AltWeeklies Wire
Nonprofits Feel The Pinch As Holidays Approachnew
North Carolina ranks in the bottom 10 states nationally with regard to children under 18 going hungry, and along with Louisiana, leads the nation in percentage of children from birth to 5 years old that suffer from hunger on a regular basis.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
11-18-2010 |
Homelessness
Inside the Templenew
An incredible exhibit shows virtually every aspect of human anatomy in very real terms: vascular systems, musculature, skeletons, organs… all of it, sliced and diced and vivisected for all to see.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
11-18-2010 |
Science
Wiz Khalifa "Continues to Smoke" Two Days After Arrestnew
It’s hard to say how many of the hundreds of people slowly filtering through the doors of the cavernous Education Building were there after hearing of the rapper being hosted by a state correctional facility, but the sporadic chants of “free Wiz” gave some idea.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
11-18-2010 |
Music
Latin Kings Fight Onnew
Complaint is filed with the US Justice Department alleging that the Greensboro Police Department has engaged in a pattern of discrimination against the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
11-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Latin Kings, DOJ
AlcoaSaga Part 3new
Alcoa's record of environmental stewardship inflames passions of its opponents.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
11-12-2010 |
Environment
Named After Vonnegut, But Sounds More Like Tucker Maxnew
In spite of the band essentially being a combination of everything unlikeable about Maroon 5 and Young Jeezy, Vonnegut still managed to parlay their tenuous connections into a favorable association with the second greatest emcee in all of the Dirty South.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
11-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Vonnegut
Simply Put, MoogFest Made for a Scary-Good Halloweennew
This year, Halloween fell on a weekend, and to rephrase Bushwick Bill’s most apt verse, everyone came to Asheville for trick-or-treatin’. MoogFest brought tens of thousands of costumed ravers and revelers to downtown Asheville for a weekend of informed discussion and practical application of Bob Moog’s illustrious legacy.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
11-04-2010 |
Performance
Eastwood's Journey Into the Hereafter, and an Impassioned Howl From the Pastnew
Leave it to Clint Eastwood, one of the great American filmmakers, to upend any and all expectation in his latest film, Hereafter. This thoughtful, contemplative and seriously overlong human drama is a laudable attempt to address questions without answers.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
11-04-2010 |
Reviews
Guilford Democrats Mobilize Resources and Enthusiasm Against Concerted Republican Effortnew
The tidal wave of Republican anger at government in Washington and Raleigh crashed up against a Democratic beachhead in Guilford County, where superior registration numbers, frantic last-minute campaigning and reserves of enthusiasm denied the GOP the opportunity to pick up seats.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green and Brian Clarey |
11-04-2010 |
Elections
DOJ Representative Visits Greensboro Following Community Delegation to Washingtonnew
A delegation of black and Latino Greensboro police officers, members of the North Carolina Latin Kings street organization, pastors and other citizens visited the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
10-22-2010 |
Civil Liberties
When With Rome: Sublime's New face Accepts His Newfound Responsibilitynew
Drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson reunited for an unannounced show in early 2009 with the 20-year-old singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez under the Sublime name.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
10-22-2010 |
Music
