AltWeeklies Wire
Binding for Buddhanew
A Buddhist center's publishing operation causes friction with neighbors in rural Sonoma County.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
04-04-2012 |
Housing & Development
Listen to Left to Get Healthcare Rightnew
Want to get healthcare right? Listen to the left. Want to fix the economy? It can't be done without fixing healthcare first.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
04-03-2012 |
Policy Issues
Elements of a Novelnew
Earth, water, and the disappeared connect in Carolina De Robertis' Perla.
East Bay Express |
Alison Peters |
04-03-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carolina De Robertis, Perla
Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew
Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Proposed Taxi Regulationsnew
Charles Maldonado on the city's ambitious plan to overhaul cab service
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-02-2012 |
Transportation
What South Carolina's castle doctrine means for younew
In South Carolina, your home is your castle. So is your car, and so is your business. Under the state’s interpretation of the “castle doctrine,” as amended in 2006, civilians are allowed to use deadly force to defend themselves, but they have to meet certain requirements. Basically, if you are out in a neighborhood or in another public place, you are on shaky legal ground if you pull out a weapon.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
Long Miles graduate from the school of reggae-rocknew
Four years ago, John Shields and the Long Miles were rookie bandmates in their first years of college. This week, they release 10-song collection titled Shades with a big show at the Music Farm.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
SXSWi brings new apps, revolution in Your Pocketnew
SXSW Interactive saw a lot of new applications getting their first walk through the crowd. Success depends on use, and lots of it. Here are some of the more interesting flavors of network.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
04-02-2012 |
Tech
Worlds Collide in Thomas Christensen's '1616'new
An action-packed year in profile.
East Bay Express |
Alison Peters |
04-02-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'CQ/CX' tells of Hernández's role in Jayson Blair scandalnew
It's been nearly a decade since Macarena Hernández outed the New York Times staff reporter Jayson Blair, the serial plagiarist who did as much damage to the paper's august reputation as Judith Miller's pre-war coverage of the supposed WMDs in Iraq.
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
04-02-2012 |
Theater
Judi Bari, the FBI, and the Press Democrat: An Unsolved Casenew
Mike Geniella, former reporter for the Press Democrat, moved to Ukiah in 1985, where he began covering the timber beat. Before his retirement in 2008, he wrote about everything from sawmills to tree-spiking.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
04-02-2012 |
Crime & Justice
NRA responds; Krull reloadsnew
An exchange exploring the Second Amendment, lobbyist endorsement and the ways of the Hoosier.
Lee Fields: out from James Brown's shadownew
"I'm still a North Carolinian at heart. The way I approach songs, I think about some of the things I learned and experienced as a boy growing up in Wilson."
INDY Week |
John Schacht |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Rural Route Film Festival reinterprets remotenessnew
Since it was founded in 2002, the Rural Route Film Festival has garnered submissions from all around the world, from shorts to full-length features, uniting city slickers and country folk in a like-minded community.
Charleston City Paper |
Alex Keith |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
