Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.

Jesse Haik, a co-owner of the 2.5-year-old Pennsylvania Rye Company at 536 Hamilton St., is planning to open Simpatico in May at 27 N. Seventh St.

This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

From Delhi to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune and Jaipur, a burgeoning pigeon population has left an indelible mark on the cityscape ...