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/2011/05/14/a-quick-look-at-waverly-road-repairs-south-of-old-lansing-road/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/05/14/a-quick-look-at-waverly-road-repairs-south-of-old-lansing-road/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 00:24:22 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2541 Do you get tangled up in the Greater Lansing Area’s many road construction projects? Which ones do you find the most troublesome for your various activities? How much extra time do you spend on city and suburban streets?

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/05/14/a-quick-look-at-waverly-road-repairs-south-of-old-lansing-road/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/looking-at-the-blizzard-from-southwest-lansing-mi-at-542-a-m-wed/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/looking-at-the-blizzard-from-southwest-lansing-mi-at-542-a-m-wed/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:49:55 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2381 At 5:43 a.m., it looks like the wind is still blowing hard and like it has stopped snowing.  There appear to be no cars moving on the street and no tracks.  Local media is starting to aggregate the status of events, services and local places of work.  Click here for the list from WLNS.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/02/02/looking-at-the-blizzard-from-southwest-lansing-mi-at-542-a-m-wed/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/13/fyi-city-of-lansing-says-it-has-started-cleaning-its-streets/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/13/fyi-city-of-lansing-says-it-has-started-cleaning-its-streets/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:37:01 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2273 The city of Lansing says it’s out cleaning its streets, according to this notice from the Nixle emergency alert team and this is how they going about it.  Give a shout with a comment on this post if you see a plow on city streets and where. What about the residential streets where people live?

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/13/fyi-city-of-lansing-says-it-has-started-cleaning-its-streets/feed/ 1 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/10/lansings-capital-city-airport-given-okay-for-direct-washington-d-c-flight/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/10/lansings-capital-city-airport-given-okay-for-direct-washington-d-c-flight/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:54:38 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2261 The Lansing State Journal reports today that the federal government has given the green light for a new direct flight by Sun Country Airlines from Lansing to Reagan Aiport in Washington D.C.  Other flights to that area are also being discussed. This will be a great convenience for those with business, for students and others [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/10/lansings-capital-city-airport-given-okay-for-direct-washington-d-c-flight/feed/ 1 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/09/on-lansings-tisdale-street-woman-walks-away-from-flipped-car-reports-wlns/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/09/on-lansings-tisdale-street-woman-walks-away-from-flipped-car-reports-wlns/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:41:05 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2247 Early this morning-Thursday-a woman flipped her car on Lansing’s Tisdale Street on the southside and walked away to be found by police tracking dogs, according to WLNS.com. Check the details. View Larger Map

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/12/09/on-lansings-tisdale-street-woman-walks-away-from-flipped-car-reports-wlns/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/06/traffic-alert-on-saturday-morning-i-96-near-williamston-is-backed-up-because-of-accident/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/06/traffic-alert-on-saturday-morning-i-96-near-williamston-is-backed-up-because-of-accident/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:27:43 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2199 At 9:18 a.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 6, the Nixle emergency alert team in Ingham County warned that I-96 at mile marker 117 near Williamston was backed up because of an accident.  They are asking travelers to avoid the area.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/06/traffic-alert-on-saturday-morning-i-96-near-williamston-is-backed-up-because-of-accident/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/03/nixle-warning-bridge-on-obrien-road-between-chapman-and-parman-closed/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/11/03/nixle-warning-bridge-on-obrien-road-between-chapman-and-parman-closed/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:51:26 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2182 Do you drive in Stockbridge Township and on O’Brien Road between Chapman and Parman Roads?  The Ingham County Nixle Alert says the bridge on that stretch will be closed until further notice.

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/10/19/eastbound-i-96-at-okemos-down-to-one-lane-due-to-accident/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/11/alert-watch-for-traffic-lights-not-working-at-these-southside-intersections/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/11/alert-watch-for-traffic-lights-not-working-at-these-southside-intersections/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:54:56 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2111 PLEASE NOTE:  5:09 p.m.-According to Nixle, the traffic lights are now back in service. Will you be in the car this afternoon using the streets on the southside of Lansing, particularly the southeast?  Check this Nixle emergency notification about traffic lights not working:

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2010/09/11/alert-watch-for-traffic-lights-not-working-at-these-southside-intersections/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/road-closure-holmes-road-between-stabler-and-palmer-in-lansing/ http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/road-closure-holmes-road-between-stabler-and-palmer-in-lansing/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:20:13 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=1980 Holmes Road between Stabler and Palmer Streets on Lansing’s southside is closed because of a water main break.  Here’s the official notice from the area’s emergency notification system:

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