Community

Upwards of five hundred people gathered at East Lansing’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek last night to support the Jewish community in the wake of Saturday’s massacre of eleven people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

ELi's third quarter expenses in 2018 ran high. ELi Publisher Alice Dreger explains why and also explains why, even though the bank account is pretty low, we don't want your money...yet.

Want to get a jump on your holidy gift-buying while supporting local producers? You might just be surprised by all the non-perishable gift options featured now at the East Lansing Farmers Market.

Over three hundred pickleball players, volunteers, and spectators gathered for the second annual Jim Savage Memorial Pickleball Tournament. Gary Beaudoin reports for ELi.

“My kids were so excited about the whole process...[m]y oldest kept a tally of everyone who came—including four dogs. She counted babies, people we didn’t know, and even people passing by who stopped, grabbed a paint brush and contributed.” Ann Kammerer reports.

Several readers have asked us about the Bird scooters that appeared in East Lansing last Friday. Here's what we know so far.

East Lansing's City Council is looking to stop using HUD Community Block Development Grant funds to support local social-service nonprofits, in favor of paying of East Lansing debt to HUD, and to streamline the public comment process. ELi's Casandra Eriksen reports.

“I really hope that parents do think about journalism programs in high schools that they send their kids to as viable options so that kids don’t have to just be band kids, or sports kids, or orchestra kids… they can also be journalism kids.” ELi Summer Youth Journalism Program participant Noa Kuszai reports.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, author of memoir "My Beloved World" will be in East Lansing this week for the annual One Book One Community event. ELi's Casandra Eriksen reports.

Anyone, from any neighborhood can sign up for fourth annual Whitehills Elementary 5k and Fun Run, but only until the August 23 deadline. Charlie Meyers, a recent graduate of ELi's Summer Youth Journalism Program has the details.

What's it like running a free press in a small American city today? ELi's Publisher and Managing Editor let you in on the frustrations beyond the President's rhetoric, and explain why frustration is really just part of the job.

Says ELi's Board President of the appointment of Sam Hosey Jr. to the Board, "His professional and personal experience, his commitment to the public service, and his leadership in local affairs makes him a true asset to this organization."

Burcham Park is back on track to become the site of a community solar array. ELi's Andrew Graham tells you about the bankruptcy that led to more delays of the project, and the plan for monitoring the "retired landfill" while going solar.

ELi's Community Advisory Board is asking readers to consider submitting essays on why they are for or against the income tax proposal set for the August 7 ballot. The deadline to submit is today, Sunday, July 15, at midnight.

Since the summer of 1974, Bailey Neighborhood residents (and anyone else who likes ice cream) have gathered for an annual evening of ice cream and community. This year, there's an opportunity for social-goers to support improvements to Bailey Park. Christopher Wardell has the scoop.