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Pacific Environment: Rooftop Solar Is the Answernew
A new report by the respected Oakland-based environmental group calls for a dramatic increase in rooftop solar installations by 2020.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-31-2012 |
Environment
Thumbs down: Suspicious flight patternnew
The abrupt departure of Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark follows questions about his spending habits - his
second flight under such a cloud in as many jobs.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
03-31-2012 |
Transportation
In North Carolina's fracking report, politics threatens to trump sciencenew
If you read the first nine pages of the state's draft report on fracking, you will be unprepared for the punch line at the end.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-31-2012 |
Environment
David Klein delves into the deep catalog of number songs in If 6 Was 9new
Reviewer's Fact #1: I downloaded 13 new songs as a result of reading this book. And, yes, I considered finding a reason to download another just to avoid the unlucky number.
INDY Week |
Chris Vitiello |
03-31-2012 |
Nonfiction
Borgore flexes his party musclesnew
Musician, DJ, and producer Borgore is a driven young man. A few years ago, he switched from playing in a death metal band to a solo career in electronic music.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
A city-style development makes strides on Maybank Highwaynew
Not to spoil anyone’s secret spots, but there are only a few places left on James Island where you can really slip into the woods and get away from it all. Apart from an undeveloped peninsula or two off Fort Johnson Road and the still-rural stretches of Grimball Road, the island that Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. fights so dearly to rein into the City of Charleston has largely been stripped of its forests and farms, replaced with one suburban street after another.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-31-2012 |
Policy Issues
Donna the Buffalo gears up for a wagon trainnew
Tara Nevins sounds exhausted over the phone. She and her Donna the Buffalo bandmates are burning the midnight oil, firing up their ninth studio album. They put in 12 hours a day for almost two weeks straight before kicking off their current spring tour.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Southern Culture on the Skids keeps leaving their marknew
Southern Culture on the Skids guitarist Rick Miller is on his front porch, relaxing in the unseasonably warm weather when we reach him. It's tempting to ask if he's got his straw cap on and a cold can of Bud between his legs.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Highway Suicidenew
Why do people keep lying down in Minnesota traffic?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
03-30-2012 |
Health
To Catch a Scammernew
Con Warner exacts his revenge on the internet's worst con artists.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Stephen Jackson Delivers on Hardwood and Mixtapenew
NBA player Stephen Jackson has dabbled in music over the years, and during the NBA's recent stoppage of play he embraced the opportunity to step back to the mic.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-30-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
2012 Most Underrated Band: The Rich Handsnew
For a bunch of young bucks, the Rich Hands are a surprisingly mature, unified band that crank out absolutely infectious and tight rock 'n' roll jams that are over so quick that you're not ready to let go of them.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
03-30-2012 |
Music
2012 Most Overrated Artist: Merykidnew
Nick Mery, "Merykid," "the one guy from the Great '85," whatever name you know him by, has been voted the most overrated musician in San Antonio. Laugh all you want, but this is exactly what Mery wanted. And the joke is, apparently, on us.
San Antonio Current |
Kelsey Valadez |
03-30-2012 |
Music
