City’s Evergreen Avenue Land Deal Will Leave Significant Debt Even After Sale
Taxpayers have lost more than $2 million on the Evergreen Avenue properties, even before the DDA has started to pay down the more than $5 million owed on the properties.
SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
ACLU, Homelessness Advocacy Orgs Criticize Proposed East Lansing Ordinance
The ACLU of Michigan, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness and National Homelessness Law Center questioned the legality and ethics of an ordinance proposed in East Lansing.
Planning Commission Recommends Massive 13-Story Student Apartment Building Downtown
Even with the Planning Commission’s recommendation, developers are still trying to figure out how to meet the city’s diverse housing requirement.
School Board Roundup: ELHS Hires New Associate Principal; Board Approves Roof Repairs
Superintendent Dori Leyko recognized scholarship winners and addressed winter weather closing schools during her report.
Uncertainty Hangs Around East Lansing’s Sanctuary City Status Weeks After Trump’s Threats
City staff has identified $52 million in federal funds that have been allocated to the city.
‘This is Not a Protest, This is a Revolution’: Iranians in East Lansing Try to Monitor Uprising From Afar
As protests turn deadly across Iran, Iranian East Lansing residents struggle to stay connected to loved ones and to amplify voices silenced at home.
IN THE COMMUNITY
East Lansing’s Jeopardy! Brain Trust: Local Contestants Share Their Paths to the Iconic Game Show
Locals who have appeared on Jeopardy! said they took different approaches to prepare to be on the show.
All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre to End Partnership With East Lansing, Moving to Lansing
The theater program will relocate to Lansing.
When the Bell Rings, Phones Go Dark at East Lansing Schools
MacDonald Middle School and East Lansing High School banned cell phones during instruction time years ago.
ELHS Students Examine Real Cases Through True Crime Club
The club can be a productive outlet for students who want to pursue a career related to criminal justice or psychology.
East Lansing Insider Podcast: East Lansing, Michigan’s Last Sanctuary City
Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan, joins Deputy Editor Anna Liz Nichols on this week’s East Lansing Insider podcast.