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.)
Andrew Graham | Many restaurants and bars downtown will now refuse service to anyone not wearing a mask. What else is happening to prepare for fall?
Alice Dreger and Andrew Graham | Council member Lisa Babcock strongly objected to handing over to the Mayor wide and unspecified powers during declared States of Emergency.
Aaron Applebey | Managers of East Lansing restaurants and bars tell ELi they’re doing what they can to keep their employees and customers safe.
Alice Dreger | The new order will reduce capacity in 19 East Lansing establishments. We tell you which and bring reactions from City Council members and one restaurant owner.
Andrew Graham and Alice Dreger | What’s closed, what’s opening, what’s happening along East Lansing’s main strip? The latest from ELi.
Christopher A. Wardell | Beloved East Lansing record store Flat, Black & Circular has reopened and is bringing relief and joy with fresh tunes. Chris Wardell brings the story of what’s been happening.
Emily Joan Elliott | As the Harper’s cluster count hits 85 (with no hospitalizations), graduate Teaching Assistants are questioning the wisdom of on-campus teaching this fall. Emily Joan Elliott reports for ELi.
Alice Dreger | Cases of the coronavirus tied to people who visited Harper’s are now up to 76. None of those people have been hospitalized.
Ken R Sperber | The East Lansing City Clerk’s Office needs election workers for the upcoming August Michigan primary and the November presidential election. ELi’s Ken Sperber tells you what the job entails.
Sarah Spohn | Now’s your chance to take a break from everything and cast your vote in an art contest sponsored by a local business.