Major Spending Cut to Parks on the Table as City Has “No Good Choices” to Balance Budget
The city is grappling with a projected deficit of more than $3.1 million in the next fiscal year.
SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
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.
Nearly $100M Ingham ISD Special Education Bond to Appear on May Ballot
If approved by voters, the bond would allow Ingham ISD to renovate one special education building and replace another.
Sheetz Nears Approval in East Lansing; Council Debates Stop Signs in Glencairn
Council discussed adding stop signs at one intersection in the Glencairn neighborhood, while broader discussions about neighborhood traffic safety are ongoing.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Goodbye Bruegger’s, Hello Einstein Bros
The Bruegger’s Bagels at 505 E. Grand River Ave. has closed its doors, and will be replaced by an Einstein Bros. Bagels after the storefront is remodeled.
East Lansing Insider Podcast: Mental Health in College and East Lansing
Reporter Dustin DuFort Petty speaks with Michigan State University student Andelina Storm Grossi who recently published her first book, Sanity in the Storm: Faith, Healing, and Hope for the Anxious Soul.
The East Lansing Jim Built
Jim Hagan, an East Lansing High School graduate and the founder of Hagan Realty, passed away earlier this month.
East Lansing Parks and Rec Director Talks Deer Management
The city will consider pooling resources with nearby municipalities to better manage the area’s deer population.
Erinys Quartet to Bring Recital to East Lansing on Thursday
The show will take place Thursday at 7:30 p.m.