Good morning, Lansing.

Eastgate Park is a 53-acre green space offering over 1.5 miles of trails along the Red Cedar River at 4203 S.

Meridian Road in Okemos. The park connects with Harris Nature Center and Legg Park plus offers horse riding, snowshoeing, skiing and mountain biking, with picnic spots and parking available.

MSU senior David Harrison developed Ember, a free dating app with live translation that connects users across 177 countries and verifies identities.

He will test the app on campus this fall and seek venture funding after meeting Apple’s review guidelines + building trust with users.

Meijer ranked first in the American Customer Satisfaction Store Survey with a score of 82 and outpaced Buc-ee’s.

The chain, which operates 131 Michigan stores near Lansing, improved its rating from last year and earned the top national spot among convenience stores.

Aldi is launching its new store at 2110 Lake Lansing Road Oct.

15 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m. Early shoppers receive a gift bag at the opening.

MSU's student group Up & Up placed in the top 10 in a national EDM ticket pre-sale contest this fall — a significant feat among over 100 schools.

The group plans winter pop-ups and a spring competition to secure a headliner act for campus.

Students at Michigan State University faced nearly a week without hot water and reliable Wi-Fi due to a power outage; one student launched a petition for reimbursement while the school already offered $25 in Spartan Cash as compensation.

Some students say the amount is too low for the hardships endured.

Pattengill Biotechnical Magnet School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct.

9 for its new Owl's Nest study space funded by a $50K grant from the B1G Build Initiative+ school officials and MSU alumni joined students to celebrate the project.

No. 2 Michigan State Women's Soccer beat Minnesota 4 to 0 Thursday at DeMartin Stadium in a near-perfect display + early goals from Emerson Sargeant and Kennedy Bell set the tone for a matchup with No. 25 Purdue Sunday at 1 p.m. in West Lafayette.

Michigan State athletics has seen historic fall success with four nationally ranked teams (volleyball at 13-1 and both soccer teams in the top 20); the volleyball team will play Iowa Sunday at 1 p.m. while the Spartans aim to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes.

Michigan State hockey began its season on Oct.

9 with a series against Northern and is focused on reaching the Frozen Four after past postseason losses. Coach Nightingale and captain Patrick Geary say the talented team will work hard to turn setbacks into a national championship run.

Greater Lansing high school boys soccer leaders were tallied through Oct.

7, with Lansing Christian's Owen Andrus + Cooper Resch each scoring 29 goals. Additional stats on assists and shutouts were recorded by area coaches, with submissions due by noon Thursday to be included in future reports.