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The vanishing newspaper
Even though I have worked as a journalist for a long time and know the state of the industry, a recent annual report on the industry shocked me. A third of the newspapers in the United States have shuttered since 2005. That’s 2,900, which is more two a week. That’s not just afternoon papers, which… Continue reading
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Caldor’s, Bradlees and Crazy Eddie’s …
When you go through old newspapers, you’re struck by how many retailers are no longer with us. I’m not talking about the retailers that are still around but shadows of what they once were: I’m looking at you, Sears and Kmart. I’m talking about stores that were vital in the ‘70s and ‘80s and into… Continue reading
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Black Fridays I have known
“This isn’t your grandmother’s Black Friday.” That was the headline on an email for journalists that I received earlier this week, suggesting new ways to cover the faux holiday. I wasn’t aware my grandmothers, who died in 1994 and 2011 respectively, had Black Fridays. I’m sure that they went shopping, at least my maternal grandmother,… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
