The Downtown Development Authority has decided to spend $20,000 to hire a PR firm to try to help businesses downtown survive anticipated major construction from the Park District and Center City District projects. Why aren't those projects moving forward yet?

Storm Troopers, Steampunkers, and Dr. Whos will join comic artists, vendors and (much) more at Breslin Center for the area's own Comic Con. ELi's newest reporter Corey Rivera has the story. 

Kathleen Walters started as a country fan and ended up fronting a blues band, finding her own voice along the way. Sarah Spohn has the story.

While East Lansing is working to get enough funding in place to finally make repairs to its trails system, local bicycle advocates are questioning what they say is "diversion" of funds from trails to parks by Ingham County.

This Saturday, Edgewood United Church will host a Musical Brunch fundraiser to support Salus Center, a new LGBTQ resource center. Jeanette McWaters has the story on the fundraiser, the Center and its founder.

East Lansing has named Larry Sparkes its new Chief of Police. What will be his approach to immigration enforcement, football weekends, and community outreach? 

City Manager George Lahanas responds specifically and strongly to a claim by MSU’s President that the City’s dire financial situation is the result of “past financial mismanagement.”