AltWeeklies Wire
Interview with Marilyn Hagerty, Genius Olive Garden Reviewernew

Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden review has been tweeted over 6,800 times, and Liked on Facebook 4,477 times. The editors at the Grand Forks Herald are scrambling to assemble an article on the outsized reaction for tomorrow's paper, but in the meantime, we called Marilyn Hagerty to get her response to the sudden internet fame.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
03-08-2012 |
Media
Tags: Marilyn Hagerty, Olive Garden
Weird Sciencenew

How a bogus child sex trafficking study fooled some of the most respected media outlets in the country.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Nick Pinto |
03-25-2011 |
Media
Dan Buettner's Blue Zones Teach Nine Secrets of a Longer Lifenew
Dan Buettner says he's found the secret. He visited the ragged cliffs of Sardinia and the fertile gardens of Okinawa — global hotspots of longevity, dubbed Blue Zones — where people live to be 100 at astonishing rates. He identified what they have in common and distilled their secrets into a recipe he says could add a decade to your life.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
02-03-2010 |
Media
What Happens to a Reporter's Twitter Identity After a Job Move?new
In Minnesota, a reporter leaving the Pioneer Press for the Star Tribune won't be able to take her blog or Twitter along with her.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Hart Van Denburg and Kevin Hoffman |
08-19-2009 |
Media
One Nation News Earns Rep as a Copy-and-Paste Newsroomnew
Most of the stuff I found on One Nation News' website gives me major flashes of deja vu. In fact, many of the blurbs are nearly identical to A-List items I assigned, wrote, and edited last week. I could include more, but what we're really talking about here is a classic instance of copy, paste, and delete the byline.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jessica Armbruster |
07-29-2009 |
Media
Westlaw Rises to Legal Publishing Fame by Selling Free Informationnew
West makes its money by selling free, public information—specifically, court documents—to lawyers. On this simple model, the company rakes in a whopping 32.1 percent operating profit margin.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
04-30-2009 |
Media
Tags: legal publishing, Westlaw
The 'MinnPost' Model: Is It Sustainable?new
Beneath the optimism surrounding MinnPost's launch lingered an obvious question: Could this business model be sustainable? How to translate web traffic into enough cash flow to ensure financial independence? Sixteen months later, and deep into a nationwide recession, the question is even more apt.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
03-04-2009 |
Media
Minnesota Independent: Thanks for Helping Elect Obama, You're Firednew

Jane Kirtley, a journalism professor at the University of Minnesota, says the post-election layoffs could be akin to Macy's laying off temporary workers after Christmas. However, she says, the memo lends credibility to a more sinister interpretation.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
11-19-2008 |
Media
Minneapolis Mayor to Arrested Journalists: Drop Deadnew
For a city leadership that spent so much time trying to convince everyone that the convention was in Minneapolis, too, Mayor R.T. Rybak's office suddenly wants very little to do with hosting the RNC, especially those nasty reports of police brutality and journalist arrests.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
09-17-2008 |
Media
The Star Tribune's Debt is Selling at Less than 60 Cents on the Dollarnew
The Minnesota newspaper's lien value has plummeted over the past year, showing flagging investor confidence.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Shaw |
05-08-2008 |
Media
www.citypages.comnew
AltWeeklies Award - Web Site Design
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
City Pages staff |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
True Believernew
AltWeeklies Award - Religion Reporting
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Schimke |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
I'm All Earsnew
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Melissa Maerz |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Have It All, Eat It Too," "Urban Fishing," "Carrot Invitational"new
AltWeeklies Award - Food Writing
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dara Moskowitz |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Sweet, Sweet Liberty," "Chef Driven," "Rustica Rising"new
AltWeeklies Award - Food Writing
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dara Moskowitz |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media