AltWeeklies Wire
One Florida City's War on Sinnew
Winter Park doesn't just have a booby bar in its sights; tattoo parlors and other supposedly ill-reputed businesses have also been targeted next.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
11-06-2008 |
Business & Labor
Did the Feds Bust a Suspected Ponzi Scheme Too Soon?new
Headed by a secretive grandfather and run out of a former flower shop, AdSurf Daily has almost all the trappings of a money-laundering case: victims, a raid by the feds and a very public takedown of a suspect business. What makes this case different is the fact that there are few who consider themselves victims of ASD.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
11-06-2008 |
Business & Labor
Is the GOP Trying to Keep New Voters from the Polls?new
In the midst of a crush of new voter applicants, there's a new issue that progressives fear the GOP could use to disenfranchise voters across Florida: the Republican secretary of state's recent decision to enforce the state's three-year-old "no match, no vote" law.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
10-07-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Toothless: Orange County Animal Services Can't Help Abused and Neglected Animalsnew
Animal Services hasn't been able to shelter the very animals it's supposed to protect. But even if the county agency did have the resources, a toothless state law still wouldn't allow them to do their jobs.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
09-04-2008 |
Animal Issues
Insiders Accuse Orange County School Board of Trying to Cover Up Fraudnew
It seems logical that if Orange County Public Schools discovered that a contractor was bilking them for thousands of dollars, maybe more, they'd do something about it immediately. But that apparently didn't happen.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
07-31-2008 |
Crime & Justice
DNA Has All but Cleared Bill Dillon of a 27-Year-Old Murder; The State Doesn't Seem to Carenew
Add the recent DNA exoneration to all the problems associated with his farce of a trial nearly three decades ago, and one has to wonder why Bill Dillon still sits in state prison.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
07-31-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Happytown: How Bad Are Things at the Orlando Sentinel These Days?new
We'll let an unnamed Sentinel staffer answer that one: "Apparently the depressing, winnowing months we've been through recently may soon be know[n] as 'the good ol' days.'"
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey |
06-12-2008 |
Media
Happytown Goes to an Obama Town Hall Meetingnew
Because we are good journalists committed to bringing you the news in an evenhanded manner, the Happytown™ Mobile Election Center yes-we-can–ed our way down South Orange Blossom Trail all the way to the Kissimmee Civic Center to cover Sen. Barack Obama's May 21 town hall meeting.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey |
05-29-2008 |
Media
Amid School Budget Cuts, Parents Want to Save a Nature Preservenew
Like school districts across Florida, Seminole County's has something of a fiscal crisis. Put simply, because of state budget cuts, the board needs to trim $22 million from its $474 million annual budget. But parents are more pissed about the cutting of funding for the Environmental Studies Center than they are about firing teachers.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-22-2008 |
Environment
Drivers Fight Back Against Orlando's Cab Monopolynew
Mears has a lock on the taxi business in Orlando, and drivers are getting sick of it.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Retailers to Orlando: Ban Plastic Bags! Orlando: No Thanksnew
According to city spokeswoman Heather Allebaugh, Mayor Buddy Dyer has little interest in the issue: "In this case, the city feels banning the use of plastic bags is something the company itself should consider."
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-06-2008 |
Environment
