AltWeeklies Wire
Portland Spends Another $119,000 to Train Baristasnew
On July 9, the City Council voted unanimously to renew a $119,000 program that seeks to make service-with-a-smile espresso jockeys out of a couple dozen "at-risk youth"--bureau-speak for troubled and/or troublemaking teens.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
07-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Lean, Mean Meat-Free Bodybuilding Machinenew
Robert Cheeke is a bodybuilder, but he has an even better reason to be proud of his massive muscles--they're made of soy. Cheeke isn't just vegan; he's preaching the good news that eating a plant-based diet doesn't mean being a noodle-armed wimp.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
07-16-2008 |
Sports
Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaumsnew
The late Timber Dick's children are carrying on a brilliant family legacy that includes Nancy Dick and Tom Lantos.
How Drugs, Deceit and Disaffection Destroyed Dallas' Most Dynamic Duo in Talk Radionew
Gregg Williams' departure imploded his high-profile, high-income career and aborted his 14-year marriage to Mike Rhyner on the highly rated Hardline. Down to its "Stay Hard" mantra, the wildly popular show was aural sex, eschewing traditional radio formats for guy talk.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
07-15-2008 |
Media
The Parental Party Crashersnew
What happens when the World’s Nosiest Stepmother has a phone number, and access to Facebook and reverse phone directories.
LEO Weekly |
Lindsay Ferrier |
07-14-2008 |
Culture
Just Who is Francene, Kentucky's Most Popular Talker?new
If you're looking to extract other secrets from WHAS-AM radio personality Francene Cucinello, it's difficult to do, even after a couple of Lambrusco spritzers and a filling American-style Italian meal complete with the unlimited bread and salad, which the New Jersey native wound up packing away for the next day's lunch.
LEO Weekly |
Sara Havens |
07-14-2008 |
Media
The Angry Grammarian: The Rumpus Crowns a Champnew
Started last November, the Angry Grammarian Great Scrabulous Tournament Challenge Rumpus—a Facebook-based Scrabble competition--whittled 120 original competitors down to one final champ.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
07-14-2008 |
Commentary
The Phillies' So Taguchi has Lost His Waynew
But the slumping outfielder remains determined to find it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
07-14-2008 |
Sports
An Entrepreneur Helps Chicago Mixologists Stay on Top of Their Gamenew
Chicago is home to some of the country's best mixologists but lacks educational opportunities for those with more advanced skills, including those who've already gone through programs at places like the Siebel Institute or Bridget Albert's Academy of Spirits and Fine Service. He aims to fix that with his mixology labs.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Thiel |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Even If You Hate Anchovies, You'll Probably Love Bagna Caudanew
The ingredients for the traditional Italian bagna cauda are garlic, anchovies, and olive oil.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
For Barbecue Ribs, Go Low and Slownew
And don't forget to brine the meat.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Everything You Need to Know About Scallops, Including a Summertime Recipenew
Scallops should have barely any odor at all; what odor there is should be clean and fresh, like an ocean breeze.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Craptastrophe: Record Rainfall Creates a Dung Dilemma for Farmersnew
Northeastern Missouri is home to a large number of industrial hog farms, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 or more pigs are housed under one roof, and the millions of gallons of manure is stored onsite in uncovered manmade lagoons. The unrelenting rains haved caused the lagoons to fill to the brim.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Iranian-American Comic Maz Jobrani Helps East Meet Westnew
From making fun of his heritage by saying Iranians refuse to be called anything but Persian (like the cat, he says) to teaching the crowd how to pronounce the current president’s name (Ahmed I'mma-need-a-job), Jobrani serves as a light-hearted diplomat in the ever-growing gap between the East and West.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
07-11-2008 |
Performance
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The Ten Best Burgers in Las Vegasnew
When it comes to burgers, everyone, it seems, has their preference, from how they like their meat cooked to the almost infinite number of permutations with regard to toppings. Here are 10 of my favorite burgers in the city, most of them less than $10, except for the sliders and the super deluxe Kobe burger at N9Ne.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Max Jacobson |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
