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/2011/02/02/get-lansing-state-journal-e-edition-free-today-because-of-blizzard/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/get-lansing-state-journal-e-edition-free-today-because-of-blizzard/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:42:05 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2391 It’s tough day for newspaper delivery person to get the Lansing State Journal to your door this morning. So, it’s opening up its “e-edition” which is an online version of the full newspaper. Give it a try. I invite comments about how it works for you. Click here for access to this morning’s paper.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/13/latest-stats-about-foreclosure-in-mid-michigan/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/13/stuffs-happening-in-south-lansing-according-to-slcda-winter-2011-newsletter/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/13/stuffs-happening-in-south-lansing-according-to-slcda-winter-2011-newsletter/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:13:07 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2350 The South Lansing Community Development Association (SLCDA) has become a catalyst for activity and growth as a challenged part of town fights to keep and build on its historical identity. Here’s their newsletter for Winter 2011: South Lansing (MI) Community Development Association (SLCDA) Winter 2011 Newsletter

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/13/stuffs-happening-in-south-lansing-according-to-slcda-winter-2011-newsletter/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/12/new-links-book-dads-and-stay-at-home-dads-in-lansing-by-chris-singer/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/01/12/new-links-book-dads-and-stay-at-home-dads-in-lansing-by-chris-singer/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:00:29 +0000 admin http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2345 The two latest links in my collection of online Lansing and mid-Michigan activity is in the center column under “Blog Roll” where I have linked the Book Dads blog and the Stay at Home Dads in Lansing blog by Chris Singer. A stay-at-home dad, Chris is sharing the experience through two blogs.  Book Dads is [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/07/heres-some-help-for-your-effort-to-can-and-preserve-food/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/06/wilx-com-reports-that-parents-of-lost-5-year-old-boy-found/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/06/wilx-com-reports-that-parents-of-lost-5-year-old-boy-found/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:24:41 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2098 A four or five year-old little boy found last night wandering at the intersection of Waverly Road and West Saginaw is being reunited with his parents, according to WILX.com in a brief bulletin.  According to the local Nixle emergency notification service the boy was non-verbal and they were asking for help in identifying him.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/06/wilx-com-reports-that-parents-of-lost-5-year-old-boy-found/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/08/today-be-alert-for-36-year-old-delhi-township-make-group-home-walk-away/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/08/today-be-alert-for-36-year-old-delhi-township-make-group-home-walk-away/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:19:44 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1791 This was received a short time ago from the Nixle emergency alert system in Ingham County about a walk away from a Lansing-area group home.  Here are the details from the alert:

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/06/08/today-be-alert-for-36-year-old-delhi-township-make-group-home-walk-away/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/25/south-lansing-community-development-association-off-to-good-start-with-its-facebook-fan-page/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/25/south-lansing-community-development-association-off-to-good-start-with-its-facebook-fan-page/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 18:59:25 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1695 To find out what’s happening in Lansing and the surrounding area, you just have to know where to look.  The South Lansing Community Development Association has lots of stuff going on this summer and it’s using its Facebook Fan Page to inform people and to get their feedback.  If you’re interested in that part of [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/25/south-lansing-community-development-association-off-to-good-start-with-its-facebook-fan-page/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/24/could-ingham-county-suck-up-its-cities-and-townships-into-one-big-city/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/24/could-ingham-county-suck-up-its-cities-and-townships-into-one-big-city/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 01:52:26 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1688 It’s no secret that local units of government here are having trouble paying the bills for necessary services.  Look at Lansing where the City Council passed a budget based on shutting down city hall for non-emergency operations for one month a year.  Then there’s Ingham County which is threatening to cut its road patrol for [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/24/could-ingham-county-suck-up-its-cities-and-townships-into-one-big-city/feed/ 3 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/17/where-in-the-lansing-area-do-you-buy-your-petunias-pansies-and-other-plant-materials/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/05/17/where-in-the-lansing-area-do-you-buy-your-petunias-pansies-and-other-plant-materials/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 01:26:57 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1636 It’s a ritual every spring for “super-wife” and I to buy the annual flowers to bring a little color to our southwest side home.  We usually go to Lansing Gardens on Jolly Road, a destination for many looking for plant materials.  PLEASE NOTE: Check  the photos of our Lansing Garden excursion in the multimediabox at [...]

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