Some members of the East Lansing City Council aren’t sold on a proposal to create a social district downtown, which people would be allowed to carry and consume alcohol within. The top concern among ...

Early last week, the MSU Federal Credit Union laid off 24 members of its information technology (IT) department. ELi confirmed the dismissals after speaking with MSUFCU CEO April Clobes. According to ...

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and East Lansing residents are spending time outdoors, preparing gardens of flowers, vegetables and more. But despite our best efforts and inherited words of ...

Recently, ELi received word that we have been chosen as the recipient of a large grant from The Online Journalism Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes hyperlocal journalism. The grant has ...

Last month, the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) hired an executive director for the first time in its roughly 40 years of existence. Up to this point, the DDA has relied on various ...

Candles and flowers were placed around the base of Beaumont Tower in honor of the victims of the shooting that took place two years ago.

How many times a week do you ask yourself, “Why didn’t they didn’t teach me this in school?” If the answer is too many times, then the MSU Extension 4-H can provide assistance. 4-H is offering a free ...

A week into his new term, President Donald Trump’s budget office issued a memo to pause federal grants and loans, an order that sent shockwaves through the world of nonprofit organizations and ...

In May, voters approved a bond of more than $23 million to pay for projects that improve school safety. At the Monday, Nov. 11 East Lansing Board of Education meeting, district leadership gave an ...

Over the next several weeks, ELi will bring you articles highlighting the choices for state- and county-wide election. We seek to interview each of the major candidates for these offices and share an ...

There are six candidates running to fill four slots on the East Lansing Board of Education. To help residents get to know who is running, ELi asked each candidate to answer three questions in 250 ...

I attended my first funeral in 1992 when I was 7 years old. My Great-Uncle Al was the guest of honor in our small, northern Michigan funeral home. Everyone was dressed in their Sunday best (I remember ...