Angela Leisure, whose son's killing by police sparked April riots, rose above her grief to become the icon of the city during a troubled time. For this, Cincinnati CityBeat names her 2001 Person of the Year. "At Cincinnati's defining moment in 2001, the world looked not to the city fathers for signs and hope but to a grieving woman whose poise and strength made her the closest we have to a mother of the city," writes Gregory Flannery.
Darrell Oldham, a co-founder of Seattle Weekly and one of AAN’s founders, passed away early Saturday morning after a battle with lung cancer. Oldham, who also spent a decade at the Seattle Times, was a beloved and respected mentor to many in alternative newsweekly and Seattle publishing circles.
