today

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Image: The photo provided by Dee Jordan to City Council on Friday night

The posting of a confederate flag by a vendor at the Great Lakes Folks Festival (GLFF) in downtown East Lansing is causing public outrage and will result in a protest later today. Friday night, Zemer’s Homemade Rootbeer was spotted having the confederate flag posted on its festival booth. After complaints were made, the flag was apparently taken down, but it was back up by 10 pm last night (Saturday).

Great Lakes Folk Festival offers music and culture for all

Friday, August 7, 2015

Whether you identify as a jazz connoisseur, or you are looking for an affordable way to enjoy your weekend, the annual Great Lakes Folk Festival offers fun for all. The festival runs this weekend, Aug. 7-9 in downtown East Lansing.

Festivities begin Friday evening at 6 p.m. with the Uke Strum, led by Ben Hassenger. Visitors are invited to bring their own ukuleles and join in with Hassenger at City Hall Stage, on Abbot Road.

Local band brings Tejano sound to Great Lakes Folk Festival

Thursday, August 6, 2015

This weekend’s Great Lakes Folk Fest will feature a panoply of music and media from a wide variety of cultures from across the globe, including an international roster of performers. The mid-Michigan region, however, will provide a number of acts, one of which is the Lansing-based Tejano Sound Band.

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