The Chelsea office of the Fabulous Independent Educated Radicals for Community Empowerment (FIERCE) was not as hectic as one would have expected last Friday afternoon, just a few hours before the launch of their S.P.O.T Campaign to include a 24-hour, L.G.B.T. youth, drop-in center in Pier 40’s redevelopment plans.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY - Steve Johnson has won two Southern Section singles titles, reached the final at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament and helped Southern California to three victories at the 18-under national team championships.
The field will be smaller, as will the number of courses being used, but organizers are trying to ensure that there is nothing small-time about the 52nd edition of the Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament that tees off Monday morning.
When ESPN's "Outside the Lines" aired its report on O.J. Mayo, it caught the young USC star off-guard. Mayo was back in Huntington, W.Va., and was accused of accepting money from a promoter.
For obvious reasons, Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose have dominated the attention at the top of the draft. They have been hailed as the cream of the 2008 crop of prospects, and the Bulls haven't considered taking any other player with the No. 1 pick.
There are enough problems to tackle in Traverse City without trying to fix things that may not be broken. The recent discussions on whether to sell Traverse City Light and Power appear to be an overreaction to the public utility's recent missteps, sort of like throwing out your refrigerator because of a burned-out lightbulb.
The Business Calendar runs each Sunday in the Business section. Notices of meetings, seminars and workshops of interest to the area business community should be sent to the Business News Desk of The Buffalo News, P. O. Box 100, Buffalo, N. Y. 14240, by the preceding Thursday, faxed to 849-4587, or e-mailed to fin@buffnews.com . Monday