CITYLAB
- What the Capitol Riot and Inauguration Lockdown Cost the City of D.C.
- Louisville’s Mayor on What President Biden Means For Cities
- Can Uber Help Save Public Transit?
- Oxygen Shortage Plunges the Amazon’s Capital Into a Covid Nightmare
- Netherlands shaken by third night of riots over Covid curfew
- What does Joe Biden mean for sanctuary cities?
- A plea for help from the American Bottom
- How Africa’s largest city is staying afloat
- Uber pitches ride-sharing as a public transit mode
- Advanced air mobility could be worth $115B by 2035: report
- How COVID-19 will change office, hotel and mixed-use design
- The art of the city: how creators may save urban business districts
- Tech flight: Why Silicon Valley is heading to Miami and Austin, Texas
- The Back Story: The importance of connecting a city vision to the physical
- Chuck Schumer wants Biden to declare a ‘climate emergency.’ What does that mean?
- The pandemic could devastate mass transit in the U.S. — and not for the reason you think
- The Architecture of Mass Vaccine Distribution
- The Vaccine Is Here. Are U.S. Cities Ready?
- How Japan Built Disaster-Proof Skyscrapers
- Batteries Hidden Across New York Give the City a Backup Boost
- Amsterdam Is Embracing a Radical New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Also Replace Capitalism?
- America’s rural crisis triggers calls for Biden to name rural czar
- Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns
- The Unfinished Business of Flint’s Water Crisis
- City Surveillance Watch: Network Effect
- How much federal funding will each state DOT receive?
- Fleet electrification can have ‘outsized influence’ on EV adoption: RMI
- A city leaders’ guide to Joe Biden’s policy agenda
- Google Closes Loon, Its Plan to Use Balloons for Web Access
- What Was Amazon Waiting For?
- Addressing gender equity in city transportation
- Is there a Better Way to Collect Data on Homelessness?
- America’s Homelessness Crisis and How to Fix It
- When Commuting Comes Back, the E-Scooters Will Be Ready
- Biden Team Vows Tough Enforcement of Anti-Virus Travel Steps
- A year after Wuhan coronavirus lockdown, trauma runs deep in China’s ‘Hero City’
- In the Bronx, a face lost in time
- How will undocumented immigrants get the Covid-19 vaccine?
- Can Brazil’s remote workers thrive outside big cities?
- Buttigieg pledges safer streets, less auto-centric planning as Transportation Secretary
- Amazon to construct 5 Detroit-area facilities in 2021
- Settled building communities of tiny homes to help solve Twin Cities homelessness crisis
- Keep the Trains and Buses Runnin
- The Pneumatic Tube Mail System in New York City
- Here’s how rising global risks will change our cities
- Trump Made the Ultimate Case for D.C. Statehood
- The Fight for the Future of the Borderlands
- Buttigieg Pledges to Make Transportation Systems Covid-Safe
- New York City Ranked Top for Carbon-Friendly Transportation
- Inauguration Day in Oregon: Protesters clash with police, feds during Inauguration Day march, ‘Abolish ICE’ protest
COVID19 ALERT
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COMMUNITY
- Michigan entrepreneur creates a snowsuit that’s easy for kids
- Huntington, TCF to close 198 branches for planned merger
- Twitter permanently bans My Pillow CEO
- Airbnb was ensnared in the Capitol Riot fallout. It somehow still came out on top
- Saddleback Barbecue pays it forward, helps Coach’s Bar & Grill survive pandemic
- Michigan communities prepare for annual count of homeless population
- REO Town photographer Steven Glynn keeps tintype photography alive
- Just 5% of Michigan cannabis business owners are Black, Latino. Panel wants to increase diversity.
- NexTech Lansing welcomes Marvel Comics illustrator as new art teacher
- New soccer club Lansing Common F.C. coming spring 2021
- Detroit archbishop urges Catholics to be ‘renewed in their zeal to study the Bible’
- Rising domestic violence during pandemic worries transgender community
- ‘Ice’ skating rink in the works for City Hall Plaza in downtown Lansing
- Michigan man charged in Capitol insurrection ‘among the most violent’ rioters, prosecutors sayWixom man charged in Jan. 6 hockey stick attack denied bond ahead of D.C. court proceedingWixom man charged in connection with US Capitol riot is due in courtFeds: Michigan man struck cops at least 10 times with hockey stick in Capitol riotJudge denies bond for Wixom man charged with beating police during Capitol siegeWixom man charged with assaulting police officer at Capitol riot will be transferred to Washington, D.C.
- KROGER SMART CARTS MAY HAPPEN SOON
- Michigan begins One Fair Wage’s High Road Kitchens Program
- See all of the nominations for Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining
- Let Them Play wants athletes’ voices heard in Capitol rally or courtroom proceedings
- This groomed snow tubing slide is 600 feet of winter thrills at a Michigan park
- Buyer beware: Unlicensed Facebook food sales are illegal
- Not many know about Malcolm X’s family. Two advocates want to change that.
- Lawsuit names Lansing schools and Dean Transportation, claims student was bullied, injured on bus
- Trampoline park in Lansing offers sensory-friendly accessories
- Meijer donates $158K+ to Lansing area food pantries
- Apple Blossom Kombucha opens taproom in LansingPlaces To Get Kombucha in the Lansing Area Read More: Places To Get Kombucha in the Lansing Area | https://witl.com/kombucha-in-lansing/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
- Used GM fire hoses repurposed to provide enrichment for animals at Lansing zoo
- Former employees file suit against Lansing pot farmer
- Who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6?
- Islamic Center of East Lansing helps feed the community
- FAA employee charged with taking part in US Capitol riot
- Greater Lansing must work together as a region to help businesses recover from COVID-19
- Prosecutor: U.P. man charged in US Capitol storming said, ‘We will be back’
- Sweetie-licious Bakery Cafe to close its Grand Rapids location
- FBI Arrest MI Man for Attack at the Capitol… Thanks to His Dad’s
- WKAR Launches Michigan Learning Channel
- West Michigan township government member spotted with a mob outside U.S. Capitol
- Residents of Lansing’s Porter Apartments describe rats, bedbugs and unresponsive owners
- CITYSPEAK engages the community in public forums to share ideas, gain insight, and encourage public exchange.Join our conversationEngage in our space
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Lansing Neighborhoods
- Allen Neighborhood Center
- Association for Downtown Neighbors
- Association for the Bingham Community
- Averill Woods Neighborhood Association
- Baker Neighborhood Organization
- Cavanaugh Park Neighborhood Association
- Cherry Hill
- Churchill Downs Community Association
- Colonial Village Neighborhood Association
- East Battenfield Neighborhood Association
- Eastfield Neighborhood Association
- Eastside Neighborhood Organization
- Edmore Park Neighborhood Association
- F.A.I.R. Neighbors
- Foster Your Neighborhood
- Geir Neighborhood Organization
- Genesee Neighborhood Association
- Groesbeck Area Neighborhood Association
- Holmes Street School Community Association
- Knollwood Willow Neighborhood Association
- Lewton Rich Neighborhood Association
- Moores Park Neighborhood Organization
- Neighbors of Scott Woods
- Northwest Initiative
- Old Oakland Neighborhood Association
- Potter Walsh Neighborhood Association
- Prospect Place
- Riverside Park Neighborhood Association
- South Lansing Community Development Association
- Sycamore Park Neighborhood Association
- Tecumseh River Neighborhood
- Walnut Neighborhood Association
- Westside Neighborhood Association
Communities
- Alaiedon Township
- Aurelius Township
- Bath
- Bath Charter Township
- Bengal Township
- Bingham Township
- Bunker Hill Township
- City of Charlotte
- City of Dewitt
- City of East Lansing
- City of Grand Ledge
- City of Leslie
- City of Mason
- City of St. Johns
- City of Williamston
- Dallas Township
- Dansville
- Delhi Charter Township
- Delhi Township
- DeWitt Charter Township
- Duplain Township
- Eagle
- Eagle Township
- Edgemont Park
- Elsie
- Essex Township
- Fowler
- Greenbush Township
- Haslett
- Holt
- Hubbardston
- Ingham Township
- Lake Victoria
- Lansing Charter Township
- Lebanon Township
- Leroy Township
- Leslie Township
- Locke Township
- Maple Rapids
- Meridian Charter Township
- Okemos
- Olive Township
- Onondaga Township
- Ovid
- Ovid Township
- Riley Township
- Stockbridge
- Stockbridge Township
- Vevay Township
- Victor Township
- Wacousta
- Watertown Charter Township
- Webberville
- Westphalia
- Westphalia Township
- Wheatfield Township
- White Oak Township
- Williamstown Township
Community Resources
- 211 Michigan
- Capital Area Recycling & Trash (CART)
- Citizen's Police Academy
- Code Compliance
- Community Policing
- Crimemapping
- Lansing Citizen Handbook
- Lansing Connect
- Move in guide
- Neighborhood Organization Resource Handbook
- Neighborhood Watch
- Nextdoor
- Resource Guide for Reentry Citizens
- Start a Neighborhood Group
- Transportation Guide for Seniors
- Voting Guide
GOVERNMENT
- Gretchen Whitmer: ‘Can’t Stand People That Have One Rule for Others, Different One for Themselves’
- Joe Biden Signs Executive Order Banning the Term “China Virus”
- BREAKING: Senate Votes 55-45 to Set Aside Rand Paul’s Point of Order That Impeachment Unconstitutional – 5 Republicans Vote with Democrats
- Democrats prep Biden’s virus aid package with or without GOP
- Dearborn City Council votes to remove Hubbard name from civic center ballroomDearborn City Council votes to remove Hubbard name from city ballroom
- Shirkey statement emblematic of ‘xenophobic sentiments’ criticized in White House memo
- Rudy Giuliani admits Biden is president hours after being sued for $1.3 billion by voting-machine company
- AP sources: Biden to pause oil drilling on public lands
- Giuliani election witness who testified at Michigan hearing says she’s running for state house seatDominion Whistleblower Mellissa Carone Announces Run For MI State Rep…Will Focus On Election Integrity
- Whitmer on COVID-19 in Michigan: ‘There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we’re still in the tunnel’
- Michigan turns 184, check out how it became a stateToday marks the 184th anniversary of Michigan gaining statehood
- Biden signs order strengthening ‘Buy American’ rules
- Trump campaign disavows notice linking him to ‘Patriot Party’
- Biden looks to speed up putting Tubman on $20 Bill, Psaki says
- Signing ‘Buy American’ order, Biden pushes for urgent relief
- Former deputy mayor Anthony Adams to join 2021 race for Detroit mayor
- Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate
- Capitol rioters and threats to lawmakers could distort the political landscape for years
- State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud announces candidacy for Dearborn mayor
- Rudy Giuliani sued by Dominion Voting Systems for $1.3B over election fraud claims
- Transgender Michigan National Guard member to drop lawsuit in light of new Biden policyGov. Whitmer: President Biden’s repeal of transgender military ban is “right thing to do”Gov. Whitmer responds to Biden’s repeal of transgender military ban
- Former Gov. Synder’s attorney files for dismissal of chargesSnyder attorney makes it official, asks judge to dismiss Flint water charges against ex-governor
- Division, challenges await new speaker Jason Wentworth. But he’s not stressed about it
- Lansing cops shot a teenager 18 times. They mourn a dog 21 years later.Family traumatized, community frustrated by now deleted LPD tribute
- Council members voted unanimously to donate 10% of pay amid COVID hardship; 3 haven’t done it
- Lansing Mayor Reflects On 2020, COVID-19 Pandemic And Black Lives Matter Protests
- The DOJ Is Considering Not Prosecuting 800 Non-Violent Trump Supporters for Trespassing in US Capitol
- Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain, GOP governorArizona Republicans Censure Cindy McCain, Jeff Flake and Governor Ducey
- Feds investigate threats on lawmakers ahead of impeachment trial
- Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governor
- Hunter wants lock-up law in Michigan for guns in homes with young children
- 300 more Michigan National Guard members deployed to help fight COVID-19Michigan National Guard deploys additional troops to assist state with COVID-19 responseMichigan mobilizing additional National Guard troops for COVID-19 vaccinations, testing effortsNearly 300 additional Michigan National Guard members added to state's COVID response efforts
- Regime Fears the People: Thousands of National Guard Asked to Remain in DC Until Mid-March
- Allegan County GOP censures Rep. Upton over impeachment vote
- Community Care through COVID-19 Hotline 1-888-535-6136Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WebsiteThe State of Michigan Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) WebsiteIngham County Health Department Coronavirus (COVID-19) WebsiteSparrow Health Systems WebsiteMcLaren Greater Lansing Hospital WebsiteLansing School District School Closure Food Service Program WebsiteMichigan Department of Education Summer Food Service Program Interactive MapMap of Country-Specific Travel Health Information"Stop the Spread of Germs" Document
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Elected Officials
- Adam Hussain
- Andy Schor
- Barb Byrum
- Brandon Betz
- Brian T. Jackson
- Bryan Crenshaw
- Carol Koenig
- Carol Siemon
- Carol Wood
- Chris Swope
- Chris Trubac
- Curtis Hertel Jr.
- Derrell Slaughter
- Derrick Quinney
- Emily Stivers
- Eric A. Schertzing
- Jeremy A. Garza
- Julie Brixie
- Kara Hope
- Kathie Dunbar
- Mark Grebner
- Mark Polsdofer
- Pat Lindemann
- Patricia Spitzley
- Peter Spadafore
- Randy Maiville
- Randy Schafer
- Robin Naeyaert
- Ryan Sebolt
- Sarah Anthony
- Scott Wriggelsworth
- Todd Tennis
- Tom Barrett
- Victor Celentino
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