AltWeeklies Wire
Seattle's Endangered Tavern Tournew
If you hate cosmos as much as we do, it's your duty to keep these pint-pushers afloat.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
10-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
Can Anyone Open a Restaurant?new
What does it take to woo the cynical foodies and wow the wide-eyed first-timers, to work out the kinks without washing away the flavor, and ultimately to get to keep doing it night after night?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Leah Blewett |
10-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
Salsa Without Bordersnew
The popular Latin dance helps bring nations together -- one four-minute song at a time.
Pasadena Weekly |
Amy Tenowich |
10-29-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Ecoholic: Digging Up Bamboo's Dark Sidenew
"I know bamboo is a fast-growing resource, but I've heard concerns about its processing. Can you shed some light on this?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
10-26-2007 |
Advice
Tags: bamboo, advice columns
Wine & Cattle Ranching Industries Coming Up Drynew
Consider what the lack of rainfall throughout the previous year has wrought on Monterey County's multimillion dollar wine grape growing and cattle ranching industries -- a big financial hit, the size of which won't be known until next year.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
10-26-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Collector of Illusionsnew
Ricky Jay is a master of cards and a historian of chicanery, and his exhibition of ancient "broadsides" is a window into the deceptions of another time.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Don Waller |
10-26-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Mean, Green Halloweennew
Make your Halloween mean and eco-friendly by adjusting a few popular holiday customs.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
10-25-2007 |
Culture
Feeling Exposednew
Intrepid reporter Skylar Browning bares all to uncover the appeal of Montana's only formal nudist group
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
10-25-2007 |
Culture
Chew on This: The Farm Bill and New Mexiconew
New Mexico is not a "farm state" and is not, therefore, in line for the big bucks -- but the small amount of dollars that the state could receive has a massive impact on local communities.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gwyneth Doland |
10-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Farm Bill
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
Tech Giants Spur an Agricultural Rebirthnew
Companies like Google, Yahoo and eBay, committed to providing local produce to their employees, have helped Silicon Valley farmers make a comeback.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
10-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
When Science Attacks!new
The two scandals that rocked the sci-tech world last week reminded us that bad research and implementation can kill.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Hornets Return to New Orleansnew
Hurricane Katrina forced the city's basketball team to relocate to Oklahoma City for the last two seasons -- they return this year, eager to reconnect with the city and hopeful that putting a legitimate playoff contender on the floor will augment fan support.
Tags: NBA, sports & fitness
Organic Valley's Success is a Lifeline for Family Farmsnew
The company helped lead the way in the mainstreaming of organic food.
Isthmus |
Marc Eisen |
10-23-2007 |
Food+Drink
Prepping For Fright Nightnew
It's 20 minutes till game time at "Terror Behind the Walls," the nationally ranked haunted house that raises about 60 percent of Eastern State Penitentiary's annual operating funds.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Emily Guendelsberger |
10-22-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
