Kathy Griffin has plenty to talk about. The diminutive redhead comedian has a tendency to dominate a conversation through sheer volume – meaning a measurement of quantity, not loudness – as we learned in a recent phone conversation. The conversation runs the gamut of news and entertainment topics, from Pam Bondi “stepping in as the…
Colin Meloy and his indie-folk comrades have returned with their eighth album, I’ll Be Your Girl, a bold move toward classic synth-pop tones and textures, paying conscious homage to Roxy Music. Expect alternately wry and painfully honest lyrical verses and huge hooky choruses. Opening is Kacy & Clayton, a Canadian folk duo par excellence. with…
French synthesist Dan Terminus has been flying the cybernetic standard of the synthwave moment for a few years longer than many of his peers in the genre. Hence his music tends to push at the edges of the synthwave aesthetic a little more than most, incorporating glitchy and avant-garde and even outright proggy elements that…
While the 2001 Heath Ledger-starring action-comedy A Knight’s Tale isn’t particularly lauded for its historical accuracy – spectators at medieval jousts didn’t stomp and clap in time to Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” for instance – it does use its anachronisms for the purpose of relating the significance of events to a modern viewer. One…
What does a nocturne in the key of a broken heart sound like? And what is “worm fiddling,” anyway? Look, if you spend too much time asking questions, you’ll get bogged down. You’re going to have to roll with the weird if you’re going to appreciate Kimberly Lojewski’s debut story collection, Worm Fiddling Nocturne in…
A podcast about horror movies does a live taping at the Falcon this week. Hosts Joe and Sean from The Horror Show tear apart the so-bad-it’s-good independent horror flick Manos: The Hands of Fate live in front of an audience. And they apparently think the Falcon audience isn’t going to add their own two cents…
Wednesday, Sept. 19 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Thursday, Sept. 20 Leisure Chief 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Raleigh Estes and Friends 8 pm at Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave.,…
If you like exploring the Technicolor myriad of experiments, crafts and creations of locals every year at Maker Faire Orlando, you’ll absolutely love The Art of Maker Faire. This exhibition at CityArts Factory features some of Central Florida’s most talented artists and inventors showing off their best work. The Art of Maker Faire runs through…
Mike Ness – the lead singer and only mainstay of veteran punk rock band Social Distortion – has positioned himself as something of a Southern Californian, punk-rock version of Bruce Springsteen. His songwriting leans heavily toward rockabilly- and country-infused paeans to common-man themes like drinkin’, fightin’ and the inevitable disappointments of life. But Ness is…
It’s a stain on Orlando’s reputation that the Little Mermen – a band that dresses up as Disney characters and plays rock versions of Disney showtunes – hails from New York City and not Central Florida. Is the show gimmicky? Hell yes, but we love gimmicks. Especially when they involve props and costume changes. 7 p.m.…
For the second time this week, Gov. Rick Scott was booed by environmental protesters at a U.S. Senate campaign stop in Orlando on Tuesday. The Republican governor’s “Make Washington Work” bus tour around Florida has hit a few obstacles in its 10 days as Scott campaigned against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. On Monday, Scott was called “Red…
About 600,000 low-income patients will be assigned to new Medicaid managed-care plans in the coming months after the state ended contracts with their existing plans. Agency for Health Care Administration spokeswoman Mallory McManus told The News Service of Florida that roughly 20 percent of enrollees in the broad Medicaid “managed medical assistance” program and 12…
Gringos Locos has finally opened its doors at the University of Central Florida. The new outpost soft opened yesterday and is located at 4242 W. Plaza Drive. The popular Tex-Mex restaurant, known for their “Double D” taco, was originally set to open at UCF in September 2017, but the opening was delayed due to construction and inspection…
With the busy summer season now behind us, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment is looking ahead to 2019. New attractions range from a full Sesame Street-themed land at SeaWorld Orlando to a new swing ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg to a Premier Rides Skyrocket II coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, with a Skywarp Horizon coaster likely…
SeaWorld Entertainment and its former CEO have agreed to pay more than $5 million in fines to settle federal charges accusing the theme park company of misleading investors by downplaying the impact of the anti-captivity documentary Blackfish. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that SeaWorld and its former CEO Jim Atchison reached settlements…
Earth Fare, a supermarket that specializes in organic and “clean food,” will open its first location in the Orlando area next week. The new store will open on Saturday, Sept. 29, in Lake Nona at The Shoppes at Nona Place (13024 Narcoossee Road). Earth Fare is known for its pledge to customers that none of its products…
Mills 50 bar-arcade hybrid BART closes its doors after this weekend. While it’s sad to see another neighborhood bar shutter after the surprise demise of Wally’s, at least we got some notice this time. We’re guessing the beer specials are going to be pretty good, but make sure to tip well. 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; BART,…
The annual Cows ‘n Cabs outdoor dining event will return this November for another year of eating gourmet food in the name of charity. This country & western themed event will take place in Winter Park’s West Meadow on Saturday, Nov. 3, and will feature more than 25 chefs from the Orlando area serving their…
A manhunt in Winter Park Monday evening began when the suspect allegedly stole $45 worth of merchandise from Goodwill, and then fired shots at the two responding officers, says the Winter Park Police Department. According to the arrest affidavit, officers responded to a shoplifting call at the Goodwill, located at 750 N. Orange Ave. in Winter…
One of the DJs that popularized the trap vein of EDM that’s become super popular, UZ, plays at Celine this week. He’s spent most of his career in anonymity, hiding his face behind a custom mask. But in 2017, UZ took the mask off to reveal that he’s actually French DJ Guillaume P., a two-time…
After essentially being booed out of Southwest Florida on account of the red tide calamity, Gov. Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate bus tour plans to slide through Orlando today, the campaign announced Tuesday morning. The event will be held at Rigo Tile on Goldenrod Road at 4:15 p.m. Only hours after being confronted by hundreds of…
Here in Orlando, there has been plenty of focus on the yet-to-be-announced new theme park that NBC Universal is working on for their upcoming southern campus, but the company’s next park to open will be in Beijing. Slated to open in 2020, Universal has confirmed that the new resort will cost a whopping $6.5 billion,…
A new report from a Tallahassee-based research group raises questions about the growing role of charter schools in Florida, including citing the closure of 373 charter schools since 1998. Ben Wilcox, research director for the group Integrity Florida, said the closure of charter schools has averaged nearly 20 a year “and that comes with a…
The first ballots of Florida’s Nov. 6 general election will be in the mail by Saturday, according to the state Division of Elections. The Saturday deadline applies to county elections supervisors sending vote-by-mail ballots to uniformed service members who are absent overseas or stateside and to civilian voters who are overseas. The initial window for…
Saying First Amendment arguments raised by opponents are “irreconcilable with our constitutional history,” Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that could block at least three proposed constitutional amendments from going on the November ballot. Bondi’s office filed a 44-page brief in a battle focused on proposed…
Winter Park Police arrested a suspected gunman Monday night accused of shooting a man and causing a lockdown at Rollins College. Officers arrested Jerad Christopher Vasquez after they found him hiding by a trailer near the 900 block of Orange Avenue, the area where callers reported a man had been shot and injured Monday afternoon. Police…
From Oct. 22 to Nov. 4, the Live Oak Event Center on the University of Central Florida’s campus will serve as the early voting site for all Orange County residents registered to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. According to a news release from UCF, the Student Government Association worked with Orange County Supervisor…
Students and faculty at Rollins College in Winter Park have been told to “go to the nearest room and lock the door,” over a shooting in the nearby area. The private college sent out an alert at around 3:45 p.m., saying “We have been instructed by Winter Park Police to shelter in place. If you…
A black transgender woman was shot to death in North Port last week, making her the fifth trans woman to be murdered in Florida within the past seven months. Londonn Moore, 20, was found lying in the road around 7:30 a.m. Sept. 8 on Sawyer Circle in North Port, several miles away from her hometown…
After running for nearly 20 years, Walt Disney World announced today that Epcot’s beloved firework spectacular “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth” will come to an end in 2019. As of now, the show is planned to continue its run at the World Showcase Lagoon until the end of the summer of 2019, and will be replaced…
American heavy metal rock band Sevendust will perform at the House of Blues in Disney Springs Tuesday, Sept. 25. The Atlanta-based group joins the headlining band, Clutch, on the “Book of Bad Decisions Tour” to promote their latest full-length album release, All I See Is War, which includes their newest released track, “Medicated,” and lead…
Democratic agriculture-commissioner candidate Nikki Fried and other state Cabinet candidates from both parties want to see federal banking changes that could lead to Florida financial institutions being open to people and businesses with ties to the medical-marijuana industry. But Fried’s proposal for a state-created bank to handle the burgeoning industry’s money has little support from…
Citing inaction from Gov. Rick Scott on gun reform after two major mass shootings in Florida, Pulse and Parkland families endorsed U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson last weekend in his re-election campaign. Central Florida lawmakers joined families, survivors and advocates to call out the Republican governor’s record on preventing gun violence, especially in the 612 days between the…
.@FLGovScott exits back door after just 10 minutes in restaurant crowd booing and shouting “coward” pic.twitter.com/ixiyxE1juV — Zac Anderson (@zacjanderson) September 17, 2018 Florida Governor Rick Scott lasted about 10 minutes at a restaurant this morning before crowds eventually booed him out the back door. Scott, who is currently running for Senate against Democratic incumbent…
With rising home prices and slumping sales, Orlando is one of the best cities in Florida right now to really take renters to the cleaners. According to new report from Forbes, Orlando joined the ranks of other ideal slumlord markets in Florida like Tampa and Jacksonville because, well, essentially we have a population of low-paid workers…
Not even an entire month into the general election, GOP gubernatorial candidate and former two-term congressman Ron DeSantis’ track record involving racially tinged controversies continues to grow. According to a new report from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, in October 2017, DeSantis spoke at a conference organized by ACT for America in Washington. In his…
Amid a national debate about how colleges and universities should handle allegations of sexual misconduct, a federal appeals court Thursday upheld a decision by Valencia College to suspend a student for a year after he was accused of sexually harassing another student. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by…
The Florida House will investigate the misuse of $38 million in state funding for a building project at the University of Central Florida, House Speaker Richard Corcoran said Friday. In a letter to UCF President Dale Whittaker, Corcoran said he has named incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, to lead the investigation. The probe…
Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s “Band of the Week.” Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we’re pleased to bring you solo musician MoZaic. MoZaic is playing the “Femme du Monde” event, a fundraiser for the Victim Service Center, at the Venue on Sept. 22 with Lauren Carder Fox, Marcie Schwalm,…
SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa are offering buy-one-get-one single day tickets to residents of states impacted by Hurricane Florence. The two theme parks, which are both owned by the Blackstone Group, announced the promotion this afternoon. The deal is only valid for residents of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and only available…
One of a generation of apt musical pupils who worshipped at the profane altars of Cannibal Corpse and Autopsy, Dying Fetus are now death metal icons in their own right, packing houses slavering over every gory note. And in the company of old-school cult legends Incantation – who had a ball at Will’s Pub earlier…
Pizzeria Roberti will soon serve its last slice. The popular Orlando Italian joint will host their first autumn dinner at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23; however, it will also be their last day of service. Owner Joe Roberti made the announcement this week, saying he’ll focus his efforts on his upcoming Sanford restaurant, Grain &…
Local arts and creative music boosters Timucua Arts Foundation, Atlantic Center for the Arts and the Civic Minded Five are bringing a very timely and unique multicultural musical experience to the City Beautiful tonight – and it’s well worth your time. OneBeat is a global music initiative and partnership between Found Sound Nation and the…
Popular restaurant chain Bar Louie will be opening a location in Winter Park next year. Real estate organization CASTO announced in a press release today that the new location’s opening is tentatively set for the first quarter of 2019 and will be located in Winter Park Village, in the former Mitchell’s Fish Market space directly…
Lane Pitmann, a Jacksonville resident who went viral a couple years ago for head-banging to Slayer’s “Raining Blood,” while shirtless during Hurricane Matthew, has re-emerged for Florence. Today, Pittman posted a similar video of himself to Twitter, but this time in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, along with the caption “YOU ARE WEAK AND SMALL FLORENCE!!!!!…
Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh says his office is appealing a ruling from a judge who sided with Walt Disney World in a dispute over the market value of the Yacht and Beach Club Resort. The theme park sued the Orange County Property Appraiser’s office in 2016 after OCPA assessed Yacht and Beach Club Resort at a…
Universal’s highly anticipated Halloween Horror Nights 28 opens tonight. This year’s event is the longest and biggest yet, with a total of 36 confirmed dates between tonight and Nov. 3, plus a record 10 houses and five scare zones. The official houses for this year are Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After, The Horrors of Blum House,…
If you’ve ever wished you could be rewarded for cheating, tomorrow will be your lucky day. Pollo Tropical announced that it is bringing back its “Chicken Cheaters Day” promotional event. Tomorrow — Saturday, Sept. 15 — anyone who brings in a coupon from a competing chicken restaurant and proclaims to the cashier, “I am a…
The Orange County Republican Party has turned into a slow-burning dumpster fire over the past couple of weeks – and they just continue heaping more and more trash onto the pile. First, just nine days ago, Orange County Republican committeewoman Kathy Gibson was hit with bipartisan calls for her resignation over racially charged Facebook posts.…
Manzano’s Deli, a popular sub joint in New Smyrna Beach and DeLand, has finally opened their Winter Park location at the intersection of West Fairbanks and South New York avenues. The new location , which shares frontage with Little Blue Donut Co. and All Fired Up, soft-opened on Monday, Sept. 10, and is currently operating with…
Country star and coach on The Voice Blake Shelton will open a new restaurant in Orlando. According to a statement from Ryman Hospitality Properties, Shelton’s restaurant, Ole Red, will open in the ICON Orlando 360 entertainment and dining complex (formerly the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye) sometime in the first half of 2020. The country-style restaurant is a $15 million…
As the values of medical-marijuana operations skyrocket, wrangling over Florida’s limited number of pot licenses continues to escalate. Five wannabe operators who got shut out of the state’s first round of medical-marijuana licenses three years ago and recently were shot down a second time are asking a judge for help. But first, Administrative Law Judge…
The University of Central Florida’s chief financial officer stepped down Thursday after an audit revealed the school improperly used $38 million in state funding to construct a campus building. UCF President Dale Whittaker told the state university system’s Board of Governors on Thursday that the school has replenished the state money, while taking steps to…
If the the scare actors at Busch Gardens’ annual Howl-O-Scream don’t make you vomit, then the roller coasters will. The Tampa theme park recently posted unseen footage from a commercial for their upcoming scare fest and it shows an actor actually barfing all over himself while riding the SheiKra roller coaster. According to the Tampa…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Supersuckers and the Ludes, Soundbar, Sep. 12 The Supersuckers are probably the only indie band that might be able to out-marathon the almighty Guided by Voices in terms of single-night mileage. And that’s just for their typical everyday shows. The performances for their 30th anniversary tour this year, however, are total blowouts…
The Planet Festival, set for next month in Fruitland Park, has unveiled a packed lineup, filling up four days with music from all around Florida (and beyond). The festival will attempt to combine live music with raising awareness of pressing environmental issues, culminating in a brief to have no disposable plastic on-site.. But, back to…
With Rick Scott leaving the governor’s office in January, Enterprise Florida is preparing for life without its biggest supporter. The business-development agency, which Scott has helped defend from attacks by the Florida House, has been working “back channels” with the campaigns of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum to make both more…
Families can enjoy some kid-friendly Halloween fun as SeaWorld’s annual Halloween Spooktacular returns this month. The event will take place every weekend from Saturday, Sept. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 28 and is included with park admission. Event hours span from 11 a.m. to park close. Children between the ages of three and nine will receive…
The recent suicide of a student at Florida Polytechnic University has drawn attention to the state university system’s efforts to deal with mental-health issues. After the Aug. 1 death of the student, the United Faculty of Florida, a union that has clashed with the Florida Polytechnic administration over personnel issues, criticized the school’s decision to…
Rev. David Gillis, who was accused of sexual abuse of a minor, has been cleared of any wrong doing by the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. The allegations stemmed from Gillis’ time in Pennsylvania, where he served at the Allentown Catholic Diocese from 1996 to 2005, when Gillis relocated to Central Florida. According to a news…
Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday that Florida state agencies and electric utilities are taking steps to provide help after Hurricane Florence hits land later this week. Scott’s office said Florida has sent two urban search-and-rescue teams to North Carolina and South Carolina; a nursing team of 29 people to North Carolina to help with special-needs…
As Stephan Jenkins from Third Eye Blind once said, “I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend,” because at least a sandwich you really like is on sale for the next couple weeks. Publix is saving people’s lives (and roughly $2) by marking down all Pub subs from the usual $8 to…
In the same vein of conspiracy theorists convinced the Pulse mass shooting was a hoax or that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were an inside job, President Donald Trump has revealed himself to be a hurricane truther. Despite all evidence to the contrary, Trump denied reality Thursday morning by tweeting that an estimated 3,000 people did…
In early 2017, height balloons, used to verify sightlines, were spotted rising from the area where the Swan and Dolphin’s tennis courts are. The height balloons caused rampant speculation of a new hotel or office tower in the area. Within weeks leaks, first from Orlando Theme Park News and then soon after from WDW News…
The number of people in Florida and Orlando who are uninsured rose for the first time in four to five years in 2017, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed. Florida added about 132,000 people to its uninsured population from 2016 to 2017, rising more than 5 percent to 2.68 million, according to the…
David Whitley, the Orlando Sentinel’s senior columnist and a man struggling to understand how false equivalencies work, published an amazingly mush-brained piece this morning arguing that “If you think Ron DeSantis is a racist, then Andrew Gillum may be one, too.” Though many of Whitley’s column ideas seem to be inspired by the comment section…
Florida tourism is on pace to set an annual record, with an estimated 65.5 million people traveling to the state during the first half of the year, according to numbers released Wednesday. The tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida estimated that tourism during the first six months of 2018 was up 5.9 percent from the same period…
Today the Food and Drug Administration announced a major crackdown on the vaping industry, including a 60-day investigative period for five major vape manufacturers and warning letters sent to 1,100 retailers, in an effort to clean up industry practices. The FDA called the “large-scale, undercover nationwide blitz” the largest coordinated enforcement effort in their history. Related…
When Halloween Horror Nights kicks off on Friday, you might want to save room after dinner before heading through those dimly lit arches into the park. This year, HHN will feature both food items themed after the highly anticipated Stranger Things maze, as well as some bites that echo the 1980s B-horror theme of the…
A year after the catastrophic storm, Hurricane María survivors and advocates plan to stage a protest at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach to mourn the victims of the disaster and demand justice for Puerto Rico. Organizers estimate thousands of people from Puerto Rican and Latino groups, faith leaders and progressive allies around Florida…
Rising West Coast hip-hop star Caleborate has had a busy year touring in support of new album Real Person, with highlights including a spot on the Outside Lands Festival and a recently-completed European tour. He’s gaining fans and critical plaudits with introspective, subtle lyrics and a sound that often calls back to classic 1990s rap.…
Busch Gardens officials announced this morning that the Tampa theme park will launch their brand-new roller coaster in the spring of 2019. At 150 feet up in the air and reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour, Tigris will become Florida’s tallest triple-launch coaster, says the company. It is also the first major ride to…
Wednesday, Sept. 12 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Thursday, Sept. 13 Leisure Chief 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Raleigh Estes and Friends 8 pm at Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave.,…
Donald Trump, our country’s “tremendously big and tremendously wet” president, is now saying his administration got an “A plus” for last year’s response to Hurricane María, which the government has estimated killed nearly 3,000 people in Puerto Rico. While Hurricane Florence continues to barrel toward the East Coast, Trump sent out an early-morning tweet on…
A year after three hurricanes wreaked devastation across Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, MSNBC reports the Trump administration took nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s budget and transferred it to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fund deportations and detention centers. The news comes as the Carolinas face potentially catastrophic damage from…
Labeling Pluto a “dwarf planet” – as the International Astronomical Union voted to do in 2006 – has never sat well with planetary scientist and University of Central Florida lecturer Philip Metzger. “It’s the most geologically active planet besides the Earth,” Metzger said yesterday to Atlanta TV station WSB. “There are flowing glaciers, moving mountains.…
Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday started what will be a closely watched process to replace three Florida Supreme Court justices who will retire in January, with the appointments possibly leading to a major ideological shift on the court. Scott said he asked the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission to begin a process that includes accepting…
A second debate has been set in Florida’s nationally watched U.S. Senate contest, as Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott have agreed to an Oct. 16 debate hosted by CNN. The cable network’s Wolf Blitzer is expected to moderate the event. The candidates quickly attacked each other as a prelude to the…
Applications are now available online for the next Orlando Fringe, which will run May 14-28, 2019. Artists have until Nov. 15 to enter the lottery for a slot in the Festival, which recently elevated Kenny Howard of the Florida Theatrical Association to president of its executive board, succeeding Imagination House’s Joyce Arbucias. Fringe celebrates Halloween…
Florida Supreme Court strikes charter school amendment from November ballot: In a 4-3 ruling, Florida Supreme Court justices struck an education amendment off the November ballot that would have essentially allowed the state to bypass local school boards and set up charter schools on its own. Despite its profound potential impact on the state’s charter…
NEWS: If you thought you glimpsed Andrew Zimmern around town last weekend, you probably did – the TV host was in town filming an upcoming episode of The Zimmern List and making amends for a spectacularly thoughtless remark he made earlier this year … The Winter Park City Commission is considering a study suggesting the…
Wiegedood New black metal collective featuring members of Oathbreaker and Amenra hold a ritual action with Baleful Litany and Yashira. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Will’s Pub, $20 120 Minutes-ish This tribute night to the seminal MTV late-night “alternative music” show promises live sets and hijinks aplenty. (We’re secretly bummed that no one is cosplaying…
THIS WEEK: The Predator Talk about a title becoming unfortunate in the wink of an eye. This sequel/reboot had to have an entire scene removed at the 11th hour when it became known that actor Steven Wilder Striegel is a registered sex offender who once served six months for having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl.…
While this edition of LAC is on newsstands, I’ll be away in Manhattan, but don’t be jealous: There’s no need to purchase a plane ticket if you want to take a trip to Broadway this weekend. Two Tony-winning hits from the last decade are currently enjoying exceptional local revivals, demonstrating once again that Orlando’s theaters…
Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s latest semi-regular column, a scatter graph where we rank Sunshine State pols’ behavior each week. Candidate making crowd-savvy moves? Elected official got a case of foot-in-mouth disease? Read about it here.
Richard Wershe Jr., better known as “White Boy Rick,” had been mostly forgotten until a magazine article in 2014 reacquainted us with the strange tale of the Detroit boy who, in the mid-1980s, became a drug kingpin and FBI informant before reaching the ripe age of 16. But Detroiters never forgot, as Wershe’s story is…
I am a gay man in my late 50s and have never been in a relationship. I am so lonely, and the painful emptiness I feel is becoming absolutely unbearable. In my early 20s, I hooked up off and on, but it never developed into anything. I have always told myself that’s OK; I’m not…
Meet Precious (A412183)! She’s just as sweet as her name. This 2-year-old girl is 30 pounds of cuteness and is ready to go home right after adoption. Precious is very affectionate and will put her paws in the air to get belly rubs. She does have heartworms disease, which is fatal if not treated, but…
