East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens Is Resigning; Jessy Gregg to Become Mayor
Stephens announced at City Council tonight that he is leaving for graduate school. Gregg will rise to become Mayor, and Council will appoint another member, leaving...
East Lansing City Council Will Tackle Action-Packed Agenda This Week
Big policing issues, parking for the Graduate Hotel, lawsuits involving the City of East Lansing, a new outdoor design for Harper's – all this and MUCH more coming...
Your ELi: How We’re Handling a Twist in the 2021 Council Race
Our Publisher Alice Dreger explains in detail what we're doing to manage a conflict-of-interest problem in the City Council elections....
The Latest Scoop on Downtown East Lansing Development and Happenings
We have NEWS on the Graduate Hotel's rooftop bar, the MSUFCU downtown office building plans, entertainment activities downtown (including for kids), and food trucks....
How is ELi Doing at This Point?
As news organizations all around us keep closing, here's the reality of where ELi stands....
Approaching 50th Anniversary of East Lansing’s First-in-the-Nation Gay Rights’ Protection, Here’s What the City’s Records Do and Don’t Tell Us
Almost 50 years ago, East Lansing’s City Council became the first elected body in the nation to protect gay men and lesbians from discrimination. But the landmark...
Peanut Barrel, Andy Wells, Diana Tarpoff, and Maureen McCabe-Power Are This Year’s Crystal Awardees
Joe and Jennifer Bell of The Peanut Barrel, East Lansing High School Principal Andy Wells, education-energizer Diana Tarpoff, and extraordinary friend of the East...
Major East Lansing Emergency Occurred Because Consumers Energy Contractor Failed to Mark Gas Line
Hear the 911 call and learn what went wrong and right when a major gas leak erupted in a residential East Lansing neighborhood on June 3. Are the safety systems...
“Unbearably Ridiculous” Noise from Cars and Motorcycles Is Riling East Lansing Residents
Screaming motorcycle engines. Cars giving off what sounds like shotgun blasts. Some in East Lansing are fed up with the noise. ELi's Alice Dreger reports on the...
Ask ELi: Bumpy RR Crossings, Fireworks Misery, Jazz Fest, and . . . Was That Driver Okay?
In this week's Ask ELi grab bag, we answer four sets of reader questions! Did we pick yours?...
