http://thelansingblog.com The premier source of Lansing news online. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:18:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/18/watch-on-lcc-student-reaction-to-bomb-threat-on-lsj-com-twitter-feed/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/18/watch-on-lcc-student-reaction-to-bomb-threat-on-lsj-com-twitter-feed/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:29:23 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2208 Because of a bomb threat, the LCC downtown campus is closed til 6 p.m. today.  You can follow the disruption caused to students and staff and their reaction on the Lansing State Journal website Twitter feed.  It’s a real time feed at the bottom of the online article.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/25/heres-the-lansing-center-calendar-of-events-for-october/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/24/downtown-lansing-gets-30-new-businesses-reports-wilx-com/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/24/downtown-lansing-gets-30-new-businesses-reports-wilx-com/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:26:48 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2138 Are you finding it harder to find a parking spot in downtown Lansing (MI)? Check this story from WILX.com which says that new businesses are flocking to the downtown.  Downtown Lansing executive director says: “From September 2009 to September 2010, we’ve welcomed 30 new businesses to downtown Lansing,” Mindy Biladeau, executive director of Downtown Lansing [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/24/downtown-lansing-gets-30-new-businesses-reports-wilx-com/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/for-august-heres-whats-happening-at-the-lansing-center-downtown/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/for-august-heres-whats-happening-at-the-lansing-center-downtown/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:45:28 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1999 Are you wondering what events are happening at the Lansing Center in our downtown during the month of August?  Click here for the official schedule of events as published by the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/for-august-heres-whats-happening-at-the-lansing-center-downtown/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/04/calendar-items-lansing-principal-shopping-district-publishes-june-downtown-schedule/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/04/calendar-items-lansing-principal-shopping-district-publishes-june-downtown-schedule/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:59:37 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1759 Downtown Lansing will be busy during June and July with a whole plethora of events, according to a calendar published by the Principal Shopping District (PSD).  Highlights include the July Fourth Parade to the Common Ground Music Festival from July 12 to 18.  Check this newsletter from the PSD and take a look at a [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/04/calendar-items-lansing-principal-shopping-district-publishes-june-downtown-schedule/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/26/alert-watch-out-for-low-flying-jet-at-10-a-m-today-in-the-downtown-area/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/26/alert-watch-out-for-low-flying-jet-at-10-a-m-today-in-the-downtown-area/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 12:36:34 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1700 At 10 a.m., this morning, Wednesday, May 26, there will be a military flyover of the downtown Lansing area with one jet.  It’s supposed to be at low altitude.  If you’re in the area, it might be a good time to have the camera out.  Here are the details from the area’s Nixle emergency notification [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/26/alert-watch-out-for-low-flying-jet-at-10-a-m-today-in-the-downtown-area/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/15/lansing-fire-fighters-are-putting-out-fire-at-old-towns-uncle-sams-record-emporium/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/15/lansing-fire-fighters-are-putting-out-fire-at-old-towns-uncle-sams-record-emporium/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:42:07 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1432 The Lansing State Journal is reporting right now that city firefighters are in the process of putting out a blaze at Uncle Sam’s Record Emplorium in Old Town. Washington Street and Grand River Avenue in the area are cordoned off. UPDATE: The Lansing State Journal reports that the fire was contained to the basement of [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/15/lansing-fire-fighters-are-putting-out-fire-at-old-towns-uncle-sams-record-emporium/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/15/calendar-item-lansing-city-market-grand-opening-on-saturday-april-24/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/15/calendar-item-lansing-city-market-grand-opening-on-saturday-april-24/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:45:41 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1427 This is worth marking on your calendar:  The Lansing City Market will have its Grand Opening from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 and the occasion will be celebrated with a big party at the new river side facility. The market has been open for a few months with the much of [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/15/calendar-item-lansing-city-market-grand-opening-on-saturday-april-24/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/14/lansing-city-pulse-answers-whats-next-for-downtown-lansing/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/04/14/lansing-city-pulse-answers-whats-next-for-downtown-lansing/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:49:48 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1422 Downtown Lansing development is a hot button issue for many people who live here.  Many say with a loud voice that our neighborhoods are suffering because of the focus on the central business district, while others say that the future of Lansing will be determined by the changes. Check today’s Lansing City Pulse for an [...]

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