AltWeeklies Wire
Disgusting Factory Farms More Disgusting Than You Thoughtnew
Untreated manure, the EPA, and the nastiness of cheap food.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
07-14-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Gentry Are Comingnew
What's not to like about better schools, lower crime rates and improved city services? A lot, if you can no longer afford to live here.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup and Michael Wall |
05-04-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fighting the Powernew
Rev. Richard Cobble fights for intown transit in Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-23-2006 |
Politics
Tackling Mercury Pollutionnew
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division just released one of the strongest air pollution rules in state history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Greenest Capitalistnew
Carpet king Ray Anderson's 1994 epiphany began his quest to become a completely sustainable carpet manufacturer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Grassroots or Astroturf?new
A powerful transportation PAC claims to have Georgians' interests at heart, but donations from road builders cast suspicion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-02-2006 |
Politics
Erosion Showdownnew
To the developers building subdivisions in Georgia's coastal counties, James Holland is a straight-up pain in the butt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-23-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
What Might Have Beennew
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes publicly shared for the first time specifics on what he would have done to ease traffic and expand MARTA -- if only he'd been re-elected.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-09-2006 |
Politics
Environmental Electionnew
Most legislators want to be a friend of the environment on the campaign trail, even while they assault it in office.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-26-2006 |
Politics
The Revolution Has Begunnew
In a region where spending resources on great design often is viewed as frivolous, governments and cultural institutions usually concentrate on the bare minimum -- until now.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-19-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Words From the Pulpitnew
For the past two months, a reporter has been visiting churches ranging from mega to mini, metro to suburban, conservative to liberal, to find out what's going on within the Christian faith
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
12-15-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Transit Experts Dis the Beltlinenew
A panel of transportation and planning experts is expected to issue a report Sept. 29 that offers the harshest criticism to date of the proposed 22-mile transit loop around the inner city.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
09-29-2005 |
Politics
The Little Beltline That Could Change Atlantanew
A proposed 22-mile ring of parks, paths and trains has become the rage of the city, winning praise from divergent interest groups.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall and Ken Edelstein |
09-22-2005 |
Politics
Was Arson Eco-Terror?new
As many as 16 nearly complete houses have been torched in or near a posh golf-course development in Coweta County, according to the state Insurance and Safety Fire Commission. At least one of them was destroyed by fire three times.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
08-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Ikea Opens on Site of Old Industrial Wastelandnew
The June 29 opening of Ikea, a Swedish home furnishing store, at the mega-development Atlantic Station will mark a major milestone in Atlanta's growth into an actual metropolis, like Chicago or Boston.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
06-23-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
