community

Lansing working on keeping downtown’s lights burning after 5 p.m.

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The city of Lansing is best known for being the capital of Michigan, and just a stone’s throw away from Michigan State’s campus. If you live in the area, then you know many of the people that work downtown typically leave the city once work gets out. “A lot of times I think the Greater Lansing area has a hard time making sure that Michigan is a great place to live,” said Bill Kimble, president of C2AE architecture and engineering company in downtown Lansing. “A lot of us have families here, but sometimes that’s not enough.”

Locals like William Davis believe that bringing in more young people will rejuvenate the city helping it bloom into something great. “It’s so quiet during the winter, there’s times where I want to scream because it’s so quiet!” Davis went on to question how Lansing’s ability to maintain relevancy.

Business & Economy

Little known about Old Town by MSU students

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By Kasey Worst
Old Town Lansing Times staff writer

OLD TOWN LANSING – While Old Town is a thriving community within Lansing, many students from the nearby Michigan State University do not know it exists. Little known to MSU students
In a survey conducted for this article, some students had heard of Old Town, however they had never been there. Kelley Montgomery, an MSU human biology major, said she did not know Old Town existed until this year. “I actually don’t know much about Old Town,” Montgomery said. “I’ve never been there.