AltWeeklies Wire
I Left My Heart Right Herenew
Shouting out the year's best Bay Area songs.
Green Like Menew
Is PG&E's new ad campaign in San Francisco just more greenwashing?
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
12-22-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Shades of Brownnew
The L.A. Times has a Latino problem.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
12-22-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
They Put Up a Parking Lotnew
Chris Daly made his rep getting arrested at a garage protest that somehow ended up creating a coffee kiosk.
What Lies Beneathnew
Brain and stomach cancer ... asthma and bronchitis ... miscarriages and stillbirths -- all are health problems suffered by residents of a Bay Area housing project. So why won't authorities close it down?
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
12-22-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fun and Breezynew
"Bling is a concept, a sound effect, a light refraction, a lifestyle," write authors Reggie Osse and Gabriel Tolliver in the introduction to Bling.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
They Know What They're Doingnew
For DJs who blend MP3s and CDs, a growing number of mixes are available to add to the playlist -- almost like vinyl in a collection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
T. LaGon |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Something Fishynew
A sushi restaurant raises discrimination concerns.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-21-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Un-SAFE At Any Speed?new
Portland rushes forward on a new sit-lie rule.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
12-21-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Failed Legacynew
The Harry Smith Project Live concerts may have been conceptualized as incredible events in music history, but the legacy presented on this DVD fails on most levels.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Buried In Claimsnew
Two cemetery owners have filed claims to develop their land -- or force Portland to pay them for a loss in property value due to land regulations under Measure 37.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
12-21-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Mellow Edgenew
U.K. DJs Rob Da Bank and Chris Coco were raised on the genre-shattering aesthetic of the late BBC Radio 1 presenter John Peel, and have helped to preserve his spirit on the airwaves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Jangle Bellsnew
Love Tractor offers a stocking filled with silly surprises.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tripping Nostalgicnew
Concert DVDs provide showtime for the holidays.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mat Herron |
12-21-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Teacher's Petnew
A surprise hit play in New York and London, The History Boys won high marks as a sparkling alternative to the sentimental, black-and-white portrait of education in Dead Poets Society.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
