1st
June
2007
Ali is in the ring
Posted by Margaret on June 1, 2007
posted in Local Politics |
I stopped by the Elks Club on Old Ferry Road last night to look in on Mehmed Ali’s kick-off party for his campaign for city council. I was pretty early, but the parking lot was full and a crowd was gathering, representing many diverse groups – artists, politicians, business people, non-profit folks, etc. It seemed to fulfill the expectation that Ali will be a contender in this fall’s election. The little boxing-glove key chains that said “Vote Ali – he’ll fight for you” were a hit (no pun intended, but I predict that we are in for a season of boxing metaphors!). I couldn’t stay long, so I’ll refer you to an excellent account of the evening by fellow blogger Marie Sweeney.