It's our intent ... to keep the festival going this year. But so much is up in the air.

We certainly didn't want to blindside the city in any way. The reality is we don't have that much time to continue to deal with the politics of the city. They have a lot of hard work to do, a lot of hard decisions to make with the repeal referendum coming up. We don't have time to wait.

The industry is really rallying.

Gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but I think civilized people don't buy gold, they invest in productive businesses.

I would rather throw a viper down my shirtfront than hire a compensation consultant.

She is cashing checks for Dan's campaign and voting on zoning applications from the donors. I don't want to throw mud, but this issue smells a bit.