How Much Fun Are You Having? Check Out Our Latest Poll The Anderson/Salem Report Surprisingly, studies show that when single men and women are polled on their lifestyles, it appears that few are taking the time to really enjoy life by setting aside regular time to do fun things.  It seems television still has too […]

You Know It’s Over When… by Jan Pitts May 1, 2019 Candace knew it was over long before Tom said a word.  It was in his eyes, when he couldn’t look at her anymore, and in his tone, when her voice was on the other end of the line.  But he couldn’t tell her.  At […]

The Dating Chronicles Expectations April 28, 2019 Dori waited anxiously as she stared at the clock.  She had called Steve’s office and Dori waited anxiously as she stared at the clock.  She had called Steve’s office and had gotten no response.  Anger and confusion pounded in her head as she redialed his number for the […]

SingleScenes Though I’ve been married twice before, I’m planning to walk the aisle again in a white dress and I’m getting push-back from family. by Sarah Smart April 27, 2019 Q.  I’m getting ready to get married and I want to wear white, but because I’ve been married twice before, everyone in my circle is […]

The Dating Chronicles The Invitation April 23, 2019 Shari writes…It had been a long time since I’d had a date on a Saturday night, and I was scrambling to get dressed.  I was nervous and pinching myself the whole time because I was going out with a very prominent attorney, who also happened to be […]

TRAVEL My Solo Adventure To Jamaica by Krissie Flakes Dreams of escape, rejuvenation, high romance and intrigue await all who experience The Caribbean.  There is something about the islands, especially Jamaica that draws Europeans and North Americans out of their accustomed lives.   It’s just not the climate and the golden sands, although that’s often the […]

The Dating Chronicles Betrayed April 19, 2019 It was over. But Dave had known for awhile and had kept silent.  Now, his best friend Carl sat across from him with his head down.  He was confessing that he had been seeing Dave’s fiancée for the last four weeks.  His voice quivered, as he begged for […]

Street Scenes Black McDonald’s Operators Association Support Chicagoland Students on the 21st annual PUSH Excel HBCU College Tour. Chicagoland high school students preparing to depart from Operation PUSH Headquarters for the 2019 HBCU College Tour, April 13, 2019.  Photo Credit: John L. Alexander The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) recently sponsored a collection of Chicagoland […]

Night Moves The Wrong Attitude To Take To A Party by M.K. Allison April 16, 2019 It was a Friday night and I was at a friend’s birthday party in hopes of meeting someone as usual.  I had not wanted to come, but my friend had been insistent that I show up.  I had given […]

The Dating Chronicles A Reasonable Doubt April 15, 2019 Adrianne:  “It was the first blind date I’d been on since I was a teenager, and I was extremely nervous.  I had spoken to this mystery guy on the phone, and his voice had sounded deep, warm and self-assured, which was not at all what I […]