AltWeeklies Wire
Greensboro, N.C. Bulks Up Admin Jobs, Cuts Infrastructure Positionsnew
Why, one employee wanted to know, were new employees being hired by the city outside of police, fire and other public safety positions when staff has been told that the city is under a hiring freeze?
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
05-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Government Jobs
Abandoned Hopenew
Unprecedented summit examines Louisville’s vacant property problem.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
05-04-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Abandoned property
The ABC's of Derbynew
A guide to the Kentucky Derby: From how to avoid getting "Arrested" to the art of transporting liquor in "Ziploc" bags.
LEO Weekly |
Sarah Kelley |
05-04-2011 |
Recreation
The Recycler Relocation Projectnew
In West Oakland, sometimes recycling isn't so green.
East Bay Express |
Scott J. Morris |
05-04-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, West Oakland
Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Wants to Convert Younew
Canadian songwriter Paul Murphy isn't worried about suffering an identity crisis anytime soon. As the frontman for the nomadic indie-rock quintet Wintersleep, he wants to provoke reactions from new audiences across North America and beyond.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Murphy, Wintersleep
Harry Shearer Becomes a Muckraking Journalist for The Big Uneasynew
The Big Uneasy is the true story of why New Orleans flooded and why it could happen again.
Charleston City Paper |
Kinsey Gidick |
05-04-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Harry Shearer, The Big Uneasy
Interview: John Bouttenew
Michael Tisserand talks to the Big Easy Music Awards Entertainer of the Year.
Gambit |
Michael Tisserand |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Megafaun's Phil Cook Steps Solonew
"What I'm trying to master is not any one of these instruments, but forgetting my head and listening to my heart."
INDY Week |
Spencer Griffith |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Katie Couric Moves Onnew
Without her, how will we know what's going on?
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
05-04-2011 |
TV
What Your Butts Buynew
How we spend one of the nation's biggest pots of public arts money.
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
05-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
No Winners in Amazon Fiasconew
The botched deal to bring an Amazon distribution center to Lexington had nothing to do with what everyone thought it did: whether or not the company had to charge a sales tax to Palmetto State customers.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
05-04-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Amazon, Nikki Haley
Da' Gullah Rootz Keep the Reggae Beatnew
Steeped in roots reggae vibes, laid-back Rastafarianism, and a Lowcountry perspective of African-American culture, Charleston's long-running Da' Gullah Rootz is something of a local musical treasure.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Reggae, Da' Gullah Rootz
Kind of Bluenew
Will the Bay Area's jazz scene ever live up to its ambitions?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
05-04-2011 |
Music
The Heart and Grit of Blame Sallynew
An all-woman folk outfit embraces its "anti-rock star" ethic.
East Bay Express |
j. poet |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Homeowner Defense Groups to Target Wells Fargo Shareholdersnew
While deep-pocketed lobbyists have been making it hard to pass laws that would offer at-risk homeowners more protections, homeowner defender groups have decided to target, and now protest against, the group they believe stand directly in the way of equitable reforms: the banks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
05-04-2011 |
Housing & Development
