AltWeeklies Wire
Google Politely Asks Minnesota's Small Businesses to Get a Websitenew
Minnesotans have a lot of room to grow in terms of internet usage, and Google is essentially saying, "Come on in, there's plenty of room."
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mullen |
09-27-2011 |
Tech
Wildfire's Legacy Worries Santa Cruz Winemakersnew
For Santa Cruz Mountain winegrowers, the Lockheed fire that burned 7,800 acres of wild lands above Bonny Doon recently came at exactly the wrong time. Of course there’s never a good time for a wildfire, but the grapes in local vineyards are starting to ripen, a developmental stage called veraison, and they’re particularly vulnerable to “smoke taint.”
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Stett Holbrook |
08-27-2009 |
Food+Drink
Corkscrew: For a Few Dollars Morenew
Would you pay $10 more for a bottle of wine that benefits a family-owned business? Or a winery that farms its land mindful of future generations? Or would you rather save that 10 bucks and buy from a company baby-sitting its bottom line? I uncovered all these scenarios during a recent trip to Sonoma Valley.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Portland's Bike-based Food Businesses are Picking Up Speednew
Bicycle-based food businesses are sprouting like daisies, from a bike-based "cookie CSA" to a three-wheeled, single-origin coffee cafe.
Willamette Week |
Deeda Schroeder |
05-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Bye-Bye Bricks and Mortarnew
As big-name boutiques roll into Chicago, local retailers are closing up shop -- or moving online.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny |
02-19-2008 |
Shopping
