AltWeeklies Wire
I Like South Downtown Atlanta the Way it isnew

I know SoDo is rundown, weird and a little scary. That's why I love it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
11-03-2011 |
Housing & Development
South Downtown Must be Fixed for Atlanta to Thrivenew

The area south of Five Points was once bustling — what the hell happened?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Blowin' in the Windnew

In the search for a message, the "99 percent" find a purpose with Occupy Richmond.
Style Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Facts About Underage Sex Workersnew

New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker—and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.
Voice Media Group |
Kristen Hinman |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Personhood: A Pandora’s Boxnew

Mississippi's Personhood Initiative is short: "Should the term 'person' be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?" Legal and medical experts say the vague language could lead to chaos for women and families.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
24 Occupy Asheville protesters arrested at Vance Monumentnew

Without incident, 24 Occupy Asheville protesters were arrested at the city's downtown Vance Monument for willfully violating the 10 p.m. curfew at the park.
Mountain Xpress |
Bill Rhodes |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Asheville
Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Streetnew

Both Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party are mass movements, but their attitude toward the masses couldn't be more different.
Colorado Springs Independent |
David Morris |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy San Antonio Prepares for the Long Haulnew

A homeless man crushed inside a city garbage truck Monday on the city’s Southside provided the rallying cry for Occupy San Antonio protestors gathered in HemisFair Park. As drums began to ring through the night air, the group of about 30 took to the streets in yet another show of insult and outrage in this Age of Austerity, as Republicans and Democrats negotiate major cuts in federal assistance programs to rein in a skyrocketing national debt.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
How Sacramento Banned Pliny the Eldernew

The city's growing craft-beer scene collides head-on with a ‘wino law’ that outlawed the world’s best single-bottle specialty brews.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Beer, Liquor Laws
Occupy Checkbooknew

Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to crack down and prosecute nonviolent protesters?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Sacramento
Knocking on the Doornew

Latino political power is at stake in Texas redistricting battles.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
11-02-2011 |
Race & Class
Life Under Occupationnew

The demonstration wears thin for those who call Wall Street home.
The Village Voice |
Rosie Gray |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Whole World Is Watchingnew

Last week's raid in Oakland may been the best thing that could have happened to the Occupy Movement.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
A Bitch Crosses the Streetnew

Impatience makes being a driver unpleasant and being a pedestrian terrifying
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
11-02-2011 |
Transportation