AltWeeklies Wire
A Horrible Achievementnew

Atlanta's child prostitution business is booming.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
04-27-2006 |
Sex
Tags: Fishwrapper
Restoring a Gemnew

Residents of a once grand building in Atlanta face an uncertain future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
04-20-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
New Zoning Plan Means Condosnew
Once a stretch of seedy warehouses and vacant lots, property along Atlanta's Memorial Drive has become a hot commodity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
04-13-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
To Help Sleep ... or Sleepwalknew
Could Ambien cause sleep-driving?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-06-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Speech Worth Fighting For?new
It's hard to imagine that Georgia's Charles Smith thought he could print up a bunch of T-shirts likening Wal-Mart executives to Nazis and not get some static.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
03-30-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Power in Numbersnew
A statewide Hispanic boycott crippled Georgia's economy for a day -- what's next?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration
Ground Control to Maj. Boortznew

Cox Radio blowhard Neal Boortz has done some covert, high-pressure lobbying to preserve a sweetheart deal he and some buddies have on a Georgia airport's public property.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
03-23-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Fishwrapper
Health Care Roadblocknew
Mario and Laura -- illegal Mexican immigrants who live in Georgia -- learned last month that getting state medical care for their child, who is a U.S. citizen, might not be as easy as it once seemed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-16-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Holy Warriornew
A mellower Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, finds new ways to fight the godless.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
03-16-2006 |
Sex
Tackling Mercury Pollutionnew
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division just released one of the strongest air pollution rules in state history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Greenest Capitalistnew

Carpet king Ray Anderson's 1994 epiphany began his quest to become a completely sustainable carpet manufacturer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Erosion Showdownnew
To the developers building subdivisions in Georgia's coastal counties, James Holland is a straight-up pain in the butt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-23-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
"The Book of Ralph"new

AltWeeklies Award - Format Buster
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-16-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Healing Deniednew
A proposed bill in Georgia is a comprehensive crackdown on illegal immigrants and a broad denial of social services, including emergency health care, for illegal adults.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-16-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Starting Overnew
Atlanta's Katrina evacuees find it takes more than FEMA money to build a new life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
02-16-2006 |
Disasters