AltWeeklies Wire
Sean Parker's Big Sur Vanity Wedding Falloutnew
Facebook co-founder Sean Parker spent millions on his recent Big Sur wedding, but when he rented a campground from the upscale Ventana Inn & Spa, he rented "an ongoing California Coastal Act" violation. Turns out, that campground should have been opened to the public years ago under Ventana's permit.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-13-2013 |
Environment
Nuclear Islandnew
As the world abandons nuclear plans, South Carolina digs in.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
06-12-2013 |
Energy
Tags: nuclear energy
The Somerville Filesnew
The first installment in a multi-part series about the intersection of politics, development, and power in the City of Somerville.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone, Tom Nash and Adam Vaccaro |
06-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Dow Chemical Tries to Avoid Hot Water in Worker’s Deathnew
Brian Johns suffered chemical burns over 65 percent of his body in a Deer Park plant explosion. A representative of his company, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, tried to tell doctors Johns had just encountered some really hot water.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
06-12-2013 |
Business & Labor
From Motown to Coketownnew
The petroleum byproduct known as "petcoke," which is derived from an extraction process involving tar-like bitumen from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, and is turned into gasoline and other fuels sits, exposed, along the bank of the Detroit River. Everyone agrees it is unsightly, but is it unsafe, too?
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
06-12-2013 |
Environment
Paying For Itnew
A look at who johns are and why they buy sex.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
06-12-2013 |
Economy
Tunnel Vision Part One: Delta in Perilnew
How California Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to build two giant water tunnels could devastate the largest estuary on the West Coast.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
06-12-2013 |
Environment
New Orleans Gentrification: Progress?new
Robert Morris of Uptown Messenger on a Tulane University discussion about a changing New Orleans.
Gambit |
Robert Morris |
06-12-2013 |
Housing & Development
Dennis Gilman: Bad-Ass Citizen Journalistnew
A Phoenix videographer with a camera — and a chip — on his shoulder goes after Arizona's right-wing zealots.
Phoenix New Times |
Weston Phippen |
06-07-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Memories of Medgarnew
Medgar Evers seemed to know his life was drawing to a close.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
06-06-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Whole Foods Makes a Bet on Detroitnew
Epicurien retailer Whole Foods opened its sixth franchise in Michigan yesterday, and not in a tony suburb, but right in Detroit's midtown district. What does this portend for the area, its residents and the city proper?
Metro Times |
Lee DeVito |
06-06-2013 |
Race & Class
Truth and Consequencesnew
The Border Patrol sticks with questionable strategies.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
06-06-2013 |
Immigration
Tags: U.S. Mexico Border
Colorado in the Immigration Debatenew
The ASSET bill, SB 033, will allow undocumented immigrants the chance to attend a state college with in-state tuition.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
06-05-2013 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Dead in Seven Hoursnew
When overdosed means overworked, Bexar County jail's fatal flaws come to light.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
06-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Washington Post Paywall Begins This Monthnew
The new metered subscription system, which will affect some readers beginning on June 12, will limit nonpaying users to 20 articles or multimedia features per month before asking them to pay for more.
Washington City Paper |
Jonathan L. Fischer |
06-05-2013 |
Media
Tags: Washington Post Paywall
