Planning Commission is Reviewing New ‘Shaping the Avenue’ Draft, a Plan with Potentially Huge Implications
Planning Commission is currently reviewing the latest draft of a plan that would create a new zoning district, with a form-based code, called the Avenue Form District....
School Board to Vote on Reopening Plan, and Council on Corporate Tax Exemptions
Along with School Board and City Council, there are meetings of Planning Commission, Arts Commission, Downtown Development Authority and Police Study Committee....
East Lansing Historic District Commission Approves Residential Solar Panels
The Commission also denied two separate applications seeking replace exterior wood with vinyl. Andrew Graham reports....
Episode 8 and A Special Edition of The ‘East Lansing Insider’ Are Now Live
The team at ELi brings you the regular weekly pod and a special edition from Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott on the refinancing of the Center City District bonds....
Ask ELi: When, Exactly, is the Deer Cull?
Following questions from readers about when the deer cull begins, if it hasn’t already, Andrew Graham got back in touch with the City to find out the precise dates....
Ask ELi: Will a Cell Tower Be Built Near Kedzie Street?
An ELi reader shared a legal notice indicating that a cell tower is proposed to be built on the south end of the Bailey Neighborhood. So what would be going where,...
MSU Says Student Housing Policy Change Will Mean 2,000 More Living On Campus
MSU Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Mark Largent tells ELi that the move will help students "persist" in college...
Episode 7 of the ‘Insider’ is Live
Andrew Graham, Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott talk shop and decompress while discussing a whirlwind few days in East Lansing....
Council Frees the Nipple While Amending the Disorderly Conduct Code
Council member Dana Watson successfully removed sexist language from part of the proposed ordinance. Andrew Graham reports on that and the rest from Council....
Why Are East Lansing’s Water and Sewer Rates Higher Than Meridian Township’s?
Several factors contribute to the difference in costs, but one main factor is the differing ages of infrastructure. Andrew Graham explains further....