AltWeeklies Wire
Allergen-friendly Grocers Becoming the Normnew
The new North Raleigh Whole Foods joins Harmony Farms, Weaver Street Market, Trader Joe's and Earth Fare; Kroger and Kerr Drugs offer options as well
INDY Week |
Joyce Clark Hicks |
04-14-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: grocery stores, allergies
A Sliggitay Legacy: An Ex-Harvard Student Decides to Get Basednew
The ex-high school president turned to music as a way to vent his frustration. He stopped studying, and instead started writing rhymes and smoking trees, which is probably the genesis of all great rappers.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The East Bay's Local Licksnew
This week we review Luvplanet, Kyoshi Foster, Ian Franklin, and Books on Tape.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-14-2011 |
Music
Punks Versus Hipsters: The Battle Royalenew
How the East Bay Rats got two Oakland subcultures into the boxing ring.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-14-2011 |
Sports
On the Road with Bela Flecknew
Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer create a whole new sound combining banjo, tabla percussion and stand-up bass, respectively.
Chico News & Review |
Ken Smith |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bela Fleck
Forever Youngnew
Is a local modeling competition breaking the mold or just following the trends?
The Inlander |
Jordy Byrd |
04-14-2011 |
Fashion
How a 40-day Crime Spree Changed One Man's Life Forevernew
Al Hadlock was scared. Things were falling apart around him. His wife kicked him out. He lost his job. And he knew if he did this — if he robbed this bank — it would only get worse. But he was numb. Confused. Desperate. And so Hadlock walked through the doors of BankOne.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Two Books Shed Light on the 2011 Durham Bullsnew
If you really want to get bullish this season, read The Bullpen Gospels, by Bulls pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, and The Extra 2%, about the Bulls' parent club, the Tampa Bay Rays.
Baseball's Carolina Mudcats Prepare for Final Season of Double Anew
"Very rarely do you ever get a chance to reinvent yourself, so we're looking to put out an even better product. It's a good move for both the Southern League and the Carolina League."
Would-be Woody Allen-ish Indie 'happythankyoumoreplease'new
Writer-director-star Josh Radnor's film, placed in a superficially recognizable but lifeless version of Manhattan's East Village, is full of distractingly dissonant moments.
'The Conspirator' is Studious but Inertnew
The film's opening act is a well-crafted recounting of the conspiracy, and Robert Redford's attention to detail is impressive throughout, but we're left puzzling over the figures at the center of the diorama.
Tags: Robert Redford, The Conspirator
Full Frame 2011 Brief Film Reviewsnew
Our writers watched as many of the films as possible, but this list isn't exhaustive.
The Strokes Blew Our Mind Once -- So What Happened?new
The boys of The Strokes are men now. But their most recent album, Angles, will leave you wishing for the gritty scruffiness of their younger years.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-14-2011 |
Reviews
The Cruel Irony of the Oakland Zoo Expansionnew
A proposed exhibit celebrating California native species would plow under parkland that is home to endangered wildlife.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-14-2011 |
Environment
'The Loving Story' Looks at a Landmark in Marriage Equality and Civil Rightsnew
Directed and co-produced by Nancy Buirski, The Loving Story chronicles Mildred and Richard Loving's life leading up to the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, in which the court unanimously overturned that state's miscegenation laws.
