ELi's Chris Wardell previews the folk/bluegrass/roots music series lineup which this year mixes familiar favorites (Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival) with the new, including a play and a performance by a local dancer.

Core Spaces, which just opened The Hub along Grand River Avenue, wants to build another project along Bogue Street, with two 14-story buildings to house 1,700 MSU students. ELi brings you the latest proposal's details, renderings, and context.

Planning Commissioner Jack Cahill noted that use of Target’s state liquor license requires an approved local permit. Target doesn't have it yet. ELi’s Alice Dreger reports on Target’s and Jolly Pumpkin’s movement through the alcohol permitting process, which some Commissioners suggested be retired.

East Lansing opens the high school football season Thursday night at St. Johns, and the host Redwings likely have not forgotten the 40-6 loss they suffered to the Trojans last year at Lynn C. Adams Stadium. Mark Meyer recently sat down with ELHS head coach Bill Feraco to preview what’s in store for Trojan fans this season.

Sunday’s “One Book, One Community” discussion centered on the struggle for affordable housing and the effects of eviction as described by Matthew Desmond in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Anaiis Rios-Kosaga, a graduate of ELi’s Summer Youth Journalism program, brings us this report.

The marijuana industry player who just bought East Lansing's public land on Merritt Road for $1 million via an eBay auction is now listing it for sale for $12 million. ELi's Alice Dreger reports on what we know.

East Lansing's Downtown Development Authority voted 7-4 today to end developers' Royal Vlahakis's exclusive redevelopment deal on the Evergreen Avenue properties. ELi's Chris Root explains the votes and tells you what comes next.