East Lansing Info (https://eastlansinginfo.news/series/covid-19/)
Since early February 2020, East Lansing Info (ELi) has been bringing original, important reporting on the local impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including economic, cultural, and medical effects on our community. Here’s a full run-down of our COVID-19 reporting for the people of East Lansing.
Below: A downtown that is normally packed this time of year feels ghostly with MSU and many businesses closed and all the festivals cancelled. (Photo by Gary Caldwell.)
Emily Joan Elliott | Three members of East Lansing’s School Board pushed for movement on a fall plan at a meeting with the Superintendent last week. What’s happening now?
Ann Kammerer | “We didn’t realize how much puzzles were in demand until we needed more.”
Natalie Rose, author | What’s it like getting tested? Where can you get tested? And why does everyone we hear from in our area seem to come back negative?
Alice Dreger | “It’s going to be scarier for the city than I think it is for campus,” Beier said about MSU’s decision to reopen in the fall.
Emily Joan Elliott | The reopening of MSU has major implications for East Lansing in terms of the economy, public health, business survival, housing, neighborhood cultures, policing, and more.
Alice Dreger | A rep for Barrio’s says that restaurant will reopen if Albert Ave. is closed off for outside take-out dining. But Jolly Pumpkin won’t open before Labor Day.
Sarah Spohn | ELi’s Sarah Spohn talks with Foster Coffee co-owner Nicholas Pidek about how that company is managing reopening.
Amalia Medina | Various local organizations are stepping up to help people who need no-cost food to live without hunger.
Alice Dreger | Chris Martin wants open conversations about what to do with regard to the start of the next school year. The entire School Board will talk about the superintendent’s evaluation on Tuesday.
Alice Dreger | Housing Administrator Annette Irwin told a city commission last night that all bets are off in terms of when we might see that long-awaited housing study.