River Caddis Gets 180-Day Extension As DDA Meets Following Jim Croom’s Resignation
The DDA now has a new slate of officers: Chair Mike Krueger, Vice Chair Luke Hackney, and Treasurer Kristin Clark. Andrew Graham reports on that and more....
The DDA’s Evergreen Properties: River Caddis Still Wants An Exclusive, But Now Artspace Is In the Mix
River Caddis Development has had an exclusive agreement on the DDA's Evergreen Properties for 15 months, with no significant movement forward. They want more time....
Council Will Negotiate New Contract with Foster Swift for City Attorney
The discussion revealed points of satisfaction and dissatisfaction and involved talk of splitting the City Attorney contract into two parts. Why might Council go...
Before East Lansing Baseball Took the Diamond in 2021, They First Climbed a Hill
When indoor practices were suspended due to Covid, the ELHS varsity baseball team lugged logs up and down a snowy hill. Andrew Graham reports on how the hard work...
Planning Commission Discusses Fencing Materials at Trowbridge Road SpringHill Suites and a West Road Hotel Proposal
In a case of "good fences make good neighbors," a developer is asking for understanding from the City of East Lansing on a disputed fence. Meanwhile, another hotel...
Judge Moves Developer Scott Chappelle’s Lawsuit Against ELi to Ingham County Courts
Chappelle's civil case against ELi will continue now in Ingham County courts, while in Chappelle's criminal fraud case, a federal judge has ordered that a doctor...
What Did City Council Get Done During Its Final June Meeting?
Seven million to the pensions. Water shut-offs starting soon. City lawsuit information might be disclosed to the public again. What else did we see at City Council...
Remembering An Expectation-Setting 2021 East Lansing Boys Lacrosse Season
The ELHS Boys Lacrosse team went to a regional final for the first time in more than a decade. The team, which hadn't played together since 2019 due to the pandemic,...
Emails Reveal Prosecutors and Police Struggled With Technology and Schedules as Now-Exonerated Man Sat in Jail
East Lansing Council member Lisa Babcock says she obtained the same set of emails via FOIA and "found them deeply disturbing." What do they show? ELi's Andrew Graham...
Slim Council Majority Votes Through New Leasing Regulation – But It’s Contingent on Lansing and Meridian Following Suit
In an unusual and somewhat tense split vote, Aaron Stephens, Jessy Gregg, and Dana Watson voted in favor, while Lisa Babcock and Ron Bacon voted against. Why? ELi's...