AltWeeklies Wire
A Developmentally Delayed Man Files Suit Against the System that Put Him Behind Barsnew
Though Robert Gonzales was never convicted of killing Victoria Sandoval, and though DNA evidence couldn't place him at the scene of the crime, he spent 997 days in the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-24-2009 |
Crime & Justice
New Mexico Tries to Figure Out How to Get Medical Cannabis to Patientsnew
The Compassionate Use Act, passed in 2007, calls for the state's Department of Health to build regulations that would govern the production and distribution system for medical marijuana. But it doesn't outline how -- and that's become the real sticking point.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
09-16-2008 |
Science
New Mexico Jail-Based Charter School is First of its Kind in the USnew
Named for a man who worked to promote literacy and education in the jail (and who wore a Santa suit during Christmas family days there), the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center aims to graduate some of the estimated 40 percent of inmates without diplomas.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
'Project Runway' is Too Much Like Itselfnew
I had high hopes. The fashion reality series is probably one of the only shows I take in religiously, waiting each week for the next episode. But the premiere of season five offered no surprises.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-29-2008 |
TV
Who is Zoltan Szekely?new
The self-proclaimed mad Hungarian and leader of Zoltan Orkestar opens up. A little.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
"Downtown Fights Back," "Through the Cracks," "Path to a Cure"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Alan Pogue is a Humanitarian with a Cameranew
His first solo book, Witness for Justice, is the product of 38 years of photography documenting liberation movements in the U.S., farmworkers, strife around the world, prison conditions, protests and campaigns.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-01-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Comcast Can't Buy Lovenew
The FCC is holding a second public hearing on network neutrality at Stanford as it investigates Comcast's custom of choking or blocking certain content over its network. Comcast says it's all in the name of smart business, but opponents say the company's trying to cripple competitors.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-01-2008 |
Tech
What the Caucus?!?new
OK, so I voted. Now what?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
02-19-2008 |
Politics
You + Me + Her + Himnew
We penetrate the world of multi-partner relationships and get the scoop on the Duke City's polyamorous community.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
02-19-2008 |
Culture
Ethics Bills Flail in the Roundhousenew
As time in New Mexico's brief 30-day Legislative Session ticks away, will these measures fizzle out?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
02-12-2008 |
Politics
White History Week Resets the Defaultnew
"How would you feel if you had just a month for your history? It's kind of a silly notion. We have the whole year for white people."
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
01-08-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Little Metal Sistersnew
The most promising metal act in Albuquerque is not staffed by tattooed, beer-guzzling, sweaty men in their late 20s/early 30s. It's Suspended, a trio of chicks who all three turned 21 this year.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Suspended
'The Useable Cookbook' Blows Prissy Tomes Out of the Waternew
It ain't pretty, with its spare, black and white cover and lack of food photography. It ain't grand, with its pot roast and meatloaf recipes. But it's what I needed.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Isaac Brock Doesn't Like Softball Questionsnew
You start an interview easy, with some chill question that allows your source to go on and on about himself, to warm to you. This is, apparently, not the way to go with Isaac Brock, a man who isn't hot on the idea of explaining himself or why his band's latest album is so much better than a lot of the shlock Modest Mouse put on shelves in the last decade.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Modest Mouse
