AltWeeklies Wire
Why the Chicago News Cooperative is Closingnew
James O'Shea, founder and editor of the Chicago News Cooperative, told his staff Friday afternoon that on February 26 the CNC would shut down. Or to be more specific, it would stop publishing in the New York Times and stop maintaining its website, the two forums in which it publicly exists.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-21-2012 |
Media
A Newt Dawnnew
A small print shop takes it in the Fannie (Mae) after the Gingrich campaign blows out of town with unpaid bills in its wake.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
02-21-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Election 2012, Newt Gingrich
Cost of Electricity is Devastating Eastern North Carolinanew
Residential customers of North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency pay an average of 13.6 cents per kilowatt hour; the state average is 9.9 cents.
LeBron Liked Appletinis, and Other Important LeBron Dining Newsnew
During an important business meeting with Scene contributor and blogger extraordinaire Cleveland Frowns last weekend, we happened to strike up a conversation with a former waitress at one of LeBron James' favorite stomping grounds during his time in Cleveland. She shared details about LeBron's antics, all gleefully mundane but awesome.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
02-21-2012 |
Sports
Paul Babeu's Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff's Attorney Threatened Him With Deportationnew
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu — who became the face of Arizona border security nationally after he started stridently opposing illegal immigration — threatened his Mexican ex-lover with deportation when the man refused to promise never to disclose their years-long relationship.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
02-18-2012 |
Politics
Does It Get Better?new
Suicide, bullying and anti-LGBT legislation are creating tough times for gay Tennessee teens.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
02-17-2012 |
LGBT
Ronald Reagan and the Largest EPA Scandal in Historynew
President Ronald Reagan's controversial environmental policies may explain why Valmont Butte is still contaminated.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
02-17-2012 |
Environment
Are Street Medics the Future of First Aid?new
Anarchistic, high-energy, and self-organized, street medics have been part of activist counterculture since the 1960s, and most recently, at Occupy encampments internationally.
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
02-17-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY
Grave Concernsnew
A zombie comic book series wants your braaaains.
Eugene Weekly |
Aaron Ragan-Fore |
02-17-2012 |
Art
Medical Marijuana Ban in L.A.?new
Los Angeles city officials botched regulation, now they want prohibition. A medical marijuana ban is heading to the L.A. City Council.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
02-16-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medical Marijuana
A Strong Case for Legal Weednew
When Juárez cartel gangster Jose Antonio "El Diego" Acosta Hernandez was arrested last summer he had an estimated 1,500 murders under his belt operating in a city where violent death comes fast and furious.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
02-16-2012 |
Nonfiction
Education: A Strong Economy Starts Herenew
Business leaders from around the country now say that a modern work force cannot be undereducated, even in an economy like Mississippi's that trends heavily toward agriculture and manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-16-2012 |
Education
Greetings From the Puppy-Play Capital of the Worldnew
Meet Scott Moats, the globe's top designer and fabricator of realistic dog masks used for the fetish known as "puppy play."
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
02-16-2012 |
Culture
Tags: Puppy Play, Scott Moats
A Trust Betrayed: Peter Kelly and the Estate of Mary Thibeaultnew
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly has failed in his role as executor of Mary Thibeault's will, leaving her affairs in limbo over seven years after her death as he negotiates with heirs to secretly repay the $145,000 he received.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-16-2012 |
Features
Investigative Reporter Switches Beat After Bullyingnew
After producing two stories exposing underage drinking, reporter Andrea McCarren's own children started getting bullied at school—which is when she decided to step back.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
02-16-2012 |
Media
Tags: Andrea McCarren
