AltWeeklies Wire
Worcester Restaurants Counter IRS Rule Change to Automatic Gratuitiesnew
A move by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that now subjects automatic gratuities at restaurants to payroll taxes has many restaurants doing away with including tips in the overall bill for large groups of customers. It is what one local restaurateur calls a “foolish” move.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
01-09-2014 |
Food+Drink
George Takei's Real Star Treknew
A civil-rights crusade enhanced by social-media celebrity — shows no signs of ending.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
12-05-2013 |
Culture
Author Series Seeks to Humanize Arab Americansnew
The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California kicks off its fifth Islam & Authors series with Lebanese-American playwright Mona Mansour.
East Bay Express |
Zaineb Mohammed |
11-20-2013 |
Performance
Tags: Islam
Bye-Bye, Bravesnew
An inside look at how the stadium deal happened, why the move matters to the city, and what happens next
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Blau and Thomas Wheatley |
11-19-2013 |
Sports
Tags: Cobb County, Atlanta Braves
FDA May Torpedo Food Movementnew
New rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act could adversely affect small organic farms.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
11-15-2013 |
Food+Drink
The Growler Rushnew
Oregon's new beverage boom has ushered in a new era for libations: the era of the reusable container.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
11-15-2013 |
Food+Drink
Mexican, Askednew
Gustavo Arellano on Hispanics, chile and panocha.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
11-07-2013 |
Culture
Let's Talk About Deathnew
Saying goodbye isn't easy, but it's an important part of life. We explore the Bay Area's evolving relationship with the end of life, from Boomer care and Death with Dignity to the "death midwives" movement.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steve Jones |
11-01-2013 |
Culture
And Joysticks For Allnew
It's time to queer up video games, but it's not just about sexual orientation. Rebel game designers and academics in the tech industry's backyard are starting a discussion on representation in video games, calling for more women, more people of color, and more than the usual binary gender roles.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald |
10-24-2013 |
Video Games
John Waters Talks Religion, Popper Parties and Dildo Babiesnew
Employing off-the-wall, cartoonish characters, the father of a plastic child named “Bill” has made a career of delving deep into the smuttiest nooks of the human psyche, elevating lowbrow to new heights along the way and making audiences root for his hair-ratting, foot-stompin’ and shit-eating antiheros.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
10-17-2013 |
Culture
Tags: John Waters
Día de los Muertosnew
Behind the misunderstood and misappropriated Mexican holiday.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex Notman |
10-17-2013 |
Culture
Bottom Scratchers with Speargunsnew
San Diego spear fishermen of today come from a lineage that began in the ’30s, with the Bottom Scratchers of La Jolla. Today there are less fish but the equipment is superior. Nevertheless, it’s easy to drown when a big sea bass takes you for a ride through a kelp ball.
San Diego Reader |
Dave Good |
10-09-2013 |
Recreation
Dance-Maker: Stanton Welch Celebrates Ten Years at Houston Balletnew
Stanton Welch didn't always want to be involved with dance, but, for some, dance is truly in the blood.
Houston Press |
Adam Castaneda |
10-09-2013 |
Performance
GMO Labels: A Democratic Path Forwardnew
The anti-labeling side needs to accept that labels are coming, and its members should get on board, and help make them meaningful.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
10-07-2013 |
Food+Drink
Imagine: John Lennon on Long Islandnew
A little-known tale about the Beatle's adventures along the North Shore and its influence on Double Fantasy.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
10-05-2013 |
History
