The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov.

A federal judge this week sentenced local bar owner Michael Weiss to one year of house arrest for improperly reporting the earnings of one of his nightclubs.

Police arrested a second person this week in connection with the murder of a man in a Center City hotel for which a transgender sex worker has already been charged.

Members of the Police Liaison Committee met with representatives of the Sixth Police District this week to address ongoing issues like prostitution and drug dealing in the Gayborhood, suggesting personal and electronic surveillance are needed to monitor crime in the area.

Out attorney wins award

The Philadelphia Business Journal recently named Deborah Willig, the openly lesbian managing partner of a local law firm, as one of its 2010 Women of Distinction.

The William Way LGBT Community Center board held the last of its four public board meetings for the year Nov.

The Attic Youth Center hosted a small reception for a number of the agency’s continuous donors last week, during which the organization pulled back the curtains on its newly designed insignia.

The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov.

Several local LGBT groups will work together this weekend to pay tribute to transgender people around the world who’ve been killed due to violence and hatred.