AltWeeklies Wire
The Sadist in the Skynew

Meteorologist Dave Neal and the mysterious science of killer storms.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
06-13-2011 |
Science
Richard Scrushy Now Broke and Bustednew
At the end of one of the few remaining court battles in the HealthSouth saga, a Jefferson County circuit court judge saw what 12 jurors in criminal court did not - he found the former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy guilty and liable for the massive accounting fraud at the company.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
06-23-2009 |
Business & Labor
Historic Birmingham Theater on List of 'Places in Peril'new
Birmingham's oldest surviving theatre, the Lyric, has been added to a new list of the ten most endangered historic sites in the state of Alabama.
Birmingham Weekly |
Jesse Chambers |
06-02-2009 |
Housing & Development
Spin Cyclenew
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Citizen's Journalnew
AltWeeklies Award - Column
Birmingham Weekly |
Mark Kelly |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Get Fit Without Getting Borednew
As January comes to a close, you’ve probably broken a lot of your New Year’s resolutions already, particularly the perennial ones about going to the gym at least three times a week or running five miles a day. Maybe the reason you can’t stick to a routine is because the routine you have in mind is just that – routine.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carrie Rollwagen |
02-05-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Alabama National Guard Prepares for Warnew
For five weeks this past July and August, 36 men and women from across Alabama trained in counter-insurgency warfare at Ft. Bragg, N.C., for their deployment to the Middle East, and we joined them.
Birmingham Weekly |
Bill Sasser |
09-18-2007 |
War
Human Rights, Coal and Capitalism in Colombianew
The families of three slain Colombian union leaders have come to Birmingham, Ala., to sue Drummond Ltd. for choosing sides in the civil war and abetting the right-wing paramilitaries in exchange for protection for its enormous open-pit coal mine.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
07-23-2007 |
International
Tags: international
How Now, Mad Cow?new
Beef eaters beware -- safety may be sent packing.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
06-11-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Richard Scrushy Dodges Jail for Probation Violationnew
The next time the former HealthSouth CEO leaves Alabama to go on vacation, he will have to wear a government-issued GPS tracking device on the trip.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
04-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Alabama Church Arsonists Receive Federal Sentencenew
A combination of alcohol and Christian forgiveness may have spared three convicted church arsonists from longer stints in federal prison -- now they still have to face state prosecution.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New Ways to Get Health Education to the Massesnew
From radio soap operas to support group for mothers with HIV, UAB professors are finding solutions.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sukkos To Gonew
A Birmingham rabbi celebrates the weeklong Jewish holiday in the streets.
Birmingham Weekly |
Glenny Brock |
10-16-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
What's It Worth to Ya?new
Why should Birmingham consider a living wage ordinance?
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
09-11-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Gimme Shelternew
How well did Birmingham's Katrina relief efforts measure up?
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
08-28-2006 |
Disasters