AltWeeklies Wire
Happytown: It'll be a Gender-Bending Weeknew
This year's Gay Days fest brings a welcome new addition -- Focus on the Family -- known best for its spittle-flecked morality rants -- is putting on its Love Won Out conference June 7, the very same day many a gay will be using a red T-shirt to "wipe one off"! The synergy is thrilling!
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes |
06-05-2008 |
Media
The Orlando Police Beatnew
This week's copper wire theft comes from a Florida Hospital parking garage construction site. Gays do not steal copper.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
06-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gay Media Pioneer Chris Alexander-Manley Signs Offnew
When likable radio voice and perpetually busy GayDays.com entrepreneur Chris Alexander-Manley signed off for the last time from his weekly radio show, Gay Orlando Talk, he capped off a 15-year run that handily mirrored the ups and downs of the Orlando GLBT community.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-05-2008 |
Media
What are the Consequences of a Gay-Marriage Ban?new
In January, when Florida4Marriage announced that they had received enough signatures to secure a place for Amendment 2 -- the so-called "marriage amendment" -- on the November ballot, the future looked bleak for the initiative’s opponents.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-05-2008 |
LGBT
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Warning: This is a pretty boring week in crime. So do what I did: Slam three shots of Jack Daniel's and a fistful of Vicodin and let's get on with it. And don't bitch. I have to write the damn column; all you have to do is read it. Anyway.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
One Orlando Resident Wants to Use the Historic Preservation Board to Fight a Developernew
Sue MacNamara is fighting Eola Capital's plans to erect a 200-foot-tall office complex at the end of Washington Street, right off Lake Eola.
Orlando Weekly |
Bill Manes |
05-29-2008 |
Housing & Development
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
The Orlando Police Beatnew
May 13, 1:08 a.m.: Swear to God, I once saw a porno that started exactly like this: "On the above date and time, two male suspects entered the residence and duct-taped the victim." No porny goodness here, though. The two guys -- described as "possibly Jamaican," for what it's worth -- just stole "various items" and left. Booooooring.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Happytownnew
Local political news.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman | Billy Manes | Deanna Morey | Bob Whitby |
05-15-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Police Beatnew
Recent happenings of local criminals and police.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Happytownnew
Local political news.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes | Deanna Morey | Bob Whitby |
05-08-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Police Beatnew
Recent happenings of local criminals and police.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
