A podcast called The Pubcast: “Four friends, diverse chats, one pub”
I’m participating in an evolving venture called The Pubcast, described more specifically as a podcast that takes place in a pub (Donum Dei Brewstillery...
Roger Baylor’s Career in Beer — The Résumé / CV
ROGER A. BAYLOR
1117 E. Spring St., New Albany, IN
mayorbaylor@gmail.com
(502) 468-9710
Any licensed establishment can list its beers, but not every establishment organizes its beer offerings...
Beware, yuletide oupistidophobes, ‘cuz I’m watching you
(This guest column first appeared in December of 2009 at the former New Albany Tribune. It has been updated and lightly tweaked.)
Phobias are among...
As the mademoiselle from Armentieres reminds us, it’s Armistice Day
https://youtu.be/fhuS14yFk08?si=0QpOyFQbZAi82qwB
"Forgotten fields in Flanders" was written in 2009 for publication in the New Albany Tribune prior to its merger with The Evening News. I've...
Vote Ed Clere for Mayor of New Albany
Ed Clere's website
As I’ve explained at intervals in the past, my political orientation is not represented by the two party system in America. My...
New Albany still needs an autonomous independent business alliance
The following text was published at NA Confidential on 5 March 2019. The pandemic came to New Albany a year later, followed by endless Sherman...
Take this cult (of personality) and shove it
This column orignially appeared at NA Confidential on May 14, 2015, and was revised on February 22, 2019. It has been lightly edited to...
5 years ago: “City Hall’s attacks on county government stand an excellent chance of...
From NA Confidential on June 22, 2018. In retrospect, one part of this equation that I didn't anticipate was Jeff Gahan's eagerness to kneecap...
No, Jason, a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) can’t enhance walkability when there isn’t...
In fairness, and in most significant respects, living in New Albany is not the same as living in the Soviet Union of old. However,...
Ed Clere is running for mayor of New Albany, and I support him
Here's a news item from yesterday.
I'm famously inclined to wordiness, and never much bothered when readers comment about a disturbing need to consult their...
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The Songs for a (P&u) Departure (1): “These cameras never lie”
We're told that Nov. 15 will be the last day for Pints&union in New Albany prior to the pub decamping for the Highlands: Here’s the...
Speaking of epitaphs, a wonderful song called “Get Out and Stay Out”
"Get Out and Stay Out" was recorded for the 1979 Quadrophenia film soundtrack and wasn't part of the original album in 1973. That's Kenney...
Here’s the epitaph: “In the end, Pints&union didn’t deserve New Albany”
It usually surprises people to learn that I’ve lived in Floyd County, Indiana my entire life, and in New Albany since the early 1990s....
