Dear Jericho Riders: Hey, dudes, thanks for the plug on, jerichoriders.org. Back atcha, bros. Surely, it was an oversight, but the gaynewsbureau.com link didn’t, unfortunately, show up on Kevin B. Thompson’s forum post. He must have intended to post it, because he said: “There is a website link below, it is called Gay News Bureau. [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
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Yes, our toe-tapping bride with the wide stance is a graduate of the Larry Craig School of Dance and Social Graces (we knew you’d ask.) She’s jitterbugging with joy because Fall Diversity Weekend is almost here! November 1-4, 2007, GLBTi and PFLAG visitors of all ages will journey to our little village for a weekend [...]
READ MORE »Visitors and new residents often ask, “How can I meet people in Eureka’s GLBT community?” It’s so easy that we forgot explain it. Here are a few suggestions: Attend what is informally (and jokingly) known as the, “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting.”Wednesday night, starting about 6:30 p.m., is nominally gay night at Eureka Live. The turnout [...]
READ MORE »We’ve been asked to comment on the local press coverage of last weekend’s PDA in the Park and, yes we’ll admit we’ve been stalling, but here goes: The only mention of the event comes from our old friends at the Patriots’ Herald. It’s short. It’s to the point. Here it is, reproduced in its entirety: [...]
READ MORE »Among trial attorneys, there is an unwritten rule that proscribes putting a witness on the stand unless you know in advance what he or she will say. In the courtroom, surprise is not a good thing. In the court of public opinion, however, the unexpected and unanticipated can be downright refreshing. Unless you’re Al Pryor, [...]
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Compared to the Diversity Weekend dance parties, pool parties and the non-confrontational showdown with the motorcycle evangelists in Basin Spring Park on Saturday, the Cake n’ Cocktails reception for Domestic Partners was low-key, high-calorie affair. Several out-of-town couples who arrived early enough on Friday to get their Domestic Partnership certificates at city hall were in [...]
READ MORE »In a show of civic and civil solidarity, town residents and tourists turned out en masse to celebrate Diversity at noon in Basin Spring Park on Saturday, August 4th. There were singles, couples, entire families with kids, dogs and even a pig. They stood shoulder to shoulder to mug for the camera with big, genuine [...]
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On the level you’re a little devil (but I’ll soon make an angel of you.)–Ragtime ditty, 1918 The Hells Angels left Eureka Springs on Sunday morning in a cloud of exhaust and badass attitude. Curtain call. Set change. Enter stage left: Simmering Summer Diversity revelers and their faithful, helpful saviors– the Jericho Riders– who will [...]
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We knew it was bound to happen. Choppers in the air, FBI with 12″ telephoto lenses cleverly concealed in black sedans and tall grass plus more State Police than flies at a July picnic. They were poised, ready, alert and on-guard en masse. For weeks they have been working with local law enforcement in surrounding [...]
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