Fire Commissioner Gordon ‘Chick’ Hall reports that an electrical fire in the 4th Floor Records Room at Old City Hall early Saturday morning destroyed some of the city’s most irreplaceable historical treasures. The blaze was discovered by third-shift security guard…
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Friday Facts: “Shall our city be given over to the terorists? [sic]”
:: Number of “informational” flyers distributed this week on windshields and utility poles in the Parklawn section, insinuating that mayoral hopeful and City Councilman Terence Williams was once married to someone who may or may not have had relatives who…
Snapshots: Oil-Filled Bladder (1917)
A group of Watson University (then Watson Normal Preparatory Engineering College) students rolls a “crude oil-filled bladder” around in the school’s Freshman Yard, as part of “May Daze” festivities. Depending upon the thickness and durability of the “bladder,” the ritual…
Tech Company “De-friends” City, Investors
The city’s latest great tech hope, Software & Co., has swiftly and suddenly left town, leaving behind an angry mob of scammed investors, jilted customers, and red-faced city officials. Its abandonment of the city’s much-touted “High-Tech High-Rise” building (formerly known…
Friday Facts: That Which Rests On One’s Shoulders
:: Number of police districts which accounted for 65% of the city’s violent crimes in 2007, according to a report released this week: 7 :: Total number of police districts in the city: 21 :: Channel 8 weather report reader…
Snapshots: Secession Day Parade (1940)
A parade in Upper Carsonhurst, celebrating their vote for secession from the city in May, 1940. Two months later, a judge overturned the measure, ruling that the city’s 1919 annexation of the area was inviolable. The ensuing riots in July…
BREAKING NEWS: Actor Enters Mayoral Race
In a press conference this morning in the ornate lobby of the Chandler Building, actor William Atherton (Ghostbusters, The Sugarland Express) announced that he will be running as a democratic party candidate for mayor in May’s primary. The announcement comes…
Snapshots: Outside The Journal-American (1940)
A crowd gathers outisde the offices of The Journal-American (now the Journal-Clarion) in 1940. The paper posted headlines of the day in the window of their old building on W. Jackman Avenue until the mid-1950s.
Local Clippings: Barriers Still Unbroken
In Local Clippings, we bring you what we feel are notable items from the city’s newspapers. Today, we bring you the special Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day column from longtime sportswriter Mike Harvey, in today’s Evening Press. NOTE: The…
In Case You Missed It, No. 1
Or: What happens when the editorial staff has a short and busy work week, due to an impending trip to Chicago. We thought we’d dig into the archives a bit this week and highlight some past pieces. If you haven’t…