AltWeeklies Wire
The Millionaire Panhandlernew
Separating the facts from the myths surrounding panhandling.
The Portland Mercury |
Joe Streckert |
09-26-2013 |
Features
Tags: panhandling
The Fiction Issue: The Earth Will Swallow Younew
An embarrassment of literary riches. That's how Alissa Nutting characterized Cleveland's writing scene. And it's true. There are riches for everyone if you know where to look and are curious enough to take a peek.
Cleveland Scene |
Mary Doria Russell, Kevin P. Keating, Thrity Umrigar, James Renner, Dan Chaon, Daniel Wessler Riordan, Alissa Nutting, Chris Drabick and Megan Erwin |
09-26-2013 |
Fiction
More layoffs at Durham's Herald-Sunnew
Second round of job cuts in two years leaves fewer than 20 people in newsroom.
Florida’s Electric Utilities Under Firenew
Can outrage at Duke Energy and nuclear cost recovery affect next year's elections?
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Mitch Perry |
09-26-2013 |
Energy
Fair is Fairnew
Fair-trade organizations make sustainability more than a fringe cause.
VUE Weekly |
Madeline Smith |
09-26-2013 |
Environment
Tags: Fair Trade
Houston Baptist University Turns to Football to Build a Namenew
Houston Baptist University decides the best way to grow is to start a football team for the first time in its 50-year history.
Houston Press |
Steve Jansen |
09-26-2013 |
Sports
Tags: Houston Baptist Football
Boulder County Floods: What's in the Water?new
A look at potential flood-related impacts on human health and the environment.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
09-26-2013 |
Environment
A Guide to Sour Beernew
After being shunned for years, sour beers are now in demand.
East Bay Express |
Madeleine Key |
09-25-2013 |
Food+Drink
Colo. Trails Remain Closed After Floodingnew
The city estimates its damages to parks and trails at $6.5 million, and it's seeking federal help
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-25-2013 |
Disasters
Joy Division and New Order co-founder Peter Hook relives a troubled legacynew
The worst insult in the world: "Don't be good, don't play anything yourself, just follow what I do."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-25-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
How the Internet, like George Clinton before it, has reinvigorated samplingnew
"We never mind them sampling or covering a song. You're not supposed to get sued all over the place for doing it. We'd rather be doing it together." —George Clinton
Tags: Sampling
Before fracking begins in N.C., Texas energy company investigates shale gas deposits in Lee Countynew
Also: DENR rejects federal funding that would have helped the state assess fracking impacts.
Only One America's Cup Winner, But Many Losersnew
San Francisco poured millions into the event in hopes of catching crumbs off the table of a megalomaniacal billionaire. New Zealand, meanwhile, directly subsidized its yachting team with government funds, buying something akin to partial ownership of the product. These were calculated risks. Neither may pay off.
As enrollment starts for the Affordable Care Act, a guide to navigating Obamacarenew
An estimated 1.2 million North Carolinians will begin shopping for subsidized health insurance next week under the ACA, also known as Obamacare.
Tags: Obamacare
The End of Pastured Food?new
Under pressure from Big Ag, the Obama administration is moving forward with plans that could put key segments of the organic industry out of business.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-25-2013 |
Environment
