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EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL
Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing City Council
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A Site Plan and Special Use Permit application from Core Campus Lansing, LLC, for the
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•12,220 square feet of retail space
•347 market rate apartments
•Parking structure with 158 parking spaces
The properties are located in the East Village Zoning District.
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PULSE NEWS & O P I N I O N
Cost-saving move
Ingham County Commission
quietly ends meeting videos
Ingham County’s Board of Commissioners OFOFTHE
THEWEEK
WEEK
quietly stopped video recording its meet-
ings, ostensibly to save money.
The decision was prompted by a February
email from Ingham County Clerk Barb
Byrum as a possible cost-saving measure
as commissioners faced a budget crisis. In
April, commissioners approved a resolution
that ended a contract with Granicus, a digi-
tal service provider.
“The Video/Audio Recording System
used to record the Board of Commissioners
meetings has been showing signs of failure
over the past few years,” she wrote. “It is to
the point where I believe a decision should
be made by the Board of Commissioners
on whether or not the system should be
replaced or no longer used. As you are being
faced with tough budget decisions, this Photo illustration by Todd Heywood/City Pulse 2414 Hopkins Ave.
could be a cost-saving opportunity.”
Bids to replace the system came it at
Events inside the Ingham County Courthouse will get blurrier with decision by the Lansing Township
about $81,000, Byrum wrote in the email. Ingham County Board of Commissioners to end videotaping its meetings for the public.
A resident contacted City Pulse
The new system would have used voice-ac-
to complain about this Lansing
tivated technology to focus a camera on a Commissioners last week approved a con- and broadcast the video of the commission’s Township quaint ranchhouse that
speaker as well as broadcast the video online. tract for Revize LLC to do that work, includ- meetings. Until last month, the city, he said, is partially hidden behind seven
“This is not an effort to limit transparen- ing security upgrades, for $99,000. That’s had no clue the county was ending the video vehicles in varying states of repair.
cy,” said Republican Commissioner Randy on top of another $20,000 paid to Gravity recording. Some are legally parked on the
Maiville in an email. “The full board meet- Works for the similar work. “I wanted people to know what the com- property’s driveway, while others
ings the past few years have been brief, civil East Lansing Commissioner Mark missioners were doing,” he said. He said he are parked on the grass on parts
and non-contentious. If the meetings are Grebner said the video was an unnecessary watched them himself of the property’s front and side
audio recorded how much effort, technology thing. He was on the commission when then “It’s a way for people to know what is yards. That may be a violation of the
and expense should the county invest to have County Commissioner Virg Bernero pushed happening and what people are doing,” he township’s ordinance prohibiting
video for about five or six hours a year?” for the recordings. said. frontyard parking. Under one
“While the Board’s meetings are no lon- “I said at the time it was a bad idea Cable access is funded in part by money of the cars near the house are
ger videotaped, all meeting minutes can be whose time had come,” Grebner said of vid- raised from franchise fees from cable provid- mufflers and exhaust systems,
accessed online at no charge to the public or eo recording. ers. But state law prohibits countiess from indicating some sort of work may
the press,” wrote Sarah Anthony, chairwom- be happening on the vehicles as
For the longtime commissioner, video applying for and using that money, said
an of the commission, in an email. “This well.
introduced an element which allowed peo- Ingham County Controller Tim Dolehanty.
practice is in compliance with the Open ple to grandstand for the cameras and dis- But cities, like Lansing, can and do access Property records from the Ingham
Meetings Act.” tract from the work of the commission. those funds. That would have been a like- County Treasurer’s Office show
Byrum told commissioners at an April Bernero on Monday confirmed Grebner’s ly place for a regional partnership, Bernero the 1955, three-bedroom home is
19 Finance Committee meeting that audio 1,092 square feet and set on 0.147
opposition. said. However, he said no one from the
from meetings would be “openly posted” acres. Those records show the
“I just don’t understand this,” Bernero county reached out to the city and its public
on the county website. The audio was to be
property is owned by Zacks Julio
said. “This is about democracy and govern- access station to seek a partnership. and Renate L. DeZacks Revocable
posted by Becky Bennett, the director of the ment transparency. Grebner has apparently “We didn’t even know anything about it Living Trust. Julio and DeZacks are
Board of Commissioners’ Office. However, been able to convince his fellow commis- until we got a letter about it,” he said. With listed as the responsible taxpayer.
in a search of the county website on Monday sioners to take a step back.” only six weeks left in office, Bernero said No one answered the door on
night, nearly five months after the contract As for the plan to make audio of the meet- he would encourage incoming Mayor Andy Sunday afternoon when City Pulse
with the service provider was canceled, no ings available online, Bernero was aghast. Schor, who also served on the county com- knocked.
audio files for recent meetings were located. “Can you imagine anything more boring mission, to explore a partnership with the — Todd Heywood
Bennett said on Tuesday morning that than watching the meetings? That would be county to make the video recording available
when the county ended the contract with listening to them.” again in the future.
Granicus, it left the website without the tools Early in his tenure at City Hall, Bernero This is the second time since August that “Eyesore of the Week” is our weekly look at
to upload audio. said he directed staff at the city’s public access the commission has come under fire for some of the seedier properties in Lansing. It rotates
each with Eye Candy of the Week. If you have a
“That’s part of the reason we need station to work with the county to obtain suggestion, please e-mail eye@lansingcitypulse.
to upgrade the website,” Bennett said. See County, Page 6 com or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061.
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Mission to the desert
MSU experts wrestle with food access at Cristo Rey
High-level officials and ground-level ketball, to host fun events, quinceañeras
experts, from MSU President Lou Anna (15th birthday parties for girls), social
Simon on down, assembled at the Cristo activities,” Garcia said. “Today we use this
Rey Community Center gym Thursday for gym as a space to feed people. Last year
a Thanksgiving reality check. we fed over 26,000 meals here. We’re
In a gym used to feed hungry people, changing as the neighborhood changes.”
the experts looked for ways to apply the Against a backdrop of festive stacks
university’s expertise to the persistent of hay and Thanksgiving decorations,
problem of “food deserts,” low-income Garcia implored food donors and volun-
neighborhoods without access to healthy teers to remember Cristo Rey in summer,
food. when school lets out and the need is even
Simon herself gave the opening more acute.
remarks, to demonstrate that the huge, Rich Pirog, director of the Center
agriculturally minded university a few for Regional Food Systems at MSU,
miles away was taking its land grant mis- said about 1.8 million Michigan res-
sion to heart. idents, including 300,000 children, Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse
“We believe we have to start doing live in lower income communities that Lorraine Weatherspoon (second from left), a professor of human nutrition at MSU,
things differently,” Simon said. “We have “restricted access to healthy foods.” makes a point at a food access forum at Cristo Rey Community Center Thursday. Listening,
weren’t hearing and understanding what Lorraine Weatherspoon, a professor of from left to right, are moderator Sheril Kirshenbaum, Rich Pirog, director of the Center
we needed to know to make a difference in human nutrition at MSU, decried the for Regional Food Systems at MSU, Joan Nelson, director of the Allen Neighborhood
all the matters that relate to food security “misconception that [low-income] indi- Center, Cristo Rey director Joseph Garcia (not visible here) and Dilli Chapagal, immigrant
and insecurity.” viduals don’t care about healthy food or and refugee liaison at the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
Simon defined food access the way they don’t want it.” She said her research
most experts have begun to talk about has repeatedly shown otherwise. “They The fund is a public-private part- before the forum was Prabu David, dean
the problem, as obesity and related health just can’t get to it,” she said. nership modeled after programs in of MSU’s College of Communication Arts
issues hit low-income communities along Pirog introduced the idea of the “food Pennsylvania, California and Illinois to & Sciences. The two men talked about
with hunger. swamp,” a density of junk food in a neigh- provide “flexible, patient capital” to “good how to tell Cristo Rey’s story “in a real
“It’s not just having food, but having the borhood that research has shown can be food” enterprises that benefit food des- way.”
right food, prepared in the right way, that a better predictor of obesity than the lack erts. MSU is among the fund’s support- “My goal here was to connect with a
bends the needles on all the health issues of a full-line grocery store. ers. few experts, take them on a little tour, put
that we know make a difference in learn- Weatherspoon said low-income neigh- Pirog declared that the federal Healthy a face to a concept,” Garcia said. Behind
ing,” Simon said. borhoods are offered “a plethora of Food Financing program, which provided him, wranglers carted away a wood-
Joseph Garcia, Cristo Rey’s executive high-calorie, high-sugar foods” linked to $3 million in seed money to the Michigan en table hand-crafted for the forum by
director, was impressed to see Simon at diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hyper- Good Food Fund in 2013, “is definitely Charlotte, Michigan-based woodworker
the forum. tension and a host of other ailments. investing in co-ops, but you have to be Nathan Shaver. MSU will haul the table
“I was pleased to see deans here as Pirog called for a “systems approach” loan ready, with the right person manag- to other places around the state for more
well,” Garcia said after the forum. “There’s to the problem, including not just food, ing the co-op.” food access forums.
a lot of expertise at MSU. We ought to be but also housing, transportation and After the forum wrapped up, Garcia “I appreciate data,” Garcia said. “I
able to connect those dots.” social connectivity. said it was a good start to what he hoped appreciate matrixes. But we are not cogs,
Garcia took the opportunity to school “If you have to take one or two buses would be a long-term relationship. we’re people.”
the assembled academics and experts on to get to the full-line grocery store, you Among the MSU officials Garcia met — LAWRENCE COSENTINO
the reality of feeding hungry people. don’t really have food access,” Pirog said.
County
I was elected to the Mason City Council, I
“People think they know us,” he said. Joan Nelson, executive director of the
was astonished to learn how many people
“They think they know the issues. The east side’s Allen Neighborhood Center,
were watching our meetings online and on
reality is, they are layers away from what’s cited a growing network of integrated
television,” the Republican lawmaker said. “I
going on.” programs there, including a neighbor- from page 5
think this is a step back from transparency.”
In a few days, Cristo Rey volunteers hood garden and hoop house, gardening
what appears to be a rollback of transpar- Case Naeyerart, who works for the GOP
and staffers would be busy supplying education, exercise programs in the park
ency efforts. Back then, City Pulse reported in the state Legislature, said she found irony
about 400 Thanksgiving dinners, in sit- and a weekly farmers’ market that dou- commissioners attempted to circumvent between the actions of local Democrats and
down and delivery form. bles the value of SNAP benefits. the Open Meetings Act to discuss troubling the vocal demands for transparency by state
“I’d like people to remember that “We see life as an integrated whole, not audit findings related to the county trea- leaders of the party.
there’s 364 other days in the year,” Garcia just having a breadbasket program,” she surer. That post is held by Democrat Eric “On a state level, we are hearing over and
said. “I’ve got more than enough volun- said. Schertzing. over about transparency from Democrats,”
teers for this event.” When the subject of food co-ops came At the time, Grebner defended the she said. “But here we are locally and we
Garcia told the group about Cristo up, Nelson winced. actions. see them moving away from transparency.
Rey’s 50-year evolution, from a commu- “We lost the East Lansing Food Co-op “The voters can’t have both: us, like, actu- That’s not lost on me.”
nity center bursting with activities and recently, so it’s a painful topic for a lot of ally dealing with reality,” Grebner said. “And As a Republican, she’s in the super-mi-
events to a borderline rescue mission people,” Nelson said. doing it in a public session. And therefore, nority on the Commission. She’s one of only
struggling to maintain food, medical and Pirog said half a dozen applicants we do this privately.” three GOP commissioners on the 14-mem-
financial programs, mostly for the work- around the state have asked the Michigan Mason-area Commissioner Robin Case ber body. And that super-majority raises
ing poor. Good Food Fund for financing and tech- Naeyerart said she was disappointed by the another transparency issue for the body.
“This gym space was used to play bas- nical help to start co-ops. decision to end the video broadcasts. “When — TODD HEYWOOD
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East Lansing • Meridian Township • East Lansing • Meridian Township • East Lansing • Meridian Township • East La
Uncertain future
Meridian Mall faces shifting paradigm in suburban
retail landscape
As digital retail swallows 9 percent of all But the mall can’t rely on the current sta-
sales and traditional national retail stores tus quo forever.
close down locations nationwide, American The facts cannot be ignored: U.S. Census
malls are faced with a dilemma: adapt or die. data shows that online shopping has cap-
The future of CBL Properties’ Meridian tured 9 percent of all sales, and that num-
Mall could see it no longer relying on hous- ber steadily increases each passing quarter.
ing anchor stores, many of which are down- This trend coincides with many retail giants
sizing. J.C. Penney, RadioShack, Macy’s and either declaring bankruptcy or compensating
Sears have all announced closures. Macy’s for the changing market by eliminating tra-
shut down its Lansing Mall locatio but ditional brick and mortar locations.
retained its spot at Meridian Mall. But this is not enough to declare the
“Having two malls in a market the size of idea of the American mall dead, at least
Lansing — one on the east, one on the west, not according to those within the industry.
puts some of these retailers from the nation- Stacey Keating, CBL Properties’ public rela-
al perspective into distress,” said Chris Buck, tions director, downplayed the impact online
Meridian Township’s economic development shopping has on malls, referring to its effect
director. “Their first line of defense is to min- as “complementary.” Still, Keating said malls Skyler Ashley/City Pulse
imize the number of competing stores in a are finding new ways to adapt to the chang-
With the holiday season here, malls are facing further growth in digital sales, which
region.” ing market nationwide.
already account form 9 percent of retail sales. Shopping centers like Meridian Mall are
Given Meridian Township’s much high- “Malls around the country, including our
turning to alternatives to stay alive.
er median household income of $65,000 mall here, have said that retail as we know
compared to Lansing at $35,000 and it may not come back,” Buck said. “The mall a lineup of storefronts. Like its neighbor, a lasting influence across the industry. “I
Delta Township at $58,000, according to of the future might end up having a mixed Meridian Mall brought in a movie theatre, think that’s why you see properties reinvent-
Census.gov, the Meridian Mall has a dis- component of storefronts and experience Studio C!, and opened a gym with Planet ing themselves to offer more than just retail,”
tinct advantage over the Lansing Mall in opportunities.” Fitness. said Keating.
appealing to major retailers. Also competing Malls are fighting back by focusing on Huhn said Meridian Mall’s other main The Meridian Mall brought in the
with Meridian Mall is the Eastwood Towne what online retail cannot provide: real tactile competitor, Eastwood Towne Center, pri- Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame earlier this
Center, Lansing Charter Township’s outdoor experience. Experience opportunities engage marily engages its shoppers through a vari- year, following Keating’s notion that inter-
shopping center. Lansing Charter Township consumers beyond sales, such as restaurants, ety of restaurants. Other shopping centers activity must eventually become the main
reports a median household income of arcades or movie theaters. The Lansing Mall might want to follow their lead: Government focus.
$42,000 according to Census.gov. adopted this strategy in light of its own recent data from the United States Agriculture Malls are also turning their eyes to the
Meridian Mall’s general manager, Todd retail woes, devoting a serious amount of Department shows that almost half of the office space market. The Fairlane Town
Huhn attributed the market of Michigan space to Regal Cinemas and Tequila Cowboy. money millennials spent on food came from Center in Dearborn opted to skip searching
State University students as another import- Meridian Mall is running parallel with going out to eat. for a new big box retailer and instead rent-
ant factor when comparing Meridian Mall’s this strategy by investing its economic future Keating said the decline of malls as a
success with its competitors. in providing shoppers with more than just social hub for younger consumers is having See Mall, Page 8
‘Disturbing’ letters the talk of Okemos; but police tight-lipped
An unidentified Missouri man is wanted were “not illegal,” combined with the man’s as the reason his department would not Scott Hughes, a spokesman for the office,
on a felony warrant for malicious destruc- alleged felony actions on Nov. 10, Okemos seek extradition. Traditionally, an agency declined to provide specific information
tion of property, but Meridian Township Public Schools went into a heightened secu- seeking extradition of a wanted felon from regarding the suspects age or details of
Police say they’re not going to seek extra- rity state last week. Police are refusing to another state has to foot the bill for arrest- his alleged crime. He said state court rules
dition. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg identify the man, but they allege he traveled ing, lodging and transporting the accused. mandate prosecutors to protect the privacy
with a story that has tongues wagging in the to the township earlier this month. Decisions about when and if to seek an of persons who have not yet been arraigned
township. Meridian police have tried to coordinate extradition order can also be contingent on criminal charges.
Unrelated to the felony allegations, the with the St. Louis Police Department to on more than just financial issues, officials “When you have high publicity cases
man came to police attention last week after check in on the suspect’s mental well being, said in background interviews. The distance where you have a suspect and nobody’s been
over 40 residents of Okemos received what but so far he has not been cooperative. the person would need to be transported as arraigned it puts us in a difficult situation,”
police described as “disturbing” commu- Despite obtaining a warrant for mali- well as the seriousness of the crime are tak- Hughes said. He also said law enforcement
nications through the U.S. Postal Service. cious destruction of property against the en into account as well. For instance, some has expressed concerns that pre-arrest pub-
Police say the alleged felon was behind the unidentified man, police and prosecutors one wanted on a misdemeanor charge for licity related to issued but unserved arrest
mailings, which originated from St. Louis, are being tight lipped about not only his retail fraud, commonly known as shoplift- warrants could unduly risk the safety of law
Missouri, where the man lives. identifying information, including his age, ing, but who is detained in Hawaii, is high- enforcement sent out to apprehend a sus-
The cryptic letters read, “Man can never but also regarding the specifics of what he is ly unlikely to face an extradition request pect.
escape from his conscience. You can deceive accused of doing. Officials declined to reveal from Michigan. However, a person facing He also declined to explain why prose-
others but never yourself.” whether the charges stem from actions a murder charge found in Florida is almost cutors were not seeking extradition in this
The investigation into the letters also against a private home or a business. certainly expected to be extradited. Bach case.
included the U.S. Postal Inspector Service. Meridian Township Police Investigations referred additional questions to the Ingham — SKYLER ASHLEY
As a result of the letters, which police said Sgt. Brad Bach cited financial constraints County Prosecutor’s Office. and TODD HEYWOOD
8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 22, 2017
work out of the mall for the next 10 years, sales controller, told the Detroit Free Press. something new.”
Mall while the automotive company renovates an
office building of its own.
It’s a strategy that economic officials like
Buck have become privy to, as they plan for
Should Meridian Mall one day have to
resort to adopting one of these techniques,
In-house access to amenities such as food the future investments of their own malls. Huhn wouldn’t consider that a sign of fail-
from page 7
courts, shopping and gyms at no extra cost “You could see housing centers. You’ve ure, but of success.
ed an empty space to Ford. Now 1,800 Ford made the deal especially appealing, David got all the parking in the world, you’ve got “That’s an evolution that’s going on out
employees will conduct their daily office Dubenksy, Ford Motor Co.’s marketing and a Planet Fitness, you’ve got a food court, there right now, the mall industry continues
you’ve got restaurants,” said Buck. “If you get to evolve,” said Huhn. “Our main goal is to
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS creative you can put a wide variety of uses try and stay ahead of that.”
EAST LANSING PLANNING COMMISSION into an existing footprint instead of building — SKYLER ASHLEY
Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing Planning
Commission on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 in the 54-B District Court, Courtroom 2, 101
Linden Street, East Lansing. 33-20-01-12-322-043 992 TOURAINE AVE
33-20-01-12-322-054 993 TOURAINE AVE
1. A public hearing will be held to consider an application from MJW Investments, 33-20-01-12-322-040 1002 TOURAINE AVE
Inc. for Modified Site Plan and Special Use Permit approval for the property at 550 33-20-01-12-322-027 1003 TOURAINE AVE
33-20-01-12-322-039 1008 TOURAINE AVE
Michigan Avenue to convert 634 square feet of the existing ground floor retail space
33-20-01-12-322-028 1009 TOURAINE AVE
to recreational use (fitness center). The properties are located in the B-2, Retail Sales 33-20-01-12-322-038 1014 TOURAINE AVE
Business. 33-20-01-12-322-029 1015 TOURAINE AVE
33-20-01-12-322-037 1020 TOURAINE AVE
2. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1418, an ordinance to amend 33-20-01-12-322-030 1021 TOURAINE AVE
the Zoning Use District Map to rezone the Hawthorn Neighborhood into the R-O-1 33-20-01-12-322-036 1026 TOURAINE AVE
Residential Rental Restriction Overlay District. The proposed District the boundary 33-20-01-12-322-031 1027 TOURAINE AVE
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of the platted Hawthorn Subdivision as recorded with the Ingham County Register 33-20-01-12-322-032 1033 TOURAINE AVE
of Deeds on December 14, 1976 in Liber 34 and pages 2, 3, 4, and 5. The rezoning 33-20-01-12-322-034 1038 TOURAINE AVE
includes the following properties: 33-20-01-12-322-033 1039 TOURAINE AVE
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33-20-01-12-322-041 1150 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, City of East Lansing,
33-20-01-12-322-042 1151 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons will be given an
33-20-01-12-322-055 1207 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S opportunity to be heard. These matters will be on the agenda for the next Planning Commission
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33-20-01-12-322-025 1214 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S meeting after the public hearing is held, at which time the Commission may vote on them. The
33-20-01-12-322-024 1220 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S Planning Commission’s recommendations are then placed on the agenda of the next City Council
33-20-01-12-322-023 1226 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S meeting. The City Council will make the final decision on these applications.
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33-20-01-12-322-021 1308 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters
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for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to
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33-20-01-12-322-069 1317 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the
33-20-01-12-322-072 1319 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Planning
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33-20-01-12-322-070 1325 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S Marie E. Wicks
33-20-01-12-322-018 1326 CHARTWELL CARRIAGEWAY S City Clerk
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33-20-01-12-322-014 1333 CHARTWELL DUAL CARRIAGE WAY Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing Historic District
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33-20-01-12-322-002 1342 CHARTWELL DUAL CARRIAGE WAY 101 Linden Street, East Lansing.
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33-20-01-12-322-001 1388 CHARTWELL DUAL CARRIAGE WAY 1. A public hearing will be held for the purpose of considering a request from Irving
Benson, for the property at 140 Center Street, to remove damaged siding and install
33-20-01-12-322-061 961 CRIMSON CT new siding to the home using a new material.
33-20-01-12-322-060 966 CRIMSON CT
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33-20-01-12-322-059 972 CRIMSON CT 2. A public hearing will be held for the purpose of considering a request from Dave
33-20-01-12-322-063 973 CRIMSON CT Gutow, for the property at 135 Beech Street, to remove existing siding and install new
33-20-01-12-322-058 978 CRIMSON CT siding to the home using a new material.
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33-20-01-12-322-057 984 CRIMSON CT Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing City Hall,
33-20-01-12-322-065 985 CRIMSON CT 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons will be given an
33-20-01-12-322-056 990 CRIMSON CT opportunity to be heard.
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33-20-01-12-322-048 962 TOURAINE AVE The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters for the
33-20-01-12-322-049 963 TOURAINE AVE hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals
33-20-01-12-322-047 968 TOURAINE AVE with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting.
33-20-01-12-322-050 969 TOURAINE AVE Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Planning Department,
33-20-01-12-322-046 974 TOURAINE AVE 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDD Number: 1-800-649-3777.
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33-20-01-12-322-052 981 TOURAINE AVE Marie E. Wicks
33-20-01-12-322-044 986 TOURAINE AVE City Clerk
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ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER
‘It’s got to be fun’
From the Austrian Empire to laser tag, Vienna Boys
Choir rolls keeps the tour bus rolling.
By LAWRENCE COSENTINO but the weight of tra-
Christmas in Vienna sounds like a dition sits lightly on
staid affair, but when I caught up with their shoulders.
the Vienna Boys Choir last week, they “I don’t need the
were tearing a boisterous swath across the boys to scream like
United States with their ebullient, danc- it’s a Wagner opera,”
ing choirmas- Cagnin said. “I like
ter from it light and mild and
Italy, Manolo bright, and it’s got to
Cagnin. be fun.”
“Today we’re One of the choir’s
going to play current crowd-pleas-
laser tag and ers is a rousing pol-
go bowling,” ka about a man who
Cagnin said. takes a mountainside
“We have an vacation.
electric piano “Everything goes
Manolo Cagnin on the bus and wrong. It starts
we’ll use it to raining, the heat is
try out ideas.” unbearable, things Courtesy Photo
The choir’s angelic aura will precede it are breaking,” Cagnin The Vienna Boys choir is a well-oiled troupe of 100 boys, aged ten to fourteen, divided into four touring
to MSU’S Wharton Center Tuesday, but said. He tells the kids groups that appear around the world.
Cagnin is eager to bring the venerable to think of Mr. Bean,
organization down to Earth. the hapless BBC-TV imperial outfits to sailor suits, the big the Vienna Boys Choir look like upstarts:
“We sing with a lot of passion and a lot bumbler played by Rowan Atkinson. thing for kids back then. Since 1926, the St. Thomas Choir in Liepzig, founded
of heart and a lot of body language, like in “I’m not a music teacher,” he said. “A they’ve gone on 1,000 tours in 100 coun- in 1212. Johann Sebastian Bach himself
Italy,” he said. “It’s 25 normal, good boys, ten-year-old kid doesn’t care about B tries, adding a lot of secular tunes and directed the choir in the mid-1700s.
not so extremely wonderful, but we work major or what the dominant chord is. We world music to their growing repertoire. A good friend, also named Manolo,
every day, we talk about what the composer means and It’s now a well-oiled troupe of 100 was a choirmaster at the Vienna Boys
Vienna Boys Choir: rehearse.” how to communicate it.” boys aged ten to fourteen, from dozens Choir and suggested Cagnin look into it.
Christmas in Vienna The touring Another tune, “Mambo Italiano,” of countries, divided into four touring But Cagnin’s dream was to conduct
7:30 p.m. Tues, Nov. 28
Wharton Center Cobb Great and rehearsing calls for a half-shouted, half-sung “hey.” groups. operas and symphonies, not boys’ choirs.
Hall time Cagnin “Everybody plays soccer,” he tells the “Every day we are on the bus for “I was not so sure about it at the begin-
$15.50-55.50
1-800-Wharton and his charges boys. “You make a goal, yell ‘Aaaay.’” hours,” Cagnin said. “It’s not, ‘OK, silence, ning — working every day with children,
spend together To rehearse a song driven by an Italian nobody speaks now. Sleep, eat and sing.’ spending most of the time on the road,”
creates a rapport most maestros would dance rhythm called a tarantella, Cagnin That’s not human. They are developing Cagnin said. “Then I thought, ‘Why not?
envy. danced in front of them, to imitate the their personality. We have to support I’ll try it for a couple of years. Ten years
“I understand in one second when gyrations caused by the bite of a tarantu- them.” later, I’m still here.”
something’s wrong,” Cagnin said. “They la (according to legend). Part of his job is to deal with the boys’ He discovered that he could do things
know what I’m going to say, from my face, “They need to move their body, not personal problems. in Vienna he couldn’t have done in a con-
my hair, my body. You can have that only just sing with the brain,” he said. “All kinds of things come up every day,” ventional career.
when you know each other deeply.” Cagnin takes the choir on tours all over he said. “‘My glasses are broken, I’m fall- “I can’t understand, with the modern
Watching Cagnin’s constantly flying, the world, from Singapore to Vietnam ing in love with this girl and what should conductor — one day in New York, one
almost prehensile head of hair, you believe to New Zealand, carving out an empire I do?’” day somewhere else, ‘Give me a crescendo,
that it signals his moods to the kids. of sound that would have astonished He ran through his answer suspicious- give me a diminuendo,’” he said. “Music is
“My job isn’t just to play the piano and Maximilian. They still sing for Sunday ly fast: “It’s OK, when I was 14, I did life. I can’t work for two hours and make
to conduct,” he said. “We deal with life.” Mass in Vienna’s Imperial Chapel, as they ba-ba-ba-ba.” music that comes from the soul.”
Laser tag and electric pianos were have for 500 years. It’s not the life Cagnin planned for. The freshening element at the choir
not around when the choir was found- The appeal of “normal boys” making After studying violin and viola in his comes from the group’s rapid turnover.
ed in 1498, when Holy Roman Emperor extraordinary music has only grown over hometown of Venice, he moved to Milan, “Every year, it’s something new — new
Maximilian I moved his court and its the war-torn centuries. where he started conducting and com- children, a new feeling, a new atmosphere.
musicians to Vienna and started the choir. When the Habsburg Empire fell posing. It’s like a wonderful drug. You can’t say
Franz Joseph Haydn sang with them. after 1918, the choir thrived as a private In Liepzig, Germany, he worked with a ‘stop.’ Every day is a new wonderful day
Mozart and Bruckner worked with them. institution, under the name of Vienna boys’ choir that goes back so far it makes
and probably I will die in Vienna.”
The list of alumni is mind-boggling, Sängerknaben. The boys switched their
10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 22, 2017
Sugar plums and rat traps
Capital Ballet Theatre mounts 37th ‘Nutcracker’
By LAWRENCE COSENTINO who dance en pointe for two solid hours in
Everybody acts like they are tired of “The the classic mold.
Nutcracker,” but let the smallest snippet of “The older girls log quite a few hours on
Tchaikovsky’s magical ballet waft into an their toes and go through a pair of shoes a
elevator and the hardest cases crack a sug- show,” Heise said.
ar-plum-eating grin. Sunday was the troupe’s last day of
Besides, it’s not that hard to freshen up the rehearsal at its Old Town studio. The crew
long-lived holiday classic. Lansing’s method moved the show into the Wharton Center
is to kill the Rat King a different way each for rehearsals Monday, complete with an
year. impressive flotilla of scenery and costumes,
The Nutcracker The annual pro- all crafted by volunteers. After a dress
Capitol Ballet Theater
7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., duction by the Capital rehearsal the day before Thanksgiving,
Nov. 24-25 Ballet Theatre is now in the company will take Thanksgiving off to
2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26
$18-28 its 37th year of non-re- fuel up for the weekend’s performances.
1-800-Wharton peating rat extermina- Monday has been set aside for a reduced-
tion. rate community outreach show for schools,
“Nothing too terribly violent,” spokes- senior centers, home schooled kids and
woman Chanin Heise reassured me. “One others “who may not have access to see it
year, they stabbed him with a sword. Another otherwise,” Heise said.
year, he ended in his boxer shorts, with hair The music of Tchaikovsky is the ballet’s Courtesy photo
flying everywhere.” perennial draw, but the production sneaks The Rat King (Ellie Rentz) and the Nutcracker (Emme Rush) in the Capital Ballet The-
And that killed him? in cues from a dozen other composers, atre’s version of “The Nutcracker,” on stage this weekend at the Wharton Center.
“Well, he exploded.” from Beethoven and Dvorak to a couple of
The fun of the Capital Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” heavenly melodies by “Giselle” composer At the party, Clara nods off and drifts to Grand Ledge senior Tara Fedewa plays
besides the 36 ways it has already found to Adolphe Adam. the land of sleep, where a series of fantastic the principal role of Sugar Plum Fairy,
kill the Rat King, is its ever-evolving panoply Besides the classic choreography, the scenes appears before her eyes. with Haley Rosendale of Holt as Clara and
of sights, sounds and movements. production is crammed with color and That’s where the action and artistry real- Eliana Jahjah of Lansing as Fritz.
The show features young dancers of all bustle, from villagers running around in ly kick in. From then on, it’s one delight- How will the Rat King meet his demise
ages and skill levels, from bouncing 8-year- the town square to a Christmas party at ful dance after another, choreographed by this year?
olds (called “little guest dancers”) wearing heroine Clara’s house with lots of little girls artistic director Gregory George and guid- “You have to come to the show,” Heise
ballet flats to graceful 18-year-old ballerinas in big long dresses. ed by ballet mistress Ela Alabuszew-Kutek. said slyly.
Flappers and fresh water
River,” said Angel.
“Our first project will be
rebuilding the storm water
infrastructure around the
Frandor area, putting in
1920s holiday bash at Broad Museum raises funds for river cleanup waterfalls and low impact
By MEGAN WESTERS The party will feature live music from designs that will clean the
Imagine strolling along the banks of The Springtails, a folk band that spe- water.”
the Red Cedar River and coming across a cializes in 1920s-style music, along with Other projects that Art in
live performer playing music, a beautiful artist talks and locally sourced food and the Wild has in the works are
outdoor art installation, or a kiosk where drinks from Morton’s Fine Catering and two amphitheaters where live
poets’ work is on display. Imagine, further, Spartan Catering. 1920s era dress is performances can take place,
that these songs, words and art displays encouraged and first floor galleries in the bump-outs on the sidewalks
helped to edu- Broad will be open to guests from 6 p.m. with access to electricity for
Art in the Wild cate the public to 7:30 p.m. musical performers or poets, Courtesy photo
about the river “Last year we did almost the same exact as well as a family fishing The Art in the wild fundraiser attracted nearly 200
Holiday Celebration
6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30 and the woods event, same motif,” Angel said. “It was area by the river. guests last year at the Broad Museum of Contempo-
Broad Art Museum Angel said about half a rary Art, among them: (Left) Theresa Lark, executive
541 E. Circle Dr., East Lansing around them. so effective that we kept the same motif
$60/person or $100/couple That’s the this year.” Last year, 125 guests showed million dollars in grant funds director of Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council,
artinthewild.org have been secured “to rebuild and state Rep. Andy Schor, the next mayor of Lansing,
(989) 550-1181 picture that up. This year, about 200 are anticipated.
Art in the Wild And while it was and will certainly be a that area so it can be healthy.” who were joined by Dr. Melody Angel, one of the leaders
plans to paint in real life, with the help of fun party, the goal is serious: environ- The goal of Art in the of the organization.
their second annual Holiday Celebration mental reclamation of the concrete-caked Wild, now in the process of
fundraiser. Red Cedar floodplain near the Frandor becoming a non-profit, is to
raise 10 million dollars to “We have some great sponsors and
“This event is 1920s themed, so peo- Shopping Center, turning the vast park-
help make this happen. donors who really care about these issues,”
ple are definitely encouraged to dress up,” ing lots circling the area into natural
said Melody Angel, committee charwom- storm water purifiers and educating the The organization is tackling these said Angel.
problems a step at a time, with two fund- “We just want everyone who comes out
an of Art in the Wild, a subcommittee of public on why it all matters.
raisers a year and an ongoing search for to the Holiday Celebration to have a good
the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action “Right now, 50 to 75,000 pounds of
donors big and small. time – it’s a fun event.”
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Fireworks explode behind the capitol moments after the tree was lit at this years Silver Bells in the City celebration.
Ten holiday gift ideas that go beyond materialism
Tickets for the Wharton Center — With
such shows as “Waitress,” “On Your Feet!”
and “The Lion King,” the Wharton Center
By JONATHAN W. THURSTON and dedication to the local arts. The Robin affordable option for a full theater experi- appeals not just to the theater buffs but to
Sometimes, the best gifts under the tree posts events about a month in advance, so ence is a ticket to the Riverwalk Theatre. anyone who loves a good show. Most tick-
aren’t the biggest ones. Sometimes, they pick up a ticket for a January event when This theater hosts performances that usu- ets are between $15 and $45, but for larger
come in an envelope and appeal more to you check their calendar. They are located ally come four days a week for two weeks, shows, the cost can be more. The Wharton
the experiential side of the holidays rather at 1105 S. Washington Ave. Tickets average and each ticket costs about $10. It has a also offers gift certificates if you’re not sure
than the capitalistic side. These gifts can be at $15. full schedule for the coming months with which tickets to get.
in the form of tickets, gift cards or even club Powerhouse Gym Membership — For shows like “Buried Child” and “Bridge to Impression 5 membership — Here we
memberships. Get your family, friends and those wanting a new place to work out Terabithia.” have a gift for the whole family. A member-
loved ones the gift of experiences, something or get some exercise, a membership from Lessons from Okemos Music Academy ship with Impression 5 gets you free admis-
they’ll remember long after their toys break Powerhouse Gym might be the perfect gift. — Most people at some point have at least sion to the Impression 5 Science Center,
or their kitchen tools rust. Located at 4790 S. Hagadorn Road in East touched a musical instrument. Paying for a exclusive member night events, a discount
Mother & Earth Baby Boutique Gift Card Lansing, The membership gives you 24-hour month’s worth of lessons can go a long way at the Impression 5 store, special program
— A perfect gift for parents or parents-to-be, access and the opportunity to take classes in starting up a new habit or rejuvenating an offers and free / discounted admission at
a gift card from Mother & Earth Boutique from some of the gym leaders. The cost is old one. The Okemos Music Academy, 3444 a variety of science centers and museums
allows you to help parents out without hav- $19.99 a month, and that includes one free Hagadorn Road, offers 30-minute private nationally. Stop by at 200 Museum Drive to
ing to ask what exactly they need or risk- hour with one of the personal trainers. lessons at $30 plus requires a $25 registra- pick up your membership.
ing giving the same gift as someone else. Soup Spoon Cafe Gift Card — No mat- tion fee. Strange Matter Coffee Co. Gift Card —
Located at 1212 Turner St, the boutique has ter the person’s sex, interests, hobbies or Gift Card for Bake n’ Cakes — Nothing For some people, having that cup o’ joe in the
gifts available as low as 75 cents and as as age, it is hard to go wrong with a restaurant says holiday love like brownies, cookies, morning is a gift in itself. Help give the gift
high as $350. The boutique also offers class- gift card. The Soup Spoon Cafe on 1419 E. cakes and, of course, pies. Bake n’ Cakes of espresso with a gift card. Strange Matter
es on yoga and breastfeeding, ranging from Michigan Ave. offers gift cards of any dol- offers gift cards for any dollar amount, so offers gift cards online for any amount, and
$12 to $65. lar amount, and its menu covers breakfast, give your family and friends the craving their the gift card covers both drinks and various
Tickets for The Robin Theatre — Does brunch, lunch and dinner. Its food items can sweet-tooths so desire. Located at 3003 E. souvenirs. Located at 337 S. Washington
your partner love music? How about art or vary from $3 to $29, and its entire menu is Kalamazoo St., this bakery has both sweet Square and 2001 E. Michigan Ave., Strange
drama? The Robin Theatre has something available at soupspooncafe.com. and savory bakes, something for everyone to Matter offers the gift of caffeinated aware-
for everyone with its frequent performances Riverwalk Theatre Tickets — Another enjoy. ness.12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 22, 2017
THROUGH DEC. 17 >> MICHIGAN chase. The event features more than 100
S T E A M T R A I N NO RT H P O L E Michigan-based artists and recurs daily.
EXPRESS FREE. 5-8pm. Lansing Art Gallery, 119
In this holiday themed ride, you’ll take N. Washington Square, Lansing. Designed in collaboration with Elderly
a four-hour excursion into the village of Instruments, Farida’s Old Town series
Ashley- a two hour ride to and from the THROUGH DEC. 31 >> guitars are true modern classics. With
village, and two hours there. In Ashley, WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS AT models ranging from $379 to $899, these
you’ll be able to enjoy a classic-style POTTER PARK ZOO instruments make fantastic gifts for the
Christmas village with a post office that Potter Park Zoo decorates for the hol- musicians in your life. Available in our
mails to Santa’s workshop, elves and a iday season with thousands of lights. The Lansing showroom or at elderly.com.
holiday raffle. zoo’s 23rd annual Wonderland of Lights
has beautiful animal exhibits, holiday
THROUGH DEC. 22 >> HOLIDAY displays, cookies and crafts for all ages. Elderly Instruments
ART MARKET Bring a wrapped present on Dec. 2 for 1100 N. Washington Ave., Lansing.
Sponsored by Health Management free admission to Wonderland. 5-8pm. (517) 372-7890, elderly.com.
Associates, this market supports local Thursday-Sunday. $7/$5 children 3-12/
artists by making both contemporary fine children under 3 FREE. Potter Park Zoo,
art and modern crafts available for pur- 1301 S Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517)
483-4222, potterparkzoo.org.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts, ed parade begins at the Grand Ledge Fire
FRIDAY, NOV. 24 >> MASON 750 E Shaw Ln., East Lansing. (517) 432- Barn and makes it’s way down to Bridge
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 2000, whartoncenter.com. Street where you can find Santa and Mrs.
Mason’s 17 th annual Holiday Claus. 7 pm. Downtown Grand Ledge.
Celebration presents the Santa Band FRIDAY, NOV. 28 >> VIENNA BOYS (517) 627-2383, grandledgechamber.com
along with visits from Santa himself CHOIR: CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA
at the Mason Historical Museum. The The choir performs holiday favorites SATURDAY DEC. 2 >> HOLIDAY
lighting ceremony begins at 6:15pm from around the world with their “angel- HULLABALOO
with the parade stepping off right after. ic” tones, harmonies and repertoire. An Old Town participating businesses
Do your owners drive you 6-7:30pm. FREE. Downtown Mason. enchanting event full of music and hol- offers shopping specials, treats and crafts
crazy during the holiday’s? (517) 676-1046, masonchamber.org. iday joy for the entire family. 7:30pm. for the kids. FREE. 10am-7pm. Old
You deserve a Bowser Beer! $20.50 public/$15.50 youth ages 5-18. Town, Lansing. Iloveoldtown.org.
Fill your furry favorite’s NOV. 24-26 >> ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ Wharton Center for Performing Arts,
stockings with the numerous AT CAPITAL BALLET THEATRE 750 E Shaw Ln., East Lansing. (517) 432- SATURDAY DEC. 2 >> SCROOGE
gifts Soldan’s has to offer! Capital Ballet Theatre presents its 2000, whartoncenter.com. SCRAMBLE 5K
37th rendition of a family favorite, The Old Town Commercial Association is
Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s classic tale is FRIDAY, DEC. 1 >> 46TH ANNUAL hosting its 11th annual Scrooge Scramble.
Soldan’s Feed & Pet Supplies choreographed by Gregory M George
8 Mid-Michigan Locations! GRAND LEDGE NIGHT LIGHTS Either walk or run along the Lansing
with sword fights, sugar plums and CHRISTMAS PARADE River Trails; awards are given to the top
Opens at 9am mid-Michigan’s best young dancers. 7:30 Before the parade begins, join the three in each age category. All proceeds
soldanspet.com pm Friday and Saturday; 2pm Sunday. mayor in the Christmas tree lighting cer-
$31.50/$18.00 youth and students. emony in Bridge Street Plaza. The light- See Events, Page 13You can also read
