Last month I shared that child care tied for second place among issues of concern to 67 eastside Lansing neighbors. Sharing second place on the list of Unmet Community Needs was “Youth Center or Clubhouse.” The community design event where these issues surfaced was hosted by Allen Neighborhood Center (in part to determine potential uses of available space in their Allen Place complex on East Kalamazoo Street. Clearly the needs of younger neighbors were front of mind for participants.
2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith’s autopsy confirmed she died from strangulation. A cell phone cord was wrapped around her neck and hair seven times. She also had bruising on her right …
One person was killed and seven were wounded during four separate shootings in Lansing Sunday. Five people were wounded, two critically, in a mass shooting outside Logan Square Plaza on the …