AltWeeklies Wire
Growth, Growth Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drinknew
Business and political leaders know who to blame for the water crisis -- and it's not us.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley; Ken Edelstein |
10-18-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Deceit of Capital Punishmentnew
What I learned when I witnessed the brutality of an execution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Extreme Makeover Planned for Buford Highwaynew
As Buford Highway continues to grow, pedestrians -- not cars -- will get priority.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
10-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Secession!new
Georgia's top politicians don't see eye-to-eye with inside-the-Perimeter Atlantans and don't seem to much care about it, either. Maybe it's time for us to turn the tables; maybe it's time to declare our independence.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-11-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Residents Fear Being Cut Out of the Beltlinenew
Many worry that rising property taxes will kick them off a fast-moving train.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
10-04-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Water Situation in Georgia is Grimnew
We'll be damn lucky to have a drop to drink unless state leaders start acting like adults.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Federal Grants Go to Groups with Shaky Pastnew
When Atlanta's old Empowerment Zone finally imploded in late 2001, the end came amid a spectacular flurry of federal audits, indictments and guilty pleas.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-27-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
All Not Quiet On the Beltline's Southwestern Frontnew
Some are concerned that project overlooks low-income and elderly residents.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
09-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Tunnels Under Atlanta Would Produce a Lot of Hot Airnew
State officials consider a proposal to ease metro Atlanta's traffic woes with tunnel network.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joe Winter |
09-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Public Housing On the Chopping Block in ATLnew
As the Atlanta Housing Authority moves to demolish another wave of public housing, what does that mean for the city's poor?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
09-20-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Poor, Polluted -- and Deadnew
So a Texas power company can make a few dollars, Georgia officials will endanger our children.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Tax Plan Has Many Hurdles, Even More Questionsnew
When Glenn Richardson took the stage at the state Republican convention in May to unveil his plan to eliminate property taxes, it had the ring of a "lottery speech" -- the kind of grand, populist proposal that could be used to propel a guy into the governor's office.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-13-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Requiem for a Heronew
Richard Jewell may be best known as the one-time "suspected" Centennial Park bomber; what's forgotten is that he also saved lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
09-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What Are the Worst Countries in the World?new
Here are the worst countries in the world, according to the Failed States Index -- all 10 are violent, miserable, corrupt and poor, so I'll focus my short descriptions on the traits that vault them ahead of other notorious shitholes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-06-2007 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
Doggone It!new
The Michael Vick case is simple -- until race-baiting demagogues begin howling like a pack of pit bulls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
