Written by In addition to a bundle of Christmas cards, yesterday’s mail brought a large envelope with this message on the front: “You’ve been chosen to receive a free 1-year subscription, compliments of American Airlines. However, if would like to cancel these free copies, Just call . . . “ As I cradled the phone betwixt shoulder [...]
READ MORE »Posts in category Business News
Today Eureka Springs, Tomorrow Toad Suck: The Planetary Gay Agenda Disclosed
Jacqueline Froelich, radio journalist from KUAF in Fayetteville, asked me last week what I thought about the American Family Association’s new video featuring Eureka Springs and entitled “They’re Coming to Your Town.” “I give it two thumbs down for the title alone,” I said. “It should have been “They’re Already IN Your Town, Stupid.” As [...]
READ MORE »American Family Association: Best ad agency we’ve ever had?
In its new travelogue video about Eureka Springs, “They’re Coming To Your Town,” the American Family Association employs some pretty colorful adjectives to describe our quirky little village, including terms that make those dreaded code words “eclectic” and “mecca” sound downright benign: “A national hub for homosexuals.” “The San Francisco of Arkansas.” “A gay hot [...]
READ MORE »Patriots’ Herald publisher Al Pryor exits, declaring “no sweet of” his brow
In a message to a local business yesterday, November 26, Patriots’ Herald publisher Al Pryor disclosed his departure from the newspaper. Following the cancellation of advertising in the Patriots’ Herald by yet another local business, Pryor wrote “. . . as of today I am no longer part of the Patriot so no sweet of [...]
READ MORE »Faith based business
In last week’s article entitled, “To Boycott or Not? Fundies Flip and Flop,” we told you about “traditional family values” newspaper publisher Al Pryor blaming the Eureka Springs gay community for his publication’s potentially dire financial staits. We’d like nothing better than to give you a link to Al’s Galton’s whistle wisdom in its entirety, [...]
READ MORE »Domestic Partnership Registry lures both in- and out-of-state couples to Eureka Springs
(Eureka Springs, AR)–The first and only Domestic Partnership Registry in the Arkansas continues to attract couples from around the state and nation. Last week, 13 couples joined the registry, 12 of them on Friday, Nov. 2, opening day of the city’s annual Fall Diversity Weekend. Gay New Bureau paid the $35 application fee for three [...]
READ MORE »Gay business roster continues to grow
We haven’t done an official tally lately, but the number of gay-owned businesses in Eureka Springs may have just breached the 50 barrier with the recent opening of two new retail shops. An old-favorite motel has new owners, too. Glass Act Fusion Squared, a suitably eclectic enterprise at 84 Spring St. (479-253-4999) features extraordinary fused-glass [...]
READ MORE »Eureka’s Top 100
Eureka Springs City Clerk MJ Sell issued the 100th Domestic Partnership Registry (DPR) certificate on Friday, August 24th. The happy 100th couple from North Little Rock, AR joined partners from 11 states* who have added their names to the DPR since the registry opened on June 22. We’ve been waiting to report this milestone because [...]
READ MORE »What’s in a name?
Tentatively, gay businesses launch effort to form gay (or not) business guild By the time Eureka Springs Mayor Dani Wilson arrived, a few minutes into the first meeting of what may turn out to be an association of gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses, the only seat remaining for Her Honor was a commodious windowsill. Wednesday night’s [...]
READ MORE »Cut! Bring in the stunt Christians
The propagandist never asks “Why?” He needs no justification, but rather only this granite faith. — August Eigruber In tonight’s episode of Al Watch, we discover that the American Family Association, the radical, right wing organization that, called for a nationwide boycott of Eureka Springs, is making a documentary about our fair city. As Disciple [...]
READ MORE »