USA Today on Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Tomorrow’s USA Today features a large article on the lawsuit between Fall River’s Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum and Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden. Penned by John Fritze, it is a study of a battle that is soon to play itself out in the courts. Fritze contacted me and we spoke at length for the story. […]
Boston Globe Covers the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are soon to be several prominent stories to be published concerning the to-do between Fall River and Salem. The Fall River Herald News ran their piece on Tuesday and early this morning the Boston Globe posted online the piece that will run today. There is still another […]
Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden in the Herald News
Tuesday’s paper will feature a piece by Deborah Allard about the lawsuit filed by the Lizzie Borden B&B against The True Story of Lizzie Borden. It also nicely advertises the new exhibit and offers the reader photographs of the Salem museum, courtesy of moi. Here is a link to the piece online tonight, before the […]
Lizzie Borden News Pieces Slated for Next Week
Two pretty big news pieces on the lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem are slated to run next week, one nationally. The Democratic Convention and the hurricane coming to the Gulf Coast have held them up. MondoLizzie will report them to you here […]
Kid from Fall River
E.J. Dionne is a substantial journalist. He works for the Washington Post and appears frequently as a commentator on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and Meet the Press. He wrote a sweet piece about being from Fall River and Ted Kennedy that you might find interesting. It captures the spirit of Massachusetts very nicely. Oh, […]
Solomon Decision and the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Today on TheDay.com from Connecticut: More than a century ago Lizzie Borden was accused of taking an ax and giving her mother 40 whacks (and her father 42), and now two Massachusetts businesses are battling over who gets to use the name of the former Sunday school teacher. The owner of the Lizzie Borden Bed […]
True Story of Lizzie Borden –First Hand Account
I went to the grand opening of The True Story of Lizzie Borden today in Salem, MA. The day was spectacular, with the prettiest weather I could wish for. Unfortunately, the drive to Salem was a real pain, so my advice to you is that if you are coming from the South, do not follow […]
Once Upon a Time there was Lizzie Borden
Salem beats Fall River in Google Fight
Not only does Salem beat Fall River in a Google Fight, but OJ Simpson trounces Lizzie Borden! link.
Pundits Opine on the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
More internets news regarding the Lizzie Borden lawsuit. This time, the pundits are opining about it all. Some of it is quite funny! Jezebel.com sez “Everyone wants a piece of Lizzie Borden. . . . Who knew axe murdering was so lucrative?” HotelChatter.com posts, “eah, uh, guys? This is one of those situations in which […]
True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem to OPEN
The True Story of Lizzie Borden, located in Salem, MA, is set to open tomorrow, Saturday, August 23, 2008. The hours will be 11am to 7pm. Here are the directions to the exhibit. Here is a coupon to receive $2 off admission price.
Lizzie Borden Museum Lawsuit Update
On August 20, lawyers for Leonard Pickel and The True Story of Lizzie Borden Gift Shop and Museum filed a motion for extension of time to respond to verified complaint and pending motion. The extension requested was September 10. On August 21, Lawyers for the defendant, Lizzie Borden B&B, assented. The new date for a […]
Lizzie Borden Lawsuit Hits the air
Same story, different papers/venues. SouthCoast Today. Providence Journal. HuffingtonPost.com. And this from LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brad’s Desk 8/22 August 22, 2008 by Brad Lizzie Borden Took An Ax…And Helped Our City’s Sales Tax THERE’S A FIGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS OVER WHO GETS TO CAPITALIZE ON A NOTORIOUS MURDER CASE. MORE THAN A CENTURY AFTER LIZZIE BORDEN’S PARENTS […]
AP changes story about Fall River
It is all over the press today. The AP story about the lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B Museum and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. This time Fall River is “a gritty industrial community 80 miles south of Salem.” Gritty. I guess. Here is the story on Salon.com. Mass. businesses battle over […]
AP on the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Another example of the truth of old cliche “Don’t believe everything you read.” Today’s AP story. Unfortunately, the AP gets is wrong! The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum is not suing over the Borden name, but the word MUSEUM. Hmmm. Maybe they get other stuff wrong too? . . . . . Mass. businesses battle over Lizzie […]
USA Today Today on Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Read all about it! Mass. businesses battle over Lizzie Borden legacy. One thing of note in this retelling . . . . Fall River is described as “a hardscrabble fishing community 80 miles south of Salem.” Sounds quaint. But this is a new one! Repeat after me . . . hardscrabble fishing community . . […]
Leave Lizzie Borden Alone!
A Fall River man voices his opinions on the recent lawsuit against the new True Story of Lizzie Borden exhibit in Salem, MA, by the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River.
Fall River History Club
The Fall River History Club is holding its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 6:30PM at the Fall River Public Library. The public is encouraged to attend and join—there are no dues to become a member. This month’s speaker is Nick Niles who will give a talk on the Providence Tool Company. […]