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February 6-12, 2013 see page 8 at 2013 MICHIGAN FEB 8-10 MBLGTACC STATE Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference UNIVERSITY For profiles of event speakers LZ Granderson, emi Koyama, robyn och and ben cohen, an interview with ru pauL's draG race star Latrice royaLe, and a guide to what to do in Lansing and the surrounding areas, see page 14! East Lansing Film Society Series january 30-February 14 1999 Central Park Drive, Okemos, MI | (517) 393-7469 | studioctheatre.com 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 6, 2013 – New York Post Roehm’s Day Spa Relax in our newly remodeled serene spa! Valentine’s Specials 2 Full Body Massages...............$100 Target Massage & Pedicure.........$65 Chocolate Massage.....................$65 –The New York Observer Call for an appointment today! (517) 485-9820 SMOKIN' SLEDDOG RECORDS PRESENTS FEBRUARY 12-17 MSU's Wharton Center OPENS NEXT WEEK! 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WHARTONCENTER.COM • 1-800-WHARTON 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 6, 2013 VOL. 12 Feedback ISSUE 26 Depot memories Ave. It had been purchased by an entrepenour who intended to duplicate the success of Clara's Thank you for the article about the restora- (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com tion of the Grand Trunk passenger station on in the old station on what had been the Detroit to Grand Rapids line. He would not even con- ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 South Washington Ave (City Pulse Jan 23). It CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-5066 sider a food service facility for the passengers PAGE brings back memories. or email [email protected] There was no rail passenger service in with a dual purpose use of the building. 6 Michigan in the late 60s and early 70s. Congress We were at a loss as to where a building EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz could be built along the route when MSU rep- [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 established Amtrack first on the East Coast. resentative Jack Breslin offered consideration MANAGING/NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz Eventualy the several governing units of the Lansing Boy Scout, religious leaders are OK [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 of a structure on the tracks at Harrison Road. with gay members in troops Lansing Area were informed that rail service ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Allan I. Ross would be restored on It was a small structure used by the University [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 Have something to say the old Grand Trunk Grounds Dept. With an OK from the Board of PAGE PRODUCTION MANAGER • Rachel Harper Trustees, we were able to secure funds from about a local issue line from Bay City to [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 Chicago. The train the several local governments to enlarge it and 11 CALENDAR EDITOR • Dana Casadei or an item that appeared would stop and serve build in the necessary facilities to establish the [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 in our pages? cities along the way present station. STAFF WRITERS Lansing-area ‘art mecca’ dissolves after three years 1.) Write a letter to the editor. only if a station was Lawrence Cosentino • E-mail: letters@ established at com- — George Griffiths [email protected] • (517) 999-5063 lansingcitypulse.com munity expense. Holt Sam Inglot • Snail mail: City Pulse, 2001 [email protected] • (517) 999-5065 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, As a Council PAGE MI 48912 member of East CORRECTIONS MARKETING/PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR/ • Fax: (517) 371-5800 Lansing, I worked Due to an editing error, a Jan. 23 story 26 SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT • Rich Tupica 2.) Write a guest column: on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad [email protected] • (517) 999-6710 Contact Berl Schwartz for with representatives more information: of Lansing, several depot should have said Pete Kramer is a ADVERTISING MANAGER [email protected] townships and MSU former Lansing Board of Water and Light Chivalry still reigns at one of Lansing's oldest restaurants Shelly Olson or (517) 371-5600 ext. 10 [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 to find a location for a commissioner, not a current one. (Please include your name, Due to a reporting error, last week’s ADVERTISING address and telephone number rail road station. Denis Prisk so we can reach you. Keep Our first stop was cover story on John Pollard should have COVER letters to 250 words or fewer. said friend Kathi Raffone visited Pollard [email protected] • (517) 999-6704 City Pulse reserves the right to at the existing station Contributors: Justin Bilicki, Bill Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom edit letters and columns.) on South Washinton at his home, not the hospital. ART Helma, Terry Link, Kyle Melinn, Dennis Preston, Paul Wozniak, Amanda Harrell-Seyburn, Ute Von Der Heyden, Judy Winter, Shawn Parker Delivery drivers: Abdulmahdi Al-Rabiah, Dave Fisher, Karen Navarra, Noelle Navarra, Brent Robison, Steve Stevens PUBLIC NOTICES GELISPIE by VINCE JOY Interns: Darby Vermeulen, Hanna Scott, Dylan Sowle, Justin Anderson, Marisol Dorantes Public Notice Editor & Publisher Berl The Ingham County Land Bank is soliciting qualifications for Residential Stake Surveys of ON THE AIR Schwartz Residential Properties. The RFQ is available after February 6, 2013 at the Ingham County Land CITY PULSE Bank, 422 Adams, Lansing, Michigan 48906, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday or at Kathie Dunbar, Lansing City Councilwoman 7 p.m. Wednesdays www.inghamlandbank.org. Qualifications will be due at the Land Bank offices before 1:00 pm on Ryan Wert, owner of Elm Street Recording February 15, 2013. The Qualification Review will begin February 15, 2013 at 1:00 pm. The Ingham County Land Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women- and Minority-Owned Dave Sheets, owner of Discount Daves Buy It Rite Businesses are encouraged to apply. Jazz drummer Randy Gelispie & Chris LaMarche, Eagle Scout THIS WEEK Hosted by Newsmakers Berl Schwartz Deanna Hurlbert, assistant director of the LBGT Resource Center Brad Shafer, assistant scoutmaster Travis Lunsford, for Boy Scout Troop 109 of Okemos MBLGTACC 2013 Planning Coalition Comcast Ch. 16 Lansing: 11 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 Comcast Ch. 30 Meridian Township: 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10; 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, through Saturday, Feb. 16; and 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Watch past episodes at vimeo.com/channels/citypulse City Pulse • February 6, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION reached for comment Tuesday afternoon. In her memo, Wood also explains that Since being elected Council president she rearranged Council member seating That was fast a month ago, Wood has publicly offered so that at-large members sit to her right Bernero knocked off dais as arch- to buy the mayor breakfast and make him and ward representatives sit to her left. She enemy City Council President Carol chicken soup while he was sick as a sign of cited historical reasons for this, but also: Wood takes time out of her busy civility. The auspicious start to 2013 after the “We have witnessed both the public and OF THE WEEK schedule to reorganize seating. historically hostile politics between Wood the press pitting one side against the other. “Honeymoon over,” mayor says. and Bernero appears headed back to its old Due to these concerns we will be changing ways, Bernero said. around the seating arrangements on the WHAT IS Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero no lon- He’s also upset over Wood’s handling of dais to strike a better balance.” ger has a seat on the City Council dais. a Council issue involving Councilwoman The new lineup just happens to sepa- He’ll now sit at a table on the floor when Kathie Dunbar, a Bernero ally. “The shades rate the three Council members from he comes to a meeting. of old Carol are coming through,” he said.