Lansing

The community-owned soccer amateur club wants to bring soccer back to the Mid-Michigan area.

Lansing Community College will host a virtual commencement this month in place of an in-person ceremony.

School officials cite health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic in cancelling the in-person event for the second year in a row.

A new report analyzing more than 40 different aspects of the Lansing region's economy has found four main areas for improvement.

They include population growth, educational attainment, private sector growth and affordability.

Lansing’s Racial Justice and Equity Alliance says the city needs more data on housing equality, affordability, and education.

The group presented the finding during a community update over zoom Thursday.

Mayor Schor created the group in July 2020 following a series of calls for police reform and changes to systemic racism in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The alliance, made up of four committees, is creating a plan to address housing insecurity to narrow the disparities among people of color.

Gutirrez looks to bounce back from loss, plus training and bouts hampered by pandemic.