AltWeeklies Wire
Prison Riot!new
Cuban refugees took over the Atlanta Federal Pen 20 years ago. It turned into the longest prison takeover in U.S. history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-28-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Chicago as its First Photojournalists Saw Itnew
Rich Cahan and Mark Jacob have just published a record the first years of journalistic photography, Chicago Under Glass: Early Photographs From the Chicago Daily News.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-12-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Cathy Wilkerson: Exploding the '60snew
She survived the infamous Weatherman bomb-factory explosion, life underground, and prison. In Flying Close to the Sun, she offers her life and times for all time.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
10-25-2007 |
History
Signs of Early Civilizationnew
Just two hours away from Orlando is a sanctuary of midcentury architectural design: the Sarasota School, an enclave of residences and public buildings that sprung up in the '40s and '50s.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
09-28-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Missing Linknew
The jury's still out on area church's new Lincoln claim.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
09-27-2007 |
History
Tags: history
On History's Trail in Los Angelesnew
Take it from a tour guide -- there are more ways than ever to explore the city's past.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mike Sonksen |
09-14-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Bukowski and Me
Blood, literature and a night in the drunk tank: Poet Alan Justiss recalls his wild years with photographer Claude Powell and poet Charles Bukowski.
Folio Weekly |
Alan Justiss |
09-04-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Ghost Hunting in South Carolinanew
Southern Paranormal Investigation and Research visits Charleston's Old Jail, the final home for some of city's most infamous murderers and crooks until shuttered in the 1930s.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-31-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Grave Concernsnew
Cemetery conservation is both a passion and a demanding profession.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
07-26-2007 |
History
Tags: history
What the Detroit 'Riot' Meantnew
Forty years on, the city's root problems remain.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-24-2007 |
History
Tags: history
But What If They Weren't Gay?new
The worst internal scandal in NSA history was blamed on Cold War defectors' homosexuality -- but formerly classified Pentagon and NSA documents appear to clear them of the sexual charges.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-23-2007 |
History
Tags: history
You Say You Want a Revolution?new
In which our embedded "foreign" correspondent joins a crew of noise-rock fans to re-enact the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont's only Revolutionary War encounter.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-19-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Choosing Icons: A Frank Lloyd Wright Story of Buffalonew
The architect pointed his cane: "Who did this? Who made these changes? This is not my work."
Tags: history
A History Lesson in Hatenew
As early as the late 1800s, Berlin was a bustling liberal city. It boasted numerous gay clubs and drag bars. Organized gay groups were common. Shows featuring female impersonators had become almost passé.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
07-05-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Treasured Torah
Synagogue safeguards sacred text orphaned by Holocaust
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-05-2007 |
History
Tags: history
