Following a good deal of argument, East Lansing’s City Council voted 4-1 last night to approve River Caddis developer Kevin McGraw’s latest request for Trowbridge Village: this time for 45 additional parking spaces to deal with what McGraw now says is inadequate parking at the nearly-completed development.

Image: The pledge card handed out by SMART program guest educators in East Lansing High School in years’ past.

The Reproductive Health Advisory Committee (RHAC) of the East Lansing Board of Education will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, June 3, at 7:00PM in the Pinecrest Elementary School Library to discuss District reproductive health curriculum. This meeting is open to the public.

Peter Graham, who grew up in East Lansing, explains why he still goes to Arkie's, even though he doesn't have much hair left to cut these days.

Where has Ann been?

Image: Melissa Sortman (left) and Terry Scharf on the newly-painted steps at Valley Court Park

Visitors to this year’s East Lansing Farmers’ Market in Valley Court (opening June 7) will see a new art feature just north of the market. The steps running from Valley Court’s glacial washout plain up to the Oakwood Neighborhood have been painted rainbow colors under a project led by Melissa Sortman and Terry Scharf.

Image: City Council last night debating TIF

Although last night’s City Council meeting lasted only about an hour, it was permeated with debate about Tax Increment Financing, or TIF. The lively TIF discussion stretched from public comments into councilmember reports into the discussion of the City’s budget and finally into the main reason it had come up: a re-vote on the Gateway Project “Amended Brownfield Plan #4” for the project DTN plans to build at 300 West Grand River Avenue, between Biggby’s and the West Village townhouse condos.

The Ride of Silence is a global event going into its 12^th consecutive year, and serves as a memorial for those who have been harmed or killed while riding a bike. The first Ride of Silence took place in Dallas and has stretched to 314 locations across the globe including 21 countries and every continent.

Cyclists legally share the road with motorists, but not all city officials, public safety departments and motorists are aware of this. “We’re not charging any money for this, it’s only to get the word out,” said event coordinator Lysne Tait.