Sunday Shindig Turns Skinny

The weekly shindig held every Sunday at the Hoban has been known for occasionally making a detour into the gutter. Yesterday's shindig was relatively tame. With the exception of local business woman Anastasia Christensen pole dancing for two hours, fully clothed oddly enough, the shindig was rather wholesome by Washtown standards.
After the shindig was officially over, however, most of the crowd stayed at the Hoban and quickly located the gutter. After a quick change of clothing, the DJ joined Miss Anastasia on a dance pole. In the interest of full disclosure, the DJ was yours truly. These two dancers were quickly joined by two more, local residents Johanna Zerbino and Paris Greenspan. From there things went delightfully downhill, as the crowd somehow enticed the dancers to do what dancers on poles usually do. Torn bits of clothing were rapidly scooped up as souvenirs, and those in attendance showed generous appreciation for the dancers. Drink sales at the Hoban dropped to near zero as the crowd seemed to be intoxicated by the beauty of flesh on display. Luckily, the drop in sales was more than made up for in tips.
For those of our readers who left early, or who were unable to attend the shindig, don't worry. There will be another one next Sunday, and while not every shindig is as revealing as this one was, a fun time can always be guaranteed.

Explosions Destroy Spaceport!

A series of explosions rocked through parts of Washtown this afternoon, completely destroying the spaceport. Preliminary investigations point to a ruptured fuel line at the spaceport as the origin of the explosions. The explosions triggered a collapse of the abandoned tunnels underneath the spaceport, killing two workers and injuring three. The remainder of the spaceport employees were luckily all on an extended lunch break at the Hoban, although rumor has it a few may have been seen entering the Chicken Ranch. The proprietress of the Chicken Ranch (and Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly), Anastasia Christenson, heard rumbling but figured it was the excitement inside the brothel and didn't see anything outside. She was shocked to hear later that the spaceport had collapsed, but was grinning and remarked, "Damn I didn't mean to shake the earth that much."

The cause of the fuel line rupture is unknown at this time. However, just hours after the explosions, the home of spaceport official Deiter Meyer mysteriously burned to the ground. Sources who wish to remain anonymous have provided the Weekly with information that suggests this is not a coincidence. Mr. Meyer was unavailable for comment, obviously busy finding the next ship off world.

Repairs to the weather monitoring station in orbit around the planet are nearing completion, and ships are being encouraged to dock there for their trade for the time being. Small shuttles can still get to and from the town, but use is limited due to a lack of landing space. The manager of the weather monitoring station issued a brief statement suspiciously soon after the explosions. "The crew of Washburne Station regrets the loss of our ground-side facilities, but we are eager to remind travellers that our docks will be online shortly and ready for business."

The Weekly wishes to extend our condolences to the family and loved ones of those killed in the explosion, as Washburne Station apparently does not care. Rest assured, we will continue to investigate the cause of this explosion, and if negligence or sabotage is discovered to be responsible, we will see that justice is done.

-OOC from Ana - Well the Lindens have picked our sim to put a road through it. In the process they took down our walls. We are working quickly to redo things so that the ugly stays out. Pardon our mess as we redo things and I will get with you all soon to explain the new town layout, that is as the info becomes available to me. This has thrown us for a loop but we will get it back on track shortly. Hold on this may be a wild ride but in true firefly spirit it will be an exciting one. Until we know exactly what we're going to do, we ask all residents to please do not put down any prim heavy items or build any extensions to their current residence.