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Long Beach florist busy with Mother’s Day, despite coronavirus keeping customers at home - Long Beach Press Telegram
Friday, May 29, 2020With Mother’s Day this Sunday, Melinda McCoy’s Flowers is seeing an increase in orders over last year in Long Beach on Monday, May 4, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)The Barron sisters place an order of delivery for their grandmother at Melinda McCoy’s Flowers in Long Beach on Monday, May 4, 2020. The shop is seeing an increase in orders over last year. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)With Mother’s Day this Sunday, Melinda McCoy’s Flowers is seeing an increase in orders over last year in Long Beach on Monday, May 4, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)The team at Melinda McCoy’s Flowers is busy f... https://www.presstelegram.com/long-beach-florist-busy-with-mothers-day-despite-coronavirus-keeping-customers-at-home
Philadelphia case shouldn't stop Supreme Court from taking floral artist case | TheHill - The Hill
Thursday, March 12, 2020But what’s often overlooked is the court’s insistence in that decision that people of faith who disagree with same-sex marriage could live by their faith without interference.ADVERTISEMENTBarronelle Stutzman took the court at its word. She’s the floral design artist at the center of Arlene’s Flowers v. Washington. Her sincere religious views lead her to oppose same-sex marriage — and Obergefell says that’s her right. Yet when she refused to put her expressive, artistic work to the cause of promoting a same-sex ceremony that contravened her faith, the State of Washington punished her with severe sanctions that threaten her livelihood. She defended herself in the Washington state courts and lost. Now she’s asking for the Supreme Court to uphold its promise.Barronelle’s case merits review no matter what the court does in the Fulton case. In Fulton, Catholic Social Services is asking the Supreme Court to affirm that cities cannot expel Catholic Social Services from the state’s foster care program simply because the church adheres to religious views that Philadelphia disfavors.Arlene’s Flowers presents a different problem — but one no less serious. Our country is home to a broad array of views and beliefs. If states can stamp out any disagreement over same-sex marriage – that is, if they can destroy any business whose proprietor dares to live by her religious views – then the Constitution’s promise of free speech and the free exercise of religion are empty.The court has already chastised a state for insufficiently respecting the religious rights of artists. Two years ago, in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the court sided with cake artist Jack Phillips after Colorado persecuted him for declining to prepare a cake celebrating a same-sex wedding. But the ink on Jack’s Supreme Court victory was barely dry before Colorado went after him again, prosecuting him for declining to create a custom cake that would celebrate sex reassignment surgery. Jack is now defending himself in a third action, one brought by the customer who requested that cake.States simply aren’t getting the message. Jack’s and Barronelle’s cases show that ruling for Catholic Social Services in the Fulton case ... https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/486124-philadelphia-case-shouldnt-stop-supreme-court-from-taking-floral-artist
Barronelle Stutzman, Christian florist, again appeals to Supreme Court over same-sex wedding refusal - Washington Times
Sunday, February 09, 2020Washington state’s Supreme Court ruled against Barronelle Stutzman in June after the high court previously remanded her case for further review following its decision in a 2018 case, ruling for a Christian baker that had also refused to create a cake for a same-sex wedding. In the baker’s case, the justices said the state’s civil rights commission showed religious hostility towards the cake maker, but the high court punted on squarely settling the First Amendment conflict. The narrow ruling has left a series of cases in the lower courts unresolved, pitting LGBT rights against Christian-owned businesses. Washington’s highest court had ruled against Ms. Stutzman once before, and despite taking a seco... https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/11/barronelle-stutzman-christian-florist-again-appeal/
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips: Florist Barronelle Stutzman deserves another chance at justice - Fox News
Saturday, January 18, 2020Any day now, my friend Barronelle Stutzman and her attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom will hear whether the U.S. Supreme Court will take her case.Both Barronelle and I serve people, and we’re happy to serve everyone. I’m a cake artist, and she’s a floral designer — the owner of Arlene’s Flowers, a small shop she inherited from her mom in Washington state. Both of us find it especially gratifying when customers invite us to design and create iconic aspects of their wedding celebrations. We learn about the couple and craft the custom flower arrangements and wedding cakes that often serve as focal points in their celebrations. Floral artist Barronelle Stutzman (Alliance Defending Freedom)But we’re not friends just because we love weddings. Barronelle and I both have been forced into long, hard legal battles. We didn’t start these fights, but we’re at the center of a national conversation about the First Amendment and the rights of creative professionals.MARC THIESSEN: SUPREME COURT'S HIGH-PROFI... https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/masterpiece-cakeshop-jack-phillips-florist-barronelle-stutzman
Court again rules against florist who refused gay couple - The Spokesman-Review
Tuesday, November 19, 2019Washington Supreme Court said Thursday.In a unanimous 75-page decision, the court upheld for a second time a finding that Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers violated state anti-discrimination laws by refusing to provide floral arrangements for the wedding of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, saying it was against her religious beliefs.The court had previously ruled against Stutzman, but a U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of a Colorado bakery that refused to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding sent the case back to the Washington high court to determine whether government officials at some point in the process showed intolerance for the florist’s religious beliefs. That led to a new round of legal arguments and a new review of the case.“We now hold that the answer to the Supreme Court’s question is no: the adjudicatory bodies that considered this case did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the florist and her corporation violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination … by declining to sell wedding flowers to a gay couple,” the opinion, written by Justice Sheryl McCloud, said.The case began in 2013, just months after voters had approved the state’s same-sex marriage law and ... https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jun/06/court-again-rules-against-florist-who-refused-gay-/
Guys, Get Your Pre-Game Going for Valentines Day! - Patch.com
Sunday, February 09, 2020Elm Grove, Snapdragon Flowers provides fresh, beautiful flowers and plants for people, events and occasions. Its team of floral professionals includes Lead Designer Jenn Breitbach, the Wisconsin Professional Designer of the Year for 2019. More information is available by calling (262) 782-8380, visiting www.elmgroveflowershop.com, or following Snapdragon Flowers on Facebook. https://patch.com/wisconsin/brookfield-wi/guys-get-your-pre-game-going-valentine-s-day
Upper Dauphin’s Macklin Ayers, Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers selected to Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-Stat - PennLive
Saturday, January 18, 2020Fleming, the nation’s top recruit who signed with Ohio State last week, is one of eight Tigers to be selected, including a trio of linebackers in Michigan State-bound Cal Haladay, Preston Zachman (Wisconsin) and Max Tillett (New Hampshire).Southern Columbia won its third straight PIAA championship earlier this month, defeating Avonworth 74-7 at Hersheypark Stadium.Fleming caught 72 passes for 1,538 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final season to become the state’s all-time leader in yards and receiving touchdowns.Since 2009, sports writers who cover high school football around the Commonwealth have overseen the all-state process. Players are nominated in all six classifications, and then a statewide ballot is issued to afford all writers the opportunity to cast their votes.Upper Dauphin’s record-setting athlete, Macklin Ayers, joined Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers on the team’s defensive side. A tremendous two-way talent, Ayers accounted for 3,230 yards (1,960 rush) and 48 touchdowns at quarterback.The Tri-Valley League player of the year also contributed 107 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions as a linebacker, guiding the Trojans to a District 3 title and state quarterfinal berth against Southern Columbia.Ayers set single-season and career marks for rushing yards and combined yards.Flowers, who starred as a wide receiver and defe... https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/football/2019/12/upper-dauphins-macklin-ayers-steel-highs-mehki-flowers-selected-to-pa-football-writers-class-2a-all-state-team.html
The 5 best florists in Washington - Hoodline
Tuesday, July 23, 2019York FlowersPhoto: York Flowers/YelpYork Flowers, a florist and floral designer spot in Friendship Heights, is another go-to, with four stars out of 56 Yelp reviews. Head over to 5023 Wisconsin Ave. NW (between North Fessenden and North Garrison streets) to see for yourself.5. House of FlowersPhoto: Mary A./YelpFinally, if you're Downtown, check out House of Flowers, which has earned four stars out of 51 reviews on Yelp. You can find it at 710 14th St. NW (between North New York Avenue and North G Street). https://hoodline.com/2019/02/the-5-best-florists-in-washington
Police logs: Flowers stolen from grave - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Tuesday, June 25, 2019Karen Madden Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Published 1:44 PM EDT Jun 18, 2019 Wisconsin Rapids » At 8:33 a.m. Monday, a Wisconsin Rapids woman reported someone tried to use her credit card to purchase shoes. » At 8:53 a.m. Monday, a caller reported someone camping in the woods at Ward Johnson Park, 3100 North Ave. » At 9:46 a.m. Monday, a caller reported a traffic crash near the intersection of Lin... https://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/2019/06/18/wisconsin-rapid-police-logs-flowers-stolen-grave/1485530001/