Plans are in the works for the Columbus Hotel to possibly become Atlantic City's first GLBT resort.
WE lead in establishing an economic war bond and investment vehicle with profits for the investors and new funding for entrepreneurs, through reinvestment into the CORP.
National and local eyes will focus on the good our GLBT community does in Atlantic City and individual communities across America as we lead the investment back into our nation.
No one is more American than you. We can do this. Let’s make this column and YouTube clip go viral. Gay or straight, hit share if you agree, and let’s capture the eyes, ears, and imaginations of Americans everywhere. It’s time WE the people lead again.
Find your understanding. A story on a lesbian wedding as told by her father:
Let’s put on the best show ever – if anyone can, the GLBT can. And, with National Coming Out day being celebrated across the land this month, it’s the perfect time to roll out our economic guns too.
See you Saturday, Oct. 6, at Atlantic City’s first Celebration of National Coming Out Day at the Steel Pier, 4-8 pm, hosted by 2nd Level Productions.
Here in A.C., no one does gay better than we do.
Geoff Rosenberger is a Broker Associate at Marketplace Realty. Read more of the acweekly.com columnist, Margate City resident and self-proclaimed visionary’s “Geoff’s Page,” including local snap shots, thoughts, Atlantic City news, random musings, GLBT-related news, “The Real Report,” and happenings every week — only at acweekly.com.
E-mail Geoff at geoffrosenberger@comcast.net or call him at 609-385-7585.
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1. Anonymous said... on Oct 4, 2012 at 02:37PM
“this may be more than a (crack) pipe dream....”
2. Robyn Hall said... on Oct 6, 2012 at 08:27AM
“It never ceases to amaze me, the cowards that hide behind the name "anonymous." Thank you for your input, it will only make those involved try harder to prove you wrong.
-Robyn Hall”
3. Michael Woulfe said... on Oct 30, 2012 at 06:06PM
“Good luck with the Colombus GLBT hotel project. It would be wonderful to see the old place come alive again. My great uncle John Woulfe ran the hotel into the 1950's. Mike Woulfe in Fla.”