If you haven't heard, THE LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC AND FASHION EXPO will be held at the BANANA FACTORY on May 21 and 22, 2010! It is going to be huge and full of surprises, knowledge, and entertainment. Hurry up and register because slots are going fast and you don't want to miss out on THIS event!
Also, we will be highlighting the music industry professionals, sponsors, vendors, and other entities involved in this great event. So, check back here every 2 days and see what new things are happening!
For more information, GOOGLE: LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC AND FASHION EXPO , find us on Facebook/MySpace, or just go to our site: www.wix.com/blurbmedia/lvmf-expo .
If you want to speak someone personally about the event, call us at 484 619 6541.
SPONSORSHIP, VENDOR, VOLUNTEER/INTERN opportunities are still available!
SCHEDULED APPEARANCE UPDATE: KENTON NIX
Kenton Nix, multi-platinum producer, writer, composer and arranger, founded PLUM Records. He is the mastermind behind the two most sampled records in modern history Heartbeat by Taana Gardner, and Funky Sensation by Gwen McRae.
Kenton was in charge of production at Atlantic Records in the early 80s where he produced Funky Sensation and wrote, produced, and arranged Gwen McRaes entire self-titled album. He later went on to become President of the world revered dance label, West End Records.
His music, just to name a few, has been used my many popular Artists and appeared in feature films including: Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Biz Markie, Musiq Soulchild, Leela James, Ann Nesby, Kwame, Shinehead, LL Cool J, Ini Kamozi, SWV, De La Soul, Marky Mark, Mack 10 featuring Snoop Dogg, Lost Boyz, Father MC, DMX, Heavy D, Treacherous 3, Monifah, Black Moon, Fat Back Band, Seduction, T Ski.
MOVIES:Racing Stripes-2005, The Cookout-2004, The Nutty Professor-1996, New Jersey Drive-1995, Ready To Wear-1994, New Jack City-1991, Strictly Business-1991, True Love-1989
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
THAT'S ALL I CAN STANDS AND I CAN'T STANDS NO MORE!!!! (A SILENCE BROKEN DUE TO NEEDED ADVICE AND AN ACCUSING FINGER)
THIS IS A LETTER TO CITY COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DONOVAN WHO IS FRETTING OVER A SITUATION THAT USED TO GIVE ME SLEEPLESS NIGHTS YEARS AGO. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE ONLY ANSWER TO MOVING A CITY FORWARD IS TO MOVE "THE PEOPLE" FORWARD, WHICH I ATTEMPT DO EVERYDAY.....
JUST REMEMBER, MIKE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE. THERE ARE MANY OF US IN THE TRENCHES WHEN IT COMES TO REVITALIZING ALLENTOWN. STAY STRONG!
Mike,
Take my advice, KEEP IT MOVING !
In this life, you need to have HATERS to prove that you are going AGAINST the norm. If I woke up one morning and everyone liked me, I would KNOW I was doing something wrong. You have no reason to resign. You just need to find common ground in the community and stay consistent with it.
CONSISTENCY is key. You need to continue to represent the people the best way you know how which is by being on the City Council and questioning/investigating every situation that may be harmful to the residents, communities, and businesses in A-town.
I will represent the people the best way I know how, which is by continuing to put together quality community events and projects that will inform the people about organizations and programs, show them positive and productive paths they can take in life, and give them a sense of pride in their culture and themselves.
And even the Villas, the KING AND QUEEEN of HATERS, again, don't take my word for it, go read their messages on their blog, www.bloggingdottie.blogspot.com (they dubbed me the infamous MEDIA WHORE) will do as they do, attempt to create chaos while doing absolutely nothing to improve life in Allentown but being involved in projects that they hope to use in order to spread larceny about others, attempt to obtain a non-existent power structure, and, hopefully, get a shred of respect that, unfortunately, they lost a long time ago.
But even they are useful as they play their part in this game called Life, because they serve as an example to all people that this is a family NO ONE wants to emulate. Oh, yes, people will associate with them out of FEAR of their "internet retaliation schemes" but in reality, they are powerless and alone and I believe deep down inside, THEY even know it.
So, keep doing what you are doing, MD,
You'll be okay, just remember to NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT, BUT BE ABOUT IT.
Alfonso Todd
www.prolifickmag.com
P.S.: I want to thank the Villa's for putting Asian porn links on my URBAN RENEWAL blogsite comments. Classy, very classy. A positive gesture by wannabe community leaders....
2/23/09 AN UPDATED RESPONSE FROM THE INFAMOUS B. VILLA: Alfundo, did you receive your subpoena yet? Either way, please take me off your shameless publicity whore list, merci. -BV
AND MY UPDATED RESPONSE:
LOL! You reached out to me first, Billy! And your wish is granted.
And as far as a subpoena is concerned, you don't need to use it as a threat. I would be glad to appear in court and tell the truth about YOU and your petty name calling and unprofessional acts toward me in public. (Remember the staring contest in ART MART?. My written word skills are good, but my verbal is better. I can't WAIT to take the stand. (smile)
Be happy,
The MEDIA WHORE you WISH you could be....
AT
B. VIILLA: It's semi-shocking how delusional all you Team O'Hare members are.
You "guys" really have no clue about how badly you're gonna lose to me.
Oopsie.
No, the shocking part is that you actually feel you are in a battle or contest of wills. You are an ACTUAL example of someone with delusions of grandeur. But the worst part is that you believe anyone REALLY cares. This is not a good versus evil situation. We ALL have lost due to this non-productive time of producing venomous cut downs, insults, and slanderous discussions. How is this improving the community you claim to hold so dear? Has Allentown really profited from these pointless discussions? Has this added anything to the value of you or your families life?
You keep talking about winning and losing. So, what do you win? Bragging rights? Another column for your blog? PLEASE! And, in my eyes, there was never any competition. You don't have the authority, juice, power, or influence to destroy anyone's reputation, status, or well being. You started a good group, The CHEN, and how has it progressed? Let's keep it real....
But by putting Asian porn links on my site, where I have referred LCCC and high school students is an abomination! Unforgivable. Unprofessionable. Illogical. Uncomprehensible.
And losing badly to you? No, you have ALREADY lost: your credibility, integrity, and honesty. And not ONLY to me. Which is indeed, the saddest part of the whole situation...
AT
B.VILLA:
We posted no Asian Porn on your site, or Donovan's (I saw some there too). Ask your pal O'Hare about this, he frequents Asian Massage Parlors and half his FaceBook "friends" are young Asian girls ("Oh Bernie, me so horny, me love you long time")
On the other stuff ... you have no clue what you're talking about.
O'Hare will be found guilty of the 3 charges in our lawsuit against him ...
1. Malicious Prosecution
2. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
3. Libel
What's sad is that you don't possess the humanity to see evil, and where and how it operates.
Instead, you join up with it.
And you won't get away with this really bad decision.
And if you don't think I have the "juice," you obviously haven't been paying attention to the bodies piling up in my wake, as I slam dunk my way through the courts in Lehigh and Northampton counties. So far, all opponents have lost. Including the PA State Attorney General Tom Corbett.
You? Come on. You're nuthin'. A flea to flick out of my way.
Now beat it.
A. TODD:
Whatever. You, alone, post your nonsense on my blog comments frequently but all of a sudden, it is not your doing? Get a grip and a life. No one's buying that, not even YOU.
And as far as humanity and evil goes, PLEASE look at your venomous site. You can almost FEEL the negativity through the screen. My problem may be that I look for the good in ALL people whereas you like to find their issues and exploit them.
And since I won't get away with my really bad decision, I will take this as a threat and treat it as so.......
And the crazy thing is that you believe you are "piling bodies" with people who don't give a crap about you and really look at you like most do: INCONSEQUENTIAL, UNNECESSARY, UTTERLY DEVOID, AND JUST PLAIN NOTHINGNESS.
Yes, I may be a flea in your eyes, and you may believe you are a BIG DOG, but guess which one makes the other yelp in frustration.
Now, I am outta here. Too much time taken away from me doing something constructive...
But, I will always be around to speak out without fear of YOUR retribution.
So, feel free to continue to post your UNWELCOME links on my blog commentary,
although, just as you have asked me to remove your name off of my mailing list, I will now ask you to do the same. But, know this, if I continue to get your hateful and disturbing links or someone tells me you have placed my name, my friends, partners, or associates names in some defiling, slanderous, or derogatory fashion on your website, in letters, e-mails, etc, then I will do as you have done and make it my purpose that you are exposed as the racist, cowardly, back biting, bi-polar-like,
person that you are. So, stop the madness...
AT
JUST REMEMBER, MIKE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE. THERE ARE MANY OF US IN THE TRENCHES WHEN IT COMES TO REVITALIZING ALLENTOWN. STAY STRONG!
Mike,
Take my advice, KEEP IT MOVING !
In this life, you need to have HATERS to prove that you are going AGAINST the norm. If I woke up one morning and everyone liked me, I would KNOW I was doing something wrong. You have no reason to resign. You just need to find common ground in the community and stay consistent with it.
CONSISTENCY is key. You need to continue to represent the people the best way you know how which is by being on the City Council and questioning/investigating every situation that may be harmful to the residents, communities, and businesses in A-town.
I will represent the people the best way I know how, which is by continuing to put together quality community events and projects that will inform the people about organizations and programs, show them positive and productive paths they can take in life, and give them a sense of pride in their culture and themselves.
And even the Villas, the KING AND QUEEEN of HATERS, again, don't take my word for it, go read their messages on their blog, www.bloggingdottie.blogspot.com (they dubbed me the infamous MEDIA WHORE) will do as they do, attempt to create chaos while doing absolutely nothing to improve life in Allentown but being involved in projects that they hope to use in order to spread larceny about others, attempt to obtain a non-existent power structure, and, hopefully, get a shred of respect that, unfortunately, they lost a long time ago.
But even they are useful as they play their part in this game called Life, because they serve as an example to all people that this is a family NO ONE wants to emulate. Oh, yes, people will associate with them out of FEAR of their "internet retaliation schemes" but in reality, they are powerless and alone and I believe deep down inside, THEY even know it.
So, keep doing what you are doing, MD,
You'll be okay, just remember to NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT, BUT BE ABOUT IT.
Alfonso Todd
www.prolifickmag.com
P.S.: I want to thank the Villa's for putting Asian porn links on my URBAN RENEWAL blogsite comments. Classy, very classy. A positive gesture by wannabe community leaders....
2/23/09 AN UPDATED RESPONSE FROM THE INFAMOUS B. VILLA: Alfundo, did you receive your subpoena yet? Either way, please take me off your shameless publicity whore list, merci. -BV
AND MY UPDATED RESPONSE:
LOL! You reached out to me first, Billy! And your wish is granted.
And as far as a subpoena is concerned, you don't need to use it as a threat. I would be glad to appear in court and tell the truth about YOU and your petty name calling and unprofessional acts toward me in public. (Remember the staring contest in ART MART?. My written word skills are good, but my verbal is better. I can't WAIT to take the stand. (smile)
Be happy,
The MEDIA WHORE you WISH you could be....
AT
B. VIILLA: It's semi-shocking how delusional all you Team O'Hare members are.
You "guys" really have no clue about how badly you're gonna lose to me.
Oopsie.
No, the shocking part is that you actually feel you are in a battle or contest of wills. You are an ACTUAL example of someone with delusions of grandeur. But the worst part is that you believe anyone REALLY cares. This is not a good versus evil situation. We ALL have lost due to this non-productive time of producing venomous cut downs, insults, and slanderous discussions. How is this improving the community you claim to hold so dear? Has Allentown really profited from these pointless discussions? Has this added anything to the value of you or your families life?
You keep talking about winning and losing. So, what do you win? Bragging rights? Another column for your blog? PLEASE! And, in my eyes, there was never any competition. You don't have the authority, juice, power, or influence to destroy anyone's reputation, status, or well being. You started a good group, The CHEN, and how has it progressed? Let's keep it real....
But by putting Asian porn links on my site, where I have referred LCCC and high school students is an abomination! Unforgivable. Unprofessionable. Illogical. Uncomprehensible.
And losing badly to you? No, you have ALREADY lost: your credibility, integrity, and honesty. And not ONLY to me. Which is indeed, the saddest part of the whole situation...
AT
B.VILLA:
We posted no Asian Porn on your site, or Donovan's (I saw some there too). Ask your pal O'Hare about this, he frequents Asian Massage Parlors and half his FaceBook "friends" are young Asian girls ("Oh Bernie, me so horny, me love you long time")
On the other stuff ... you have no clue what you're talking about.
O'Hare will be found guilty of the 3 charges in our lawsuit against him ...
1. Malicious Prosecution
2. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
3. Libel
What's sad is that you don't possess the humanity to see evil, and where and how it operates.
Instead, you join up with it.
And you won't get away with this really bad decision.
And if you don't think I have the "juice," you obviously haven't been paying attention to the bodies piling up in my wake, as I slam dunk my way through the courts in Lehigh and Northampton counties. So far, all opponents have lost. Including the PA State Attorney General Tom Corbett.
You? Come on. You're nuthin'. A flea to flick out of my way.
Now beat it.
A. TODD:
Whatever. You, alone, post your nonsense on my blog comments frequently but all of a sudden, it is not your doing? Get a grip and a life. No one's buying that, not even YOU.
And as far as humanity and evil goes, PLEASE look at your venomous site. You can almost FEEL the negativity through the screen. My problem may be that I look for the good in ALL people whereas you like to find their issues and exploit them.
And since I won't get away with my really bad decision, I will take this as a threat and treat it as so.......
And the crazy thing is that you believe you are "piling bodies" with people who don't give a crap about you and really look at you like most do: INCONSEQUENTIAL, UNNECESSARY, UTTERLY DEVOID, AND JUST PLAIN NOTHINGNESS.
Yes, I may be a flea in your eyes, and you may believe you are a BIG DOG, but guess which one makes the other yelp in frustration.
Now, I am outta here. Too much time taken away from me doing something constructive...
But, I will always be around to speak out without fear of YOUR retribution.
So, feel free to continue to post your UNWELCOME links on my blog commentary,
although, just as you have asked me to remove your name off of my mailing list, I will now ask you to do the same. But, know this, if I continue to get your hateful and disturbing links or someone tells me you have placed my name, my friends, partners, or associates names in some defiling, slanderous, or derogatory fashion on your website, in letters, e-mails, etc, then I will do as you have done and make it my purpose that you are exposed as the racist, cowardly, back biting, bi-polar-like,
person that you are. So, stop the madness...
AT
Thursday, February 11, 2010
WHAT HAPPENED ? YOU USED TO BE COOL ?
"The Grammy-winner took to his Twitter page to make amends for his latest inflammatory comments — this time, in the March edition of Playboy.
In it, he calls former girlfriend Jessica Simpson "sexual napalm" and says Jennifer Aniston is a technophobe who wishes she could go back to her career prime in 1998. He also uses the N-word.
On Twitter Wednesday afternoon, he apologized for the racial epithet and said he has to stop "trying to be so raw in interviews."
"It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it's gotten out of hand and I've created somewhat of a monster," Mayer tweeted. "I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don't have the stomach for it."
There were plenty who didn't have the stomach for his remarks in Playboy, in which he talked about Simpson's sexuality, his problems with Aniston, his love of porn, why he doesn't date black women and being beloved by the black community.
"Someone asked me the other day, 'What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?' And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a nigger pass,'" he said, then added: "But I said, 'I can't really have a hood pass. I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'"
Mayer said he should have never have used the N-word in any context and will never say it again.
"And it's such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there's no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged," he said.
The racial comments were hardly the only explosive comments in the interview. He said he still loved Aniston, but then noting their age difference (she just turned 41), he said: "I can't change the fact that I need to be 32."
He also said she didn't appreciate new technology: "The brunt of her success came before TMZ and Twitter. I think she's still hoping it goes back to 1998. She saw my involvement in technology as courting distraction. And I always said, 'These are the new rules,'" he said.
Of Simpson, he talked about her sexual ability, and said: "That girl, for me, is a drug ... That girl is like crack cocaine to me."
In the interview, he also explained why he didn't date black women, comparing his genitals to "a white supremacist."
Mayer — known for his loose tongue — has made a habit out of outlandish comments. Last month, he gave an interview with Rolling Stone where he talked openly about his love life, including sex with other women — and himself."
-MORNNG CALL, 2010
I thought John Mayer was an alright dude. After all, he was on the infamous and now defunct Dave Chappelle Show in the unforgettable skit that gave the message that stated no matter who you are, where you are from, or where you are going, music and dance, ultimately, unites us all.
Yet, if he can say he hoped to intellectuallize the N-word and loosely throws around "white supremacist" statements, I believe he was a better actor than any of us ever knew or realized,
I, also, know his "hood pass" has just been revoked....
- J. BLACK
In it, he calls former girlfriend Jessica Simpson "sexual napalm" and says Jennifer Aniston is a technophobe who wishes she could go back to her career prime in 1998. He also uses the N-word.
On Twitter Wednesday afternoon, he apologized for the racial epithet and said he has to stop "trying to be so raw in interviews."
"It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it's gotten out of hand and I've created somewhat of a monster," Mayer tweeted. "I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don't have the stomach for it."
There were plenty who didn't have the stomach for his remarks in Playboy, in which he talked about Simpson's sexuality, his problems with Aniston, his love of porn, why he doesn't date black women and being beloved by the black community.
"Someone asked me the other day, 'What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?' And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a nigger pass,'" he said, then added: "But I said, 'I can't really have a hood pass. I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'"
Mayer said he should have never have used the N-word in any context and will never say it again.
"And it's such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there's no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged," he said.
The racial comments were hardly the only explosive comments in the interview. He said he still loved Aniston, but then noting their age difference (she just turned 41), he said: "I can't change the fact that I need to be 32."
He also said she didn't appreciate new technology: "The brunt of her success came before TMZ and Twitter. I think she's still hoping it goes back to 1998. She saw my involvement in technology as courting distraction. And I always said, 'These are the new rules,'" he said.
Of Simpson, he talked about her sexual ability, and said: "That girl, for me, is a drug ... That girl is like crack cocaine to me."
In the interview, he also explained why he didn't date black women, comparing his genitals to "a white supremacist."
Mayer — known for his loose tongue — has made a habit out of outlandish comments. Last month, he gave an interview with Rolling Stone where he talked openly about his love life, including sex with other women — and himself."
-MORNNG CALL, 2010
I thought John Mayer was an alright dude. After all, he was on the infamous and now defunct Dave Chappelle Show in the unforgettable skit that gave the message that stated no matter who you are, where you are from, or where you are going, music and dance, ultimately, unites us all.
Yet, if he can say he hoped to intellectuallize the N-word and loosely throws around "white supremacist" statements, I believe he was a better actor than any of us ever knew or realized,
I, also, know his "hood pass" has just been revoked....
- J. BLACK
Monday, January 18, 2010
WELL, I'M LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN.....
"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
They can say what they want about A-town and call us residents every name in the book but what they can't say is that we are UNCARING.
Allentown, PA is having not one, but TWO fundraisers for the victims in Haiti, back to back ! If you are unable to attend either of these events, please do what you can in order to help those in need, at this very moment.
AID BENEFIT FOR HAITI on JANUARY 28, 2010
COME OUT AND SEE REDLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT (www.thisisred.net) AND OTHER GREAT ACTS AND, SIMULTANEOUSLY, SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE ENDURING THE CATASTROPHIC SITUATION THAT IS OCCURRING IN HAITI.
CROCODILE ROCK HAS PLEDGED THAT 100% OF ALL MONIES WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE HAITIAN TRAGEDY.
TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE ONLY $10.00 !
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TICKETS, CONTACT: 484 619 6541
BENEFIT 4 HAITI IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY on January 29, 2010
This GREAT event will be held at Pitchers Sports Bar and Grill and is being sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards 12, Women In Art in PA, and The Lehigh Valley Music Conference
There is ONLY a $10.00 donation at the door to raise money for the people of HAITI.
5 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY:
REDLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT / PAULA BRION/SHE SAID SUNDAY/
JORDAN WHITE / BIG BLOCK
4 hours of MUSIC 4 the CAUSE ! SHOW YOUR SUPPORT...Bring your friends AND SUPPORT HAITI ! Hearing great music and coming together as a community, which is a PERFECT COMBINATION !
lehighvalleymusicawards.org
www.lvmusicawards.org
www.wix.com/blurbmedia/lvmc
wiaipa.org
gloria11355@gmail.com
SEE YOU THERE!!!!
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
They can say what they want about A-town and call us residents every name in the book but what they can't say is that we are UNCARING.
Allentown, PA is having not one, but TWO fundraisers for the victims in Haiti, back to back ! If you are unable to attend either of these events, please do what you can in order to help those in need, at this very moment.
AID BENEFIT FOR HAITI on JANUARY 28, 2010
COME OUT AND SEE REDLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT (www.thisisred.net) AND OTHER GREAT ACTS AND, SIMULTANEOUSLY, SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE ENDURING THE CATASTROPHIC SITUATION THAT IS OCCURRING IN HAITI.
CROCODILE ROCK HAS PLEDGED THAT 100% OF ALL MONIES WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE HAITIAN TRAGEDY.
TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE ONLY $10.00 !
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TICKETS, CONTACT: 484 619 6541
BENEFIT 4 HAITI IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY on January 29, 2010
This GREAT event will be held at Pitchers Sports Bar and Grill and is being sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards 12, Women In Art in PA, and The Lehigh Valley Music Conference
There is ONLY a $10.00 donation at the door to raise money for the people of HAITI.
5 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY:
REDLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT / PAULA BRION/SHE SAID SUNDAY/
JORDAN WHITE / BIG BLOCK
4 hours of MUSIC 4 the CAUSE ! SHOW YOUR SUPPORT...Bring your friends AND SUPPORT HAITI ! Hearing great music and coming together as a community, which is a PERFECT COMBINATION !
lehighvalleymusicawards.org
www.lvmusicawards.org
www.wix.com/blurbmedia/lvmc
wiaipa.org
gloria11355@gmail.com
SEE YOU THERE!!!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
AT LEAST SOMEONE GETS THE IDEA ....
"While wrapping up leftover 2009 business Monday, Easton officials found an extra $5,000 to split among festivals including Heritage Day and next year's Peace Candle lighting ceremony.
City Council had started discussing last month how to divide $15,000 earmarked in the 2010 city budget for privately run festivals, which can apply for the city grant. Applicants also included Garlic Fest, the Riverside Festival of the Arts and the Forks of the Delaware Shad Fishing Tournament and Festival.
Council had reached a consensus on the grant amounts at its meeting Monday, but just before the vote, Councilman Roger Ruggles proposed upping the total from $15,000 to $20,000. Ruggles, noting the extra $5,000 was to go to the Easton Emergency Squad from the same special events budget, proposed finding the emergency squad's money elsewhere. Council unanimously supported the move.
Under Ruggles' recalculations, Heritage Day will get the maximum grant of $5,000, while Garlic Fest is to receive $3,600 and the Easton Holiday Committee, which pays for the Peace Candle, is to get about $3,000.
Before the grant process was established in the 2009 budget, the Peace Candle used to get $6,000 per year from the city, while Heritage Day had no city funding.
Also under Monday's deal, the Riverside and shad festivals are to receive more than $1,600 each, while $1,250 is to go to the Memorial Day Parade. The Easton Soap Box Derby, Tomato Fest and Scarecrow Festival are each to see roughly $1,000.
Ruggles, Councilwoman Sandra Vulcano and past Councilman Michael Fleck -- the winners of the city's three Election Day council races -- were sworn in Monday as the first representatives of the city's new neighborhood voting districts."
- MORNING CALL 2010
And MY question is, if we went from a 8 million dollar deficit to a 14 million dollar surplus, why can't ALLENTOWN do this for its' communities ?
- J. BLACK
City Council had started discussing last month how to divide $15,000 earmarked in the 2010 city budget for privately run festivals, which can apply for the city grant. Applicants also included Garlic Fest, the Riverside Festival of the Arts and the Forks of the Delaware Shad Fishing Tournament and Festival.
Council had reached a consensus on the grant amounts at its meeting Monday, but just before the vote, Councilman Roger Ruggles proposed upping the total from $15,000 to $20,000. Ruggles, noting the extra $5,000 was to go to the Easton Emergency Squad from the same special events budget, proposed finding the emergency squad's money elsewhere. Council unanimously supported the move.
Under Ruggles' recalculations, Heritage Day will get the maximum grant of $5,000, while Garlic Fest is to receive $3,600 and the Easton Holiday Committee, which pays for the Peace Candle, is to get about $3,000.
Before the grant process was established in the 2009 budget, the Peace Candle used to get $6,000 per year from the city, while Heritage Day had no city funding.
Also under Monday's deal, the Riverside and shad festivals are to receive more than $1,600 each, while $1,250 is to go to the Memorial Day Parade. The Easton Soap Box Derby, Tomato Fest and Scarecrow Festival are each to see roughly $1,000.
Ruggles, Councilwoman Sandra Vulcano and past Councilman Michael Fleck -- the winners of the city's three Election Day council races -- were sworn in Monday as the first representatives of the city's new neighborhood voting districts."
- MORNING CALL 2010
And MY question is, if we went from a 8 million dollar deficit to a 14 million dollar surplus, why can't ALLENTOWN do this for its' communities ?
- J. BLACK
Sunday, January 3, 2010
I'M JUST SAYIN' .....
"I just finished reading an article about businesses moving from allentown to emmaus..the mayor says that allentown is safe, great place to shop, great place to start a business...now, you read a derogatory article like this...blood and bullets....i believe someone is trying to undermine the mayor of allentown...who planted the blood and bullets? who is making it seem like allentown is unsafe??"
- Morning Call blog, 2010
- Morning Call blog, 2010
Saturday, December 12, 2009
LOCAL ENTERTAINERS, REDLIGHT PRODUCTIONS, ARE "BLOWING UP" !
Red aka The Rising Sun was born and spent his early childhood living all over parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Red was a die hard hip hop fanatic listening to everyone from 2 Pac Shakur, Wu Tang Clan, Pete Rock, and Kanye West. Those influences soon played a part in helping him develop the craft of writing rap music, making beats, and becoming an "Unsung Legend" in his own right. He met another local MC named Initial, and this led them to create demos, mixtapes, and albums releases:" WhenThe Mirror Breaks", titled under Dark Reflektion and" In The Building" under B.T.W. "Blood Thicker Then Water". They won local talent shows and were one of the first rap acts to perform at MUSIKFEST, which is one of the biggest music events in the United States! He is currently an artist, producer, and CEO of the company Redlight Productions.
The company is comprised of brothers Army Gunz and Tsunami, cousins
J. Sweetz, Loco P., Bones, new artist P. Vera, and long time friend, Initial.
In 2007, they released "Hood Ties" and then later, his solo album "Unsung Legend", to great raves and reviews. He earned 5 Lehigh Valley nominations in 2008, emerged victorious in a double elimination beat battle, released another group album "Redlight Chronicles" and released 2 mixtapes "Welcome 2 Redlight City Vol. 1" and "So Far So Close." which earned him 10 Lehigh Valley nominations.
True to form, Redlight Productions, recently, won the 2009 Lehigh Valley Music Award for "BEST HIP HOP ARTIST" and "CD OF THE YEAR"!
Red has established himself as a force to be reckoned with, and isn't afraid to take risks and show why Allentown, PA is indeed, "Redlight City."
The 1st track is "Addicted" the 2nd track is "So Far So Close"
for more info check out www.thisisred.net and www.myspace.com/redrumredlight
Also Redlight TV www.youtube.com/redlighthiphop !!
The company is comprised of brothers Army Gunz and Tsunami, cousins
J. Sweetz, Loco P., Bones, new artist P. Vera, and long time friend, Initial.
In 2007, they released "Hood Ties" and then later, his solo album "Unsung Legend", to great raves and reviews. He earned 5 Lehigh Valley nominations in 2008, emerged victorious in a double elimination beat battle, released another group album "Redlight Chronicles" and released 2 mixtapes "Welcome 2 Redlight City Vol. 1" and "So Far So Close." which earned him 10 Lehigh Valley nominations.
True to form, Redlight Productions, recently, won the 2009 Lehigh Valley Music Award for "BEST HIP HOP ARTIST" and "CD OF THE YEAR"!
Red has established himself as a force to be reckoned with, and isn't afraid to take risks and show why Allentown, PA is indeed, "Redlight City."
The 1st track is "Addicted" the 2nd track is "So Far So Close"
for more info check out www.thisisred.net and www.myspace.com/redrumredlight
Also Redlight TV www.youtube.com/redlighthiphop !!
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