East Lansing

Restaurants love Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day is known for staples such as chocolate, love letters, flowers, teddy bears and romantic dates. Many East Lansing businesses thrive around Feb. 14. This certainly includes restaurants that go a step further to promote holiday specials. “Having a special increases business by a lot, because people look for deals and want the special rolls and drinks for the special occasion,” said Savannah Keasler, a supervisor and server at Maru in East Lansing.

Schools of choice

Schools of choice: Change & challenge

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It’s been about two decades since Michigan adopted Schools of Choice. The program is one of several responses to funding and quality issues. See how Schools of Choice decisions are made in Ingham County, and how choices over 20 years have affected the county’s 12 public school districts.