AltWeeklies Wire
Fabulousness! (And Fear and Gays) in Boston Medianew
From Globe puff pieces to media gossip.
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Staff |
05-25-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Are Dead Malls Worth Saving?new
Through their site Labelscar.com, Jason Damas and Ross Schendel are doing their best to document all the nation's malls, living and dead, one by one, through detailed written histories and thousands of photographs.
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Lissa Harris |
05-16-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Are Anti-Bullying Laws Gay?new
Is that a homosexual agenda, or are you just happy to see me?
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Chris Faraone |
05-10-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Flirting with Solarnew
What does it take to get into bed with renewable energy's biggest tease?
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Julia Reischel |
05-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Urban Prospectors Strike the Mother Lode -- In Your Basementnew
Massachusetts residents aren't standing on a gold mine, but with the price of copper nearly quintupling over the past three years, any Bay State degenerate with wire cutters, brass stones and a lookout can make a lucrative dishonest living.
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Chris Faraone |
04-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Start Snitchin': Crime Tips Don't Pay Enoughnew
Criminals stay on the street because residents, fearful of retaliation, refuse to share information with police.
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Paul McMorrow |
04-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Working Class: It’s Time to Show Trade Schools Respectnew
College fever comes at a high price for a society lacking in vocational skills.
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Lissa Harris |
04-18-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Will Pulitzer Winner Charlie Savage Leave the Globe?new
Boston's Weekly Dig starts a poll as to when -- place your bid.
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Staff |
04-18-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Boston's New Free Daily Has a New Writer: Younew
To hear the founders talk about it, BostonNOW isn't just trying to grab a piece of the commuter-freebie market. Instead, they say, they're going to save the newspaper industry.
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Paul McMorrow |
04-04-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Emo for Jesusnew
How emerging Christians will bring Boston back to God.
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Julia Reischel |
04-04-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Are Big Milk Processors Wiping Out Dairy Farmers?new
It's an Emoooooogency!!!
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Lissa Harris |
03-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Barbers Are Red Over Blue Lawsnew
A working stiff now has to endure his razor-stropping without State Street Barbers' complimentary bottle of beer, because the Commonwealth's Board of Registration of Barbers has just put the kibosh on barbershop alcohol.
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Julia Reischel |
03-14-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Future of Cities: Building Greennew
Boston's new green zoning code makes big promises -- can it deliver?
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Lissa Harris |
03-14-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Big, Fat Gamblenew
As Massachusetts considers allowing its citizens to become trembling slot zombies, we debunk casino gambling's big promises.
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Julia Reischel |
02-22-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
State House to Rescue Troops?new
With debate over a vanilla anti-war resolution hopelessly deadlocked in the grownup Senate, all types of local officials -- including Mass. state senators -- are jumping into the diplomacy game.
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Paul McMorrow |
02-14-2007 |
War
