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What’s new tonight: Hart of Dixie (The CW) Series Debut: Rachel Bilson (The O.C.) stars as a New York City surgeon … yes, really … who moves to Alabama to run a local clinic … yes, really.
Hello to all you Trax-riding, bus-cramping, transfer-holding, fare-hiking, ticket-writing, line-canceling, re-routing, detour-taking, money-grubbing, UTA-needs-a-new-hobby enthusiasts! --- I had plans today to write an entire rant on the Utah Transit Authority and its recent announcement of how it would like to get rid of the Free Fare Zone and implement new rate hikes based on distances traveled.
Join the 2011 Miss City Weekly pageant this weekend for a party benefiting the animal-rescue network Cause for Paws.--- Miss City Weekly 2011 Nikki James (pictured) is hosting a benefit for Cause for Paws Saturday and calling out lovers of the furry and the fabulous to help raise $1,000 to help Cause for Paws' mission of rescuing shelter animals from death row.
On Monday, I went to Utah County jail to interview an undocumented inmate who is involved with an intriguing child-abuse case. When I walked into the jail, Aaron Tarin, an immigration attorney I profiled several years ago, referred to me jokingly as "the spawn of Satan" to a jail employee.