Here’s what I’m talking about this morning.
1. Police drama: Apparently a Dallas Police SWAT team raided the iLume apartment building yesterday evening.
A Facebook screenshot of one of my neighbor’s posts about the iLume SWAT raid.
Some of my neighbors on Facebook said that there was a domestic violence dispute involving a weapon, but I haven’t been able to find any DPD information to verify this.
The management company hasn’t sent us an email about the incident, so everyone is left speculating.
2. Oakland: The death toll from Friday’s warehouse fire in Oakland keeps rising.
It sounds like the Oakland warehouse was very ramshackle, and charges are likely imminent for the owners. Meanwhile, Dallas has been very aggressive in shutting down pop-up art galleries and parties for fire code violations. The Oakland tragedy will probably cause Dallas to double-down on its enforcement efforts.
Ever since Pulse I’ve made a point of identifying the exits at every bar/club that I visit. I am also far more proactive about leaving overcrowded bars because I don’t want to be caught in a stampede if anything happens.
No warehouse raves are in my future.
3. Bled Dry: We have a new two-part investigative report about why small hospitals fail. Here’s the gist:
“With few government rules about who can buy a hospital and minimal regulatory oversight, unscrupulous or inept operators have profited while turning troubled medical centers into vacant hulks. Most states and the federal government do not screen owners for financial problems, poor management or most forms of fraud. And regulatory agencies have few tools for investigating problems or forcing improvements.
Ailing hospitals may seem unlikely targets for profiteering. But they offer access to federal grants and insurance funds, including the multibillion-dollar Medicare and Medicaid programs for the poor, disabled and elderly, which have proven highly susceptible to waste, fraud and abuse.”
4. Choosing social platforms: One of my favorite publications, The Economist, ditched Pinterest and Tumblr while increasing its efforts on LinkedIn. I don’t think wholly abandoning a social network is a great move for most publications.
However abandoning networks can make sense when there’s not enough organizational support for experimentation.
5. Black Ink Crew – Chicago: We just started watching this VH1 reality show, and it’s crazy.
Upcoming
Here’s what’s going on in the gayborhood tonight:
Christmas-themed drag show at JR’s Bar & Grill at 11 p.m.
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