Povo.com's online Boston Pride Guide

I've helped craft a section dedicated to Boston Pride on Povo.com here. In an attempt not to ruffle any feathers, I'm calling this the "unofficial" mini online Boston Pride 2008 guide.

The site hashes out the Pride parade route using Povo's cool interactive mapping tool.

Speaking of Povo.com, the wiki-based site is now powering the Boston Metro's online neighborhood section here. Organizers plan to officially unveil the Metro/Povo collaboration in July.

Meanwhile, the team at EDGE Publications has assembled a comprehensive "official online guide" for Pride here. The source is chock full of online features including my profile on "Since My Last Confession" author Scott D. Pomfret, an article on "Code of Conduct" headliner Rich Merritt and many photos here.

For my fellow sober friends, I'm happy to announce that promoters of the Stuart Street block party on Sunday, June 15 have orchestrated a "cocktail-free zone" for folks who want to chill with a sizzling summer refreshment without the alcohol.

Happy Pride!

BostonNOW says bye-bye

According to the Associated Press, the daily rag known as BostonNOW announced its immediate shutdown today after a year of competition with papers like the Boston Metro and long-time stalwarts like the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald.

BostonNOW had 52 full-time and 100 part-time staffers now out of work.

Like many Boston-based writers, I contributed to BostonNOW for awhile. However, after not receiving checks for my freelance work and the editor accusing me of holding an article "hostage," I wrote a scathing "no pay, no way" letter to the special sections editor predicting the downfall of the free, five-day-a-week newspaper:

I am livid about how you handled this situation. Not even a phone call. It shows your inexperience. After weeks of positive feedback, you terminate our agreement claiming I was holding the article for hostage.

Can you say "DRAMA!" Plain and simple, I asked for my check.

There was nothing malicious or unprofessional about my request.

The local press, and the public I've interacted with, considers BostonNOW to be a boil on what was once a city with superior journalistic standards. Based on the topics you've assigned me in the past coupled with the drivel the paper's "staff" puts out, I'll give you guys less than a year before the paper folds.

Shame on you!

--E-mail sent Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

Boston's Weekly Dose_11.16.07

New England Hit List :: Nov. 16
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Welcome back, Carr
SOURCE: Boston Herald

We didn't know Michele McPhee was a fashionista
SOURCE: Bostonist

City: No sprinklers, no service
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Foot in mouth; author in casket
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

Boston's Daily Dose_09.28.07

Emerson digs Mr. 'American Pie'
SOURCE: Boston Herald

The cutting edge of fashion week
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

The Dropkick Murphys get more aggressive
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Sincerely, Media Farm
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

Anti-gay activist's daughter allegedly in 'Laramie Project' cast
SOURCE: Bay Windows

Boston's Daily Dose_09.07.07

New England Hit List :: September 6
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Natick Collection makes charity connection
SOURCE: Boston Herald

'Hatchet' misses the mark
SOURCE: BostonNOW

Callahan becomes himself with 'Whaleheart'
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Queer pastor at helm of Community Church of Boston
SOURCE: IN Newsweekly

Boston's Daily Dose_09.06.07

The Dig's guide to surviving college in Boston
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

WBZ hires new news director
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Will the Larry Craig scandal bolster anti-gay bias?
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

Organics over mechanics
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Self-made Gunn a hit
SOURCE: BostonNOW

Boston's Daily Dose_09.05.07

Lizzie McGuire, meet Madonna
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

Thugs charged with 2 deaths
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Welcome to Anna land
SOURCE: Boston Metro

A funny guy with nothing to hide
SOURCE: BostonNOW

On the (gay) radio
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Boston's Daily Dose_08.31.07

Drag diva extraordinaire, Miss Coco Peru
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Shooting on Common sent tourists running for cover
SOURCE: Boston Herald

In praise of four-letter words
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

Laboring over beer
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Toyota's teapot tempest
SOURCE: IN Newsweekly

Boston's Daily Dose_08.30.07

In search of Kerouac
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

At Great Scott, Hot Lunch served one last time
SOURCE: Boston Herald

'Jackass' doesn't do him justice
SOURCE: Boston Metro

'Celebrity Rap' a sign of world's end?
SOURCE: BostonNOW

Settlement reached in 'Running With Scissors' suit
SOURCE: Boston Globe

Boston's Daily Dose_08.28.07

New wave of gay ads hit TV
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Mattapan MC trades in rap sheet for rap success
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Old Tea Party museum catches fire ... again
SOURCE: BostonNOW

The many heads of George Saunders
SOURCE: Boston Metro

DIY theater that doesn't suck
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

Boston's Daily Dose_08.24.07

Blogging, puking and crying
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

Documentary director scores big with debut
SOURCE: BostonNOW

The real return of The Rentals
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Skater Sasha Cohen embraces actor's craft
SOURCE: Boston Globe

Eddie Mekka finally scores in 'Hairspray'
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Boston's Daily Dose_08.21.07

Infamous ax murderer on mock trial
SOURCE: BostonNOW

South End a beehive of activity for 'Bachelor' shoot
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Dohra Ahmad celebrates the art of tearing up language
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Storied Bellevue Hospital has started its own presses rolling
SOURCE: Boston Globe

Outing 2007: Are there any limits?
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Boston's Daily Dose_08.20.07

The next big thing is on preschool TV
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Faux first lady is toast of P'town
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Why pay for Wi-Fi?
SOURCE: BostonNOW

Building the new Disney empire, one tween at a time
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

An unlikely trip from Dirty Vegas to the South Shore
SOURCE: Boston Globe

Boston's Daily Dose_08.15.07

What's next for GLAAD
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

Documentary focuses on New England short story writer Andre Dubus
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Spears-on-Spears action
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Mansion may obscure what Hopper painted
SOURCE: Boston Globe

John Nikolai art show aborted after ZuZu removed eight pieces
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

Boston's Daily Dose_08.13.07

David Beckham sits out another MLS game
SOURCE: WHDH-TV

WEEI sports hosts given time to 'reflect'
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Questioning Merv's sexuality
SOURCE: Boston NOW

Bringing sexy back, indeed
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Journey into hell
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

Boston's Daily Dose_08.10.07

Courtney Love's blog
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

Still Warped, even at Tweeter
SOURCE: Boston Herald

K-Fed, musical genius
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Porn's master debaters
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

What Beckham brings to Boston
SOURCE: Boston NOW

Boston's Daily Dose_08.08.07

Boston Herald land sold, soul next
SOURCE: Weekly Dig

Hunk's not a 'Garden' variety host
SOURCE: Boston Herald

'Avalon' finds magic down on the Farm
SOURCE: Boston Globe

Binge drinkers prefer beer
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Adding Celtic touch on festival circuit
SOUCRE: Boston NOW

Boston's Daily Dose_08.07.07

And now, back to the news
SOURCE: Boston Globe

Bring back the divas!
SOURCE: EDGE Boston

BU grad spills Bean on starring on FX's 'Damages'
SOURCE: Boston Herald

AMC makes plays for sports dramas
SOURCE: Boston NOW

Boys will be B-Boys
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Boston's Daily Dose_08.03.07

Funny women rule at IFC
SOURCE: Boston NOW

A good week for the devil
SOURCE: Boston Phoenix

Treatment of DJ arrested by P'town police seen as endemic of town-wide problem
SOURCE: IN Newsweekly

Rewind 'Videotape' at Harvard Film Archive
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Mmm. Ice Cream. Mmm. Beer.
SOURCE: Boston Metro

Boston's Daily Dose_08.01.07

Lauryn Hill: Killing her softly
SOURCE: Boston Metro

'24' star Sutherland put himself on the line for DeLuca
SOURCE: Boston Herald

Sad vampire hunter perfect role for Burrows
SOURCE: Boston NOW

Race, the final frontier
SOURCE: Boston Globe

MassEquality to reap proceeds from popular author Suzanne Brockmann's forthcoming novella
SOURCE: IN Newsweekly