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Emissaries of Empathy

Emissaries of Empathy by Harry Reisig As fall sets in, and the slight chill in the air reminds me winter is soon to arrive, I’m starting to set aside a few extra cans of food, a warm sweatshirt, some socks. … Continue reading

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A Bike Ride in Portland, A Change in the Paradigm

I’ve been riding on a trail between my house and downtown Portland for about six months now. I usually see a group of people sitting at the picnic tables. I know they live by the trail because it’s the same … Continue reading

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BWB thanks Terry Foster for his support !!

Terry Foster has been upset about the hit and run deaths of the two popular panhandlers in Detroit, Jame Van Horn and Michael Alston. He has spent time on his radio show talking about the subject and getting the City’s … Continue reading

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Tragic Death of a Local Favorite

Sunday morning July 28th I found out that one of my favorite guys on the street was hit and killed.  I wept so hard and went to visit the site with flowers to pay my respects http://m.clickondetroit.com/news/two-town-favorites-killed-in-a-hit-and-run-accident/-/16732600/21203632/-/84tkivz/-/index.html Here is a … Continue reading

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BWB inventory at Building storage

From Doxie: Holy Moly! Last week I put out a call for help to take inventory at our storage space in the Albert Kahn bank building that now houses ANew Life Prosthetics Dana McCombs came to my rescue and we … Continue reading

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WOOT….Buying Power Means Volume Discounts!!

From Doxie: I have spent the last few days spending the money we raised the Dirty Show, did I mention we made just over $3500….YEAH! I ordered supplies for next years Dirty Show- 80 canvases and more paint and…(drumroll)…. 7 … Continue reading

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Dirty Show Brings in the Money, by Showing Some CUNT LUV!

WTF is that title about!? We will get to that but first things first, we raised just over $3500.00 this year working our butts off pimping body prints, connections and Vadge Badges. The money raised goes to pay for the … Continue reading

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On the Streets with Two Tonys and a Sando

Hit the streets Saturday, March 9th, with Tony, his son Sando and Anthony.  We cruised for about 4 hours all over the city and met some really nice people while doing so. In no particular order and this is for sure … Continue reading

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Doxie’s Dish: How to Handle Panhandlers

I know you have come across panhandlers, we all have, but how do you handle this interaction? Yes sometimes we ignore ‘them’, or pass quickly and say ‘sorry’ if that feels right. Sometime you may have given someone your meal coming … Continue reading

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More Pictures from the December Backpacking Party!

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