AltWeeklies Wire
Gov. Bobby Jindal's Top Donors Have Access to Millions of Dollars in State Worknew
Jindal has made such an issue of his own ethical purity that when he does what other governors have routinely done — reward campaign contributors with state work or appointments — it raises eyebrows. And make no mistake: Jindal has used the power of his office to reward friends as much as any of his predecessors.
A Proposed Cold-Storage Facility Has French Quarter Folks Calling Fowlnew
The Port of New Orleans and a local neighborhood group are at odds over the port's efforts to renovate the Gov. Nicholls/Esplanade wharves into a cold storage facility that uses anhydrous ammonia to blast-freeze packages of chicken, which will then be shipped up the Mississippi River.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
04-08-2009 |
Housing & Development
Charlottesville Ten Miler Not So Wasteful After Allnew
One of the reasons running is my workout of choice is that it can be very light on resources.
C-Ville Weekly |
Erika Howsare |
04-08-2009 |
Sports
Broken Marriage: A Timeline of the Landmark Hotel Tragedynew
Charlottesville's Landmark Hotel started as a $30 million project that even the Board of Architectural Review could love. Now, only Mother Nature is working on the skeletal tower that stands as a sardonic reminder of the times.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
04-08-2009 |
Housing & Development
Free Speech Is Unchained with the 2009 Muzzle Awardsnew
Usually it's a good thing to receive a free t-shirt and get your name in the paper, but not if you're a winner of a Muzzle Award from Charlottesville's Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
C-Ville Weekly |
Wistar Watts Murray |
04-08-2009 |
Policy Issues
The U.S. Border Patrol Is Getting Lost in the Weedsnew
Border Patrol officials contend that an invasive plant called carrizo cane is blocking their view of the river and of Mexico. The patrol is proposing to spray herbicide along the river from a helicopter to wipe out the cane, angering residents and dividing Laredo's City Council.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
04-08-2009 |
Immigration
The Strange and Scary Story of the North Central Texas Fusion Systemnew
Fusion centers arose amid post-9/11 efforts to get local and state law enforcement involved in anti-terrorism. The meteoric rise of this confoundingly complex and patchwork system has scary implications for privacy and civil liberties.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
04-08-2009 |
Policy Issues
Curtis Severns Is Serving 27 Years for an Arson He Almost Certainly Didn't Commitnew
Over the past 15 years, many unscientific assumptions about how fire spreads have turned out to be wrong. Using newer methods, an arson expert has helped exonerate dozens of people wrongly convicted of arson. He believes Severns was railroaded.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
04-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Seth Rogen Takes a Detour That Works in 'Observe and Report'
At some time in the career of every screen comedian, there comes a point where he has to make peace with The Character. Seth Rogen seemed to get this concept early on. So why now do we find him in something as wrong for him as Observe and Report?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-07-2009 |
Reviews
Technology Trumps Story in Eye-Sizzling Glorynew
DreamWorks' Monsters vs. Aliens doesn't have the soul, energy or wit of Kung Fu Panda (or any of the Pixar flicks for that matter), but with its eye-popping animation and Seth Rogen putting in overtime, it's a pretty good time ... if you see it, and this is important, in 3-D.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
04-07-2009 |
Reviews
An Idiotic Guide to Basketballnew
Every spring, millions of Americans start obsessing over March Madness. But if you're swept up in the March Madness at a busy sports bar you don't want to spoil everybody's fun with your ignorance of the sport. That's why we recommend you bluff your way through the Final Four with this guide...
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
04-07-2009 |
Sports
At a Historic Detroit Bath House, Sex Is Optional, But Nudity Isn'tnew
On most days The Schvitz is simply a spot for older men who enjoy the Old World tradition of the steam, a place with a rich history long before the lurid stories spread.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
04-07-2009 |
Culture
Detroit's Fabulous Counts Never Got Their Duenew
They are the best funk band you've probably never heard of -- or even heard. And if you have, you're probably already burning a candle in hope of future stateside dates.
Metro Times |
Don Waller |
04-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Doors and the Dead? Hendrix and the Who? What Were They Doing in Colorado Springs?new
It was a marriage made somewhere other than heaven: The Lizard King and the Homecoming Queen, together for the first and last time at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: live music, Colorado Springs
Audrye Sessions Contemplates the Good Lifenew
Audrye Sessions has gone through a lot, including the dissolution of a romantic relationship, extended recording sessions in a haunted barn, and a close encounter with a plummeting airplane. But let's begin with the truck-stop orgy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Audrye Sessions, indie rock
