Friday, April 20, 2012

Chick-fil-a

  • Recent letters and online posts in The State Journal-Register misrepresent the motives of many University of Illinois Springfield students, staff and faculty who object to a Chick-fil-A franchise on campus.
  • (State Journal-Register)
  • If they gave a Pulitzer Prize for waffling, this piece from the Washington City Paper last week might have won it.
  • (Gawker)
  • The Chick-fil-A Bowl will play its 45th annual rivalry game between Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference teams on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. EST in the Georgia Dome, according to Bowl officials.
  • (The Business Journal)
  • She vacations on yachts in Europe, but talks giddily of sneaking into the Chick-fil-A in Greenwich Village. Since moving to New York City from Los Angeles last fall, Solange Knowles has kept up a dual life. Her public persona includes D.J.
  • (New York Times)
  • UPDATE: The hotly anticipated Chick-Fil-A food truck was rumored to hit streets April 9. Its past April 9. Wheres the truck?! NBC4s Darcy Spencer reports itll be about two more weeks before you see it cruising around town. The D.C.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com.
  • (Washington City Paper)
  • At noon today a small but committed group of NYU students were joined by Gilbert Baker, the designer of the rainbow flag which has come to symbolize LGBT culture and equality, for a protest against chicken corporation Chick-Fil-A.
  • (Gothamist.com)
  • In April, a franchisee will launch Chick-fil-A's first food truck that will serve customers in the Washington, D.C., area. Currently, there is only one traditional Chick-fil-A restaurant in the nation's capital.
  • (CNBC)
  • A York Mall facelift that calls for the demolition of one business and makes room for two more is being considered by Springettsbury Township officials. The last remaining Blockbuster in York, 2801 E. Market St.
  • (York Dispatch Online)
  • A Chick-fil-A Leadercast event will be broadcast live from Atlanta on May 4 to 600 metro areas worldwide, including the Quad-Cities. Quad-Citians can watch the live broadcast at QC Leadercast 2012, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • (Quad Cities Onlines)

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