Mad TV: FOX-41 reporter Dick Irby and cameraman Dave White stood up to a bully who thought he could muscle them away from a story. It started with Irby’s investigative piece on why the Department of Planning refuses to hold businessman Michael Gordon accountable for destroying a 213-year-old historic building. Irby reports that Gordon covered the 1795-era brick Funk House with a fake field stone, which is a violation. For a day or two, FOX-41 teased the story with footage of the attack, which took place while the FOX-41 crew was filming his auto dealership. The station is now pursuing charges against Gordon.

Recession City: If you didn’t hear, the country’s economic crisis has officially hit Main Street in Louisville. The hiring freeze that is suppose to help with Metro Louisville’s $20 million revenue shortfall also includes emergency services.

BarackBerry: Become the leader of the free world or lose the BlackBerry? For an entire generation whose hand held devices have become an appendage, the question would be a no-brainer. B-Rock will have to weigh the consequences, but likely he’ll quit using his beloved BlackBerry. Unless the president-elect wants that e-mail correspondence, which can be subpoenaed by Congress, to be made public.

Ayo Technology: And just when the new first touchscreen BlackBerry is coming out.

Prop 8 to Cali High Court: The fight over gay marriage will likely go back to the courts. After Proposition 8 passed with 52 percent of the vote earlier this month, a number of plaintiffs, including the city of San Francisco and state attorney general, have petitioned the California Supreme Court to hear a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn the ban.