Despite the cancellation of the in-person 2020 Summer Solstice Jazz Festival (SSJF) due to the COVID-19 crisis, the City of East Lansing and SSJF Advisory Board have planned a virtual, livestream event, which will take place June 19-20.

Residents are advised that the East Lansing Fire Department (ELFD) has lifted the temporary suspension on recreational fires in the East Lansing community.

The City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings will either be canceled or converted to special, electronic meetings through the end of June due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Community members are advised that East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, and the East Lansing 54B District Court, 101 Linden St., are slated to re-open to the public on Monday, June 15.

Despite the cancellation of the in-person 2020 Summer Solstice Jazz Festival (SSJF) due to the COVID-19 crisis, the City of East Lansing and SSJF Advisory Board have planned a virtual, livestream event, which will take place June 19-20.

The City of East Lansing will be conducting fire hydrant flow tests on Monday, June 15.

With the opening of downtown East Lansing’s first Open-Air Dining Area yesterday, motorists are advised that Albert Avenue will be closed to traffic from east of the Albert Avenue Garage entrance to M.A.C. Avenue until approximately Aug. 15.

At last night’s East Lansing City Council meeting, two agenda items were approved to further support economic recovery efforts for restaurants during the temporary occupancy limitations currently in place as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

As the City of East Lansing continues to progress toward further phases of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, City officials have decided to re-open certain outdoor parks and recreation amenities sooner than previously announced.

East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas has issued the following statement regarding the national conversation on racial inequality.

While the City of East Lansing’s regularly scheduled, in-person public meetings have been canceled through the end of June, a limited number of special meetings will be scheduled to take place electronically as needed due to the continued COVID-19 crisis.

Community members are advised that the Coolidge Road work, between Abbey Road and Coleman Road, that was originally scheduled to be completed on Monday, June 8 at 8 p.m. will now extend into Tuesday, June 9.

Community members are advised that East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, and the East Lansing 54B District Court, 101 Linden St., are slated to re-open to the public on Monday, June 15.

Body-worn and in-car camera footage from an arrest made by the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) on December 28, 2019 is now being released to the public.

In light of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s most recent extension of the Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order to slow the spread of COVID-19, East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier has extended the City of East Lansing’s local state of emergency through Friday, June 12.

East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas has issued the following statement regarding a complaint of excessive force stemming from an arrest made by the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) on December 28, 2019:

Beginning on Tuesday, June 9, underground infrastructure work will require the closure of both lanes of northbound and southbound Abbot Road, between Grand River Avenue and the alley behind the 100/200 block of E. Grand River Ave.

Community members are advised that Coolidge Road, between Abbey Road and Coleman Road, will be closed today, June 4 until 8 p.m. and Monday, June 8 from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

The City of East Lansing announced today that it will be enrolling employees in the State of Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency Work Share Program to help address the financial impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

As part of the ongoing Lake Lansing Road project, lane restrictions will be in place at the Lake Lansing-Harrison intersection and Lake Lansing Road will be closed east of Harrison Road to Abbot Road beginning the morning of Wednesday, June 3.