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Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

In all likelihood, Wanderer’s teahouse is now closed for good. The story I heard is that the owner took a job in Texas and only stuck around for a week to try and sell the business — and make sure his employees still had a place to work. I was also told that the building owner is excited to get a higher-grossing chain business to replace Wanderer’s.

Cold-case detective coming

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Andy Balaskovitz
City Pulse that showed little organization in the Lansing Police Department’s investigative unit when it comes to unsolved homicides. The original intent of the article was to publicize unsolved homicides in order to assist the Police Department. But when police officials said they did not have a list, the story shifted to why not.

Disclosing pay

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Disclosing pay
By Andy Balaskovitz
Yet the city’s Board of Ethics has not requested further information on Quinney’s and Wood’s statements of financial disclosure because no one has approached the board with a complaint. Still, that board reviews the annual statements required under ordinance to see if any further information is needed.

Drive-by policing

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Drive-by policing
By Sam Inglot
Later this summer, the Lansing Police Department will roll out Automatic License Plate Readers that will be used to find stolen vehicles, but a Lansing City Council candidate and the American Civil Liberties Union have privacy issues with the technology.

Niowave update

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Sam Inglot
“People wanted to know why these trucks are coming and going and moving a lot of dirt,” said 4th Ward Councilwoman Jessica Yorko. “The trust between the neighborhood and the company is not very strong.

Litos a leader

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Litos a leader
By WALT SORG
Consumers Mutual Insurance, Michigan’s newest health insurer, is ambitious. Its mission is to be “recognized as Michigan’s plan of choice for patient-centered care, disease management, lower costs, and greater access for individuals, families and the business community” by 2018.

‘A particular genius’

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

‘A particular genius’
By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
Racing the biological clock, Kvitko was marking his 45th birthday by training for a debut recital on Thursday at Carnegie Hall. He was hustling down his self-imposed “road to Carnegie” Midwest tour, with 14 stops in two months, with typical Kvitko overkill.

Quite the spectacle

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Quite the spectacle
By ALLAN I. ROSS
There are some natural complications that go along with being a 15-piece gypsy folk band, and being about 80 years out of time is only one of them. Stage size is obviously a key issue, as is the coordination of more than a dozen independent work and personal schedules.

A decade of doodles

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A decade of doodles
By Sam Inglot
One of Dennis Preston’s favorite places to conjure up grotesque and whimsical characters was the Biggby Coffee at 536 Elmwood Road in Lansing, just south of the Lansing Mall. The local illustrator, designer and caricaturist would draw on coffee napkins and leave them at the store, which could then be “purchased” by giving $10 to the barista on duty.

Drawn that way

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Drawn that way
By BILL CASTANIER
If Ruth McNally Barshaw has her way, Ellie McDoodle will never see 13, play a video game or use a cell phone. And the Lansing author and illustrator will have her way, since she is the creator of the five-book young adult series “The Ellie McDoodle Diaries,” about a 12-year-old who journalizes her life, accompanied by doodle drawings.

New in town

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

New in town
By ALLAN I. ROSS
He said that Athenas will serve Greek-American cuisine, specializing in chicken dinners, skillets, spinach pie and baklava. The dining room will look similar to Jon’s (minus the phones), but the kitchen will get a massive upgrade, including the probable addition of a broaster.

Mississippi ‘Mud’

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Mississippi ‘Mud’
By ALLAN I. ROSS
After an electrifying breakthrough performance in 1996’s “A Time to Kill” — followed by solid showings in “Contact” and “Amistad” — Matthew Mc- Conaughey mostly slummed it through the ‘00s.

OUT ON THE TOWN

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

OUT ON THE TOWN
A wine and cheese reception today celebrates the opening of the photo exhibit “It Takes a Village: From Ghondohar to Jerusalem,” which opened Sunday at the MSU College of Law.

Turn it down

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Turn it down
By Rich Tupica
Drake White, an EMI-signed singer/songwriter based in Nashville, plays the Whiskey Barrel Saloon on May 30. The Alabama native has a rootsy modern country sound, blended with southern gospel vibes. He often lyrically ad-libs during his live shows.

Free Will Astrology

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "I'm still learning," said Michelangelo when he was 87 years old. For now, he's your patron saint. With his unflagging curiosity as your inspiration, maybe your hunger for new teachings will bloom. You will register the fact that you don't already know everything there is to know .

A tomato by any other name

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A tomato by any other name
By LAURA JOHNSON
Simply put, organic food means food grown without pesticides and other chemicals that are harmful not only to our health, but to the health of the land, farmers, plants and animals. “It’s farming in a way that’s using natural rhythms and forces,” said Dan Fillius, assistant manager of Michigan State University’s Student Organic Farm.