Employee of the Week

“Get a job!” This epithet gets hurled around a lot downtown, often from harried pedestrians irritated by the panhandlers lining the sidewalks. Well, panhandling is a job, albeit one without a boss or time card. Pika has been a panhandler for eight or nine years, since the age of 13. “I’ve had a good experience […]

Not long ago, 31-year-old Anissa Hutchinson quit her job as a local bartender after reaching what could reasonably be called a personal turning point. After nearly two years of dealing with punk bands, drunken assholes, and puke-filled urinals, she relinquished her duties. Instead of the customary two weeks notice, however, she went a little off […]