AltWeeklies Wire
Organized-Labor Pains: MilkBoy's Union Saga, Continuednew
MilkBoy Coffee owners Tommy Joyner and Jamie Lokoff are mild-mannered artists-turned-entrepreneurs building a new concert venue in Philadelphia. The landlord didn't hire all-union labor, and they found themselves caught in the middle of a public debate about the role of unions in the U.S. "Honestly, we feel like we’re being picked on by a large, highly funded, highly organized organization, not to be redundant," says Joyner. There’s just no way to get back at them because you think you’re getting somewhere, and [then] your place gets lit on fire.”
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
08-04-2011 |
Business & Labor
The Gunnew
How easy is it to buy a gun on the street from a complete stranger? We find out.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
08-04-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The late Bobby Franklin's legacynew
He crusaded against women, gays and logic, but may have hurt right-wing causes
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
Pimp our highway, pleasenew
The Downtown Connector needs a face-lift, but it can't become a facade
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
08-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Life and Times of Dereef Parknew
Dereef Park is not the same place it was in 2002. Back then, the tree-shaded clearing between Morris and Cannon streets was a notorious haunt for alcoholics and heroin addicts, not the family-friendly enclave it is today.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Engage the Enemynew
A new Cleveland court helps veteran offenders shake their demons
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
08-03-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Lawsuit Alleges Harassment And Sleaze At Maui Prosecutors Officenew
Pornographic images downloaded on official county computers. Spurned lovers. Jealous superiors. Inter-office romance gone bad. Demeaning comments about breasts and pregnancy. Falsified attendance reports. Rampant name-calling. This is juicy stuff, but it's not from a cheesy beach novel or even a new Fox reality series.
Maui Time |
Staff |
08-02-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Freedom Rides Againnew
Dylan Watson on the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders -- and where they are now
Gambit |
Dylan Watson |
08-02-2011 |
Race & Class
Rupert Murdoch, Peter Gorman's employer, gathers schoolkids' personal infonew
Guess who's trying to help Murdoch get his mitts on schoolkids' information, whether the parents want them to or not? That would be former CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-02-2011 |
Civil Liberties
A shot in the dark: How Hazelwood ended up losing a government vaccine centernew
Hazelwood residents thought their neighborhood was about to change for the better. On July 1, however, Hazelwood learned that there would be no project. In a press release, UPMC stated that it was dropping the project because of "differences in strategy and government delays."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
08-01-2011 |
Science
The Apoca-Listnew
Papaya recalls, drought and political candidates bring world closer to Armageddon.
San Antonio Current |
Staff |
08-01-2011 |
Disasters
Tags: Mitt Romney, Environment, Health, Weapons, Drought, Nuclear War, Rick Scott, Recalls, Republics
Meltdown in Naptownnew
Efforts to respond to the varied and complex consequences of human-influenced climate change may be locked in long-term political quagmire. At the local level, though, the equation is simpler: It's a matter of life and death.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
08-01-2011 |
Environment
Which house will burn next?new
Investigators looking at a recent series of suspicious house fires have been tight-lipped so far. With five house fires on the peninsula in just over a month, and 57 house fires since 2003, some emerging patterns point to a serial arsonist.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Digging for Rootsnew
Searching for (and finding) the birth father I never knew.
Chico News & Review |
Jason Cassidy |
07-29-2011 |
Features
Blame the Road, Not the Victimnew
An environment built for automobiles punishes -- and prosecutes -- pedestrians.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Sally Flocks |
07-28-2011 |
Transportation
