Bekah Sandy

Word smith. Journalist. Social media whiz. Communications junkie. Cat lady. Lover of fine cheese.

But mostly happy you're here.

Writing is what makes my heart beat and my spirit soar. It's as simple as that.

13th September 2016

Strip clubs, gangsters, and the City Council: Party winds down (Part 3)

(Day 3 in a 3-Day Series)Brandi Ansel turns to her entourage of bridesmaids and screams: "This party's just getting started!"In a matter of days, she will walk down the aisle,...

13th September 2016

Strip clubs, gangsters and the City Council: On its last legs (Part 1)

(Day 1 in a 3-Day Series)The pole provides stability. Angelina needs it first and foremost to spin, but recently, she’s found it to be her axis in...

13th September 2016

Street brawl: "Dear God, help this man" (Part 3)

Rosemary Howell clutched the dying man's hand.He blinked his eyes at her as he lay motionless between her garbage bins. Blood from a stab wound stained her sidewalk."OK, you hang...

13th September 2016

Street brawl: "It didn't have to go down this way"(Part 2)

A white towel soaks up the blood oozing from Derrick Tye's skull."(Doctors) put 14 stitches on the outside of my head and who knows how many on the inside," he...

13th September 2016

Street Brawl: "This is where my son's blood spilled" (Part 1)

Clinton West caressed the concrete."This is where my son's blood spilled," he said. "Just because I don't see it don't mean I don't feel it, and it don't feel right."Tears...

13th September 2016

Strip clubs, gangsters and the City Council: Resurrecting Al Capone (Part 2)

(Day 2 in a 3-Day Series)"It wasn't Mike 'Bon Bon' Allegretti's time to die.Yet he knelt on the floor of his East Dubuque cafe.Reputed hitman Jack...