AltWeeklies Wire
How Metro Spun the January Smoke Deathnew
Documents obtained through an open records request show the agency and its consultants scrambling to respond to the January smoke incident—and, for some reason, keeping tabs on a critical Twitter account along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
09-02-2015 |
Transportation
Journalism Groups Challenge Government Press Restrictionsnew
The 49th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act arrived this summer with dozens of newspaper groups challenging policies and orders keeping government affairs out of the sunshine and shielded from public review.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
09-02-2015 |
Media
Shot in the Parknew
A Sacramento cop guns down a schizophrenic man. Police say it's justified. Witnesses tell a different story. Whatever the truth, it's a tragic reminder of the region's ongoing mental-health crisis.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
09-02-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Housing First?new
Has Salt Lake City solved "the homeless problem"? No, despite a flurry of excited stories, it has not. But the Housing First model and the collaboration and commitment from local groups and the government on all levels in combination with Housing First are a huge step in the right direction that other cities can follow.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-20-2015 |
Homelessness
Forgive Us Our Trespassesnew
The world called Paul Pelton the 'Nightcrawler of Lorain' after police arrested him for videotaping a grisly crash scene and trying to sell the footage. It was a devastating story, except it wasn't true.
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
08-19-2015 |
Features
Even With Legal Help, Transgender Prisoners Are Never Safe in Prisonnew
Rape in prison has been all too real for Samantha Hill. Over the years, she says, she’s been sexually assaulted numerous times, despite her persistent requests for protection
Tags: transgender in prison
Invisible Tapenew
David Wilson uncovered the existence of a murder confession he says will exonerate him. There's only one problem: Nobody can find it.
Washington City Paper |
Jim McElhatton |
08-14-2015 |
Crime & Justice
#GamerFatenew
How a tiny Portland company got mixed up in gaming’s biggest controversy.
Willamette Week |
Matthew Korfhage |
08-12-2015 |
Features
Exempt from Disclosurenew
Transparency, confidentiality and the police video Eureka doesn't want you to see.
North Coast Journal |
Thadeus Greenson |
08-11-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Crash Coursenew
Austin cabs try to survive in the era of Uber.
Austin Chronicle |
Staff |
08-07-2015 |
Transportation
Spirit in the Skynew
How Greenpeace’s high-wire protesters captured the world’s attention—and how Portland gently let them down.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
08-06-2015 |
Environment
Introducing Philly Weekly's 2015 "Hipster Hunks"new
For years now, we’ve been watching with a potent mélange of curiosity, nerd-scorn and reluctant arousal as our friends at the Philadelphia Daily News have celebrated each summer by publishing their annual photo spread of the city’s so-called Sexy Singles. And so, this week, we’re embracing irony the most ironic way we can: by introducing you to Philly Weekly’s inaugural showcase of “Hipster Hunks.”
Philadelphia Weekly |
Timaree Schmit and Stephen Segal |
08-06-2015 |
Features
"No More! No More!"new
Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo battered his wife for 28 years. She shot him the day he turned on their son.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
07-30-2015 |
Features
Club Dreadnew
The feuds, money, and violence behind D.C.'s most notorious megaclub.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
07-30-2015 |
Features
The Corvette Thiefnew
78-year-old Dan Ott has stolen more than 1,000 cars in his life. And left plenty of damage along the way
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
07-30-2015 |
Features
