AltWeeklies Wire
Nearly 30 Detroit Ex-Pat Artists Living in NYC Tell Us to Stay Putnew
For any cognizant creative whose finger is on the pulse of this ailing city, the news of one relocating to New York is a cliché. And other places too. Want to move to L.A.? Good luck.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
03-23-2010 |
Art
Take a Bow: Rosson Crow and the Boys with the Bad Reputationsnew
Rosson Crow laments the challenges facing a young female artist, of dealers who don’t want to take her seriously and art-world types who expect her to behave a certain way. That boy’s club attitude is one of the main focuses of her latest show.
New York Press |
Danny Gold |
03-04-2010 |
Art
City Cracks Down on Chinatown Fakes While Putting a Squeeze on Legit Merchantsnew
Very soon, locals say, Canal Street will join Times Square, Astor Place, the Lower East Side, the Garment District and all the other former centers of down-and-dirty capitalist grit that have been safely gentrified. As watch peddler Greg “Heavy” Duval explains, “They want to make this a franchise block.”
New York Press |
Matt Harvey |
01-21-2010 |
Shopping
Flesh Mob: New York’s Vegetarians Have Come Down With Some Serious Bloodlustnew
These days, as high-profile chefs like David Chang resolutely refuse to cater to an animal product-free world, many New York vegetarians are giving up the greens and developing a taste for flesh.
New York Press |
Linnea Covington |
01-14-2010 |
Food+Drink
Katerina Bocci Brings the Whole Detroit Gang to NYC's Fashion Weeknew
As Tropical Storm Hanna turns umbrellas inside out and wreaks havoc on carefully coiffed hair in midtown Manhattan, Detroit clothing designer Katerina Bocci and her crew calmly prepare for her runway show.
Metro Times |
Margaret Hundley Parker |
09-30-2008 |
Fashion
Want a Decent Bagel in D.C.?new
Fire up your oven.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Cracking Down on Brooklyn Stoop Drinkersnew
Along with rolling blackouts, broiling heat waves and Chinatown's unholy stink, outdoor drinking is a summertime staple.
New York Press |
Joshua M. Bernstein |
07-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Everyday People Are Being Priced Out of Baseball Fandomnew
The Mets and Yankees will open their swanky new ballparks next season. It's just too bad nobody I know will be able to afford to see them from the inside.
New York Press |
Emma Span |
04-17-2008 |
Sports
Lady on the Lakenew
There's a Rodin bust of Camille Claudel at Crown Point -- who knew?
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
04-26-2006 |
Art
In Search of the Underground Poker Gamenew
The trick is to find a "friendly" place, where you're unlikely to get murdered, before it gets raided and shut down.
Long Island Press |
JB McGeever |
07-29-2005 |
Recreation
Jury Virgins Sit and Waitnew
Some of those waiting in the jury room swapped tips for flunking the voir dire, but others were eager to serve.
City Newspaper |
Jennifer Loviglio |
06-29-2005 |
Commentary
Build a Convention Center, and They Won't Comenew
Though Cleveland is about to invest $300-$500 million in public money on a convention center, no one has made a valid case that a center would thrive. Statistics from other cities suggest the opposite.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
02-02-2005 |
Commentary
Hot Dog, Ho! The Path to Becoming One of the World's Elite Eatersnew
After two years of competitive eating, the 280-pound Joe LaRue ranked seventh in the world; that's hardly a scientific rating, but it's safe to say that few humans (or baleen whales, for that matter) can eat more food in less time than LaRue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
08-13-2004 |
Food+Drink
