AltWeeklies Wire
Anemic Debut for San Fran's Public Mayoral Financingnew
Only two of the candidates made the deadline -- and one has since dropped out.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
09-12-2007 |
Politics
Boston's Weekly Dig Guide to Best Pizza Slicenew
For locals or visitors, the Dig staff has rounded up a comprehensive list of slices available around the city. We've rated the basic cheese pie on it's temperature, crust, sauce, cheese and grease.
Dig Boston |
Staff |
09-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Right Wing Rides Again in Massachusettsnew
The state is in the process of overturning a set of Mitt Romney-era rules inhibiting some types stem cell research, and the Massachusetts Family Institute and its allies aren't too happy about it.
Dig Boston |
Keith Howard |
09-12-2007 |
Science
Bowling with Restaurateur Christopher Myersnew
As Myers gets ready to open his fourth restaurant, Myers & Chang, he discusses Asian food obsessions, blogs and more.
Dig Boston |
Christine Liu |
09-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Fat Guy Walks it Off in 'Million Calorie March'new
Marino dropped 150 pounds after topping out at 397, and then walked 1,200 miles three years ago from Florida to Boston to raise awareness about the obesity ... uh, FAT epidemic.
Dig Boston |
Cosmo Macero, Jr. |
09-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Let Bison Be Bisonnew
Arguments for choosing bison over beef include the likelihood that bison is, on balance, better for you and is a meat from a once nearly extinct North American species whose prospects for survival are, perhaps ironically, enhanced by its homecoming as a food animal.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
09-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
David Cronenberg's Still Mean, Darknew
In his new film, Eastern Promises, the director creates scenes where men are hurt or killed in unfathomably painful ways.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Rodrigo y Gabriela Rock the Worldnew
Rod y Gab, as they're known to their fans, are an anomaly, popular well beyond the world-music pigeonhole where such acts tend to languish.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
09-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Nick Reynolds to Receive Lifetime Acheivement Awardnew
Reynolds of the Kingston Trio, whose contributions to American folk music are lovingly remembered by a healthy contingent of fans, will receive the award at the San Diego Music Awards on Sept. 17.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kia Momtazi |
09-12-2007 |
Music
Tags: The Kingston Trio
Smithfield Foods Workers Rally for Justicenew
Workers from the company's North Carolina plant ally with national labor activists, clergy, and civil rights representatives to rally against shareholders.
Port Folio Weekly |
Hannah Serrano |
09-12-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Living in Sprawl's Shadownew
The planned community known as the Rockin' J Ranch sparks water fears, irks nature tourism plans, and threatens the many tiny creatures calling White Springs home.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Growing Ballet in the Barrionew
Christopher Fairbank looks for inspiration and dancers outside the art's mainstream.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-12-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Viggo Mortensen & David Cronenberg Talk 'Eastern Promises'new
The actor and director discuss the process of embodying a Russian character, and filming a three-way brawl between a very naked Mortensen and two knife-wielding attackers.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
09-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
How is Senate Candidate Jeff Merkley as a Landlord?new
The Oregon House Speaker-turned U.S. Senate candidate has a few unhappy constituents -- the renters of property he owns in Portland and Tualatin.
Willamette Week |
Paul Leonard |
09-12-2007 |
Politics
'My Boys' of Summernew
TBS's My Boys isn't groundbreaking, nor is it the funniest show you'll ever see, but it is consistently entertaining.
Willamette Week |
Daniel Carlson |
09-12-2007 |
TV
