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 ...

Pizzawala’s, an Indian-style pizza restaurant planned for downtown East Lansing, was granted permission by the East Lansing City Council to sell alcohol. The restaurant will operate at 523 E Grand ...

“My favorite part about my job is by far the difference that we’re able to make for not only families, but also participants. Seeing the smiles on the faces of the people that come to our program ...

The decision to name Jen Brown as the next East Lansing chief of police is a sign that the city manager has confidence in the direction of the police department. Since the start of December 2024, ...

The East Lansing City Council officially set its budget for fiscal year 2026, opting to keep funding for parks and burn through about $2 million in reserve funds. Leading up to the decision, there was ...

Parents and district staff poured into the East Lansing High School Board Meeting Room on Monday, May 19 to show their support for Madison Cummins-Freund, a third grade teacher at Red Cedar Elementary ...

Just one week before administrators at East Lansing Public Schools announced a series of changes to improve its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, ...

Monday night saw an East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education meeting like no other in recent memory. The room was overflowing, with attendees filling the meeting room and spilling into the ...

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 ...

To help voters in the East Lansing Public Schools district make informed decisions in the Nov. 8, 2022 election for school board, ELi reached out to the 10 candidates to seek insights into their ...

Rumors have been flying around town that I’ve left the fourth estate and joined the government. I’m here to confirm it’s true. I submitted my last reported article to ELi in late September and then ...

Editor’s note: This special “follow the money” analysis by ELi relies on extensive longitudinal and investigative reporting. You can access sourcing through the hotlinks provided. Some of the hotlinks ...