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  • Lisbon Barbershop Sign Controversy

    Should the city of Lisbon fine the owner of Brian's Barbershop $150 a day for a sign that was installed 30 years before he bought the property?  Let us know what you think.

    Here is the story below:

       The sign that sits outside of Brian's Barbershop and Sun Shak in Lisbon may not look controversial, but sparks are flying.

    "It's just unfair is my take on it," Barbershop owner Brian Davis said.

    "There is to be no internally lit signs in the historic district," Lisbon Zoning Board Member Cheryl Mills said.

    Zoning board members have now taken steps to cite Davis and take him to court. They say his sign has disobeyed the law since last year.

    "Take the light bulbs out of the sign, put the arms back up and light them, he'd be legal," Lisbon Zoning Board Member Richard Henthorne said.

    Zoning officials say the sign needs to be externally lit so it doesn't take away from the historic feel of the district, but Davis says the sign frame has been there for more than 30 years.  "I didn't do anything to my sign but put light bulbs in.  I didn't put any wires in.  My light was built like that 30 years ago.  It was intended that way, and I'm not doing anything different than what was originally intended," Davis said.

    Zoning officials say they want this business to flourish but want it done following the rules.  "If it weren't in the ordinance, we wouldn't enforce it.  We couldn't enforce it, but it is in the ordinance, and I'm not necessarily in agreement with it, but it is the law and we've got to enforce the law," Henthorne said.

    But Davis says the rules have been bent for other businesses.  "They've given a variance, what I'm applying for, to two different banks in town.  And I feel it's only fair.  If you give it to the big banks, then you have to be willing to give it to the little guy, also," Davis said.

    The board says Davis doesn't qualify for a variance. Davis plans on appealing.

  • Warren's Secret Squirrel Video

    By Jeff Levkulich

    If you have not seen the Squirrel video on our website, it maybe the must see video of the year.    A woman, being interviewed by police brings a baby squirrel with her tucked into her bra without the knowledge of police and during the interview it comes out of hiding and it's all caught on tape.

       I have two questions.

    1. Is the squirrel a pet?

    2. Why did she bring the squirrel with her to the police station?

    I would like to have her as a guest on the show to ask her these questions as inquiring minds would like to know.

    What do you think?  I would love to hear your comments on this story. Here is the link!

    http://www.wkbn.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=10255@wkbn.dayport.com&navCatId=10

     

     

  • Vegas Vacation

    By Jeff Levkulich

     

      My wife and I just came back from vacation in Las Vegas and it was more than I expected!  Everything is much bigger than it appears in the pictures.  We saw the Criss Angel Cirque de Soleil show which was good and rode the roller coaster at New York New York and even took in a gondola ride at the Venetian. The Bellagio fountain was awesome and Caesars Palace was enormous.  The lion show at MGM was also cool!  We had a great time, however a few drawbacks:

     

    1. Time share recruiters are everywhere.  As soon as we walked into our hotel at the Luxor, they were there.  At first they seem like they work for the hotel, telling you they can get you free tickets to shows, but then their true motives come out, and all it takes is a couple of hours out of your time.  Everytime we entered or exited a door at several hotels they were there.

    2. Men and women working the strip handing you hooker trading cards as you walk by.  My wife and I called it the gauntlet, because there was not just one every other block, but about 30 on each block, snapping their cards at you.

     

    Other than that it was fun and so worth it.  I recommend everyone go at some point in their life.

  • Master Chef

    Day 2 of Master Chef  and so far so good, all the entries look delicious

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