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  • I noticed that foundation construction is well underway. Looks like a good portion of the footings along the Michigan Avenue frontage have been poured.
  • Looks like Bing maps updated their aerial maps for the area, today. Not exactly sure how recent they are without looking back at some of these posts, but they show the site for Provident Place on Michigan cleared, and the same with Eastern's footba…
  • The turnover is weird considering that Rally's has been successful at that corner for years. Before the recent round of turnovers, the southeast corner had been an Arby's for many years and the northwest an A&W for many years. Having grown up …
  • We're just over a month into summer; summer doesn't end until the last half of September. We've got a bit more time before we have to hear something.
  • I noticed new windows are going in at the old Temple Club at the southeast corner of Larch and Grand River.
  • On next week's council agenda is the setting of a public hearing for the creation of two new Corridor Improvement Authorities (CIAs): one for North Grand River Avenue from basically the Larch Street viaduct all the way to Waverly, and one for South …
  • Upcoming projects before the city council at their August 13 meeting: * The hotel/retail strip/dispensary Merritt & Park Lake. Upcoming projects before the planning commmission at their August 14 meeting: * A special use permit for…
  • Neat article on all of the urban gardens that have sprouted up in Lansing in the past decade or so: Got dirt? Grow food cheap. How urban farms and gardens thrive in Lansing LANSING — The city is growing — in population and also vertic…
  • I was only laughing because everyone already knows the Senate office building at the "Capitol View," so it might confuse some people until they start getting used to the current name of the Senate office building. Oliver Towers was named after An…
  • Sounds like they are naming this one "Capital View," which is a bit strange since "Capitol View" was the original name of the current state Senate office building. lol https://twitter.com/WielandBuilds/status/1154164527526764544
  • I've had family go only to find they were literally out of meat. It's been enough of a problem that they actually say on their website homepage that they close early if they run out of food! lol So I'm happy to hear they are taking over more space…
  • Meat is expanding in Old Town: LANSING - It's going to get a little easier to find a seat at a popular Old Town barbecue spot known for its pickle fries, carnivorous menu and science fiction-inspired decor. Meat Southern B.B.Q. & Ca…
  • The only reason they did pavers where they did is because I think the development is paying for it, at least up front.
  • A lot of streetwork is finishing up downtown. They've finished up on M.A.C. and Albert between M.A.C. and Abbot: https://twitter.com/CityofEL/status/1152263893441552385
  • The city next week is voting to set the public hearing for the brownfield plan for this one for August 26th. The scehduled date for the final vote on this one is September 9th. The redevelopers are seeking about $2.8 million reimbursement over 2…
  • Cantina Eastwood, Starbucks planned near Eastwood Towne Center LANSING TWP. - A new Mexican restaurant and Starbucks coffee shop taking shape near the Eastwood Towne Center are on track to open by this fall. Cantina Eastwood will occupy…
  • Not a lot of external work, but the developer took these shots back on the 8th: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2570139339686417&id=420645051302534&tn=-R
  • The Christman Co. put up some shots of this one:
  • Looks like the LSJ has done a story on this project this morning, though it appears they got a few numbers/figures wrong: Meridian Township green lights development to create a downtown Okemos OKEMOS — Meridian Township leaders have app…
  • Were they yet tearing down the existing shop or just working behind it? Sounds like maybe the new building will be centered more towards the central part of the lot instead of on the corner.