AltWeeklies Wire
Let's Blow Stuff Up!new
"Don't try this at home, kids. This is not Jackass," warned Matt Staab, a chemistry teacher at Cleveland High School, as he put on goggles and started rummaging around in a green plastic box marked "Explosives Kit." His trucker cap said "I [Heart] Chemistry."
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
07-03-2008 |
Recreation
One Man's Quest to Beat the San Diego Beach Booze Bannew
Brad Boyle determined it would be legal to carry a case of beer across the sand, put it on some kind of float, push the float to sea, drink the beer, paddle in and recycle the empties. A perfect solution.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
07-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
Screw 'Vacation,' Nirvana's in Your Own Backyardnew
Thankfully, Colorado is still stocked with ample open space, much of it within just an hour's drive. So when thinking about things to do this summer that won't cost you a ton of travel money, we had to put some hiking/biking/camping-type activities on the list.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
07-01-2008 |
Recreation
Live Active Culturesnew
Sometimes, words are justworthless. That’s a tough truth for a writer to admit: If it weren’t for words, I’d be out of a job, and you’d be picking up this paper just to ogle the massage ads (maybe you already are). But even the most loquacious lexis lover must concede that images can speak louder than a thousand words.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
06-26-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Ed Shadle Plans to Set World Land-Speed Record Using a Fighter Jetnew
The costs are high, public interest is down, and sponsorship in the sport is next to nil. So why invest massive quantities of time and money for a 20-second ride? Shadle answers with the Mount Everest analogy: Why climb it? Because it's there.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-23-2008 |
Recreation
The Arrival of Summer Means its Time for Fishing in Detroitnew
Fishing's always been a popular warm-weather pastime in the city. The Detroit River snakes for miles along the city's edge, and its banks have hundreds of spots where someone can spend the day basking in the sun and listening to the waves splashing at the shore as they wait for a tug on their line.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
06-17-2008 |
Recreation
Live Active Culturesnew
Stand for Change! It’s about Change! Change!! Change!!! As the presidential primary circus staggered to a close on Saturday, I was struck by how “change” has become the de facto rhetorical rallying point for all sides in this election. Looks like everyone is in love with change.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
06-12-2008 |
Recreation
Live Active Culturesnew
Disney has launched its latest salvo in the theme-park wars, but this time their ammunition doesn’t come in the usual form of a massive roller coaster or an army of mouse-eared attorneys. Instead, the shells they’re shooting resemble pies, darts and plastic rings.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
06-05-2008 |
Recreation
Live Active Culturesnew
Miss me? Sorry to disappear last week, but the perfect storm that was the 17th Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival blew my regular musings right off the map.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
05-29-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Bring Black Back to San Diegonew
The new San Diego African American Culture Center reintroduces a black presence to downtown.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
05-28-2008 |
Recreation
Riverside's Castle Park: Southern California's Minigolf Meccanew
Sure, this bastard love child of real golf and Chutes and Ladders is what Satan would make Tiger Woods play if he wound up in Hell. And yeah, it's just about the tackiest sport ever invented. But minigolf is also supremely relaxing.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
05-27-2008 |
Recreation
One Teen's Rubik's Cube Fascination Grows into 'Speed-Solving' Competitionnew
In the age of the PS3 and Wii, it might seem a bit unusual for teens to gravitate toward a toy nearly twice as old as they are. But young "speedcubers" are out there, and many will compete in the upcoming Utah Cubing Open.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-16-2008 |
Recreation
'The Simpsons Ride' is Thrillingnew
About two weeks ago I got word that Universal Studios' highly anticipated successor to their Back to the Future simulator, had quietly soft-opened for "technical rehearsals" in advance of its May 15 grand opening. I headed for the park, dreams of penning the attraction's first published review dancing in my head.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
05-08-2008 |
Recreation
Chess Masters at UT-Brownsvillenew
An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
04-15-2008 |
Recreation
The Dog Dirt Dilemmanew
It seems like an inalienable right in the West: whatever you do, wherever you go, your dog may come along. So what do you do when all those dogs make a mess?
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
04-03-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: dogs, recreation
