AltWeeklies Wire
Portland's WiFi Cloud Headed Toward Evaporationnew
In the summer of 2006, the city partnered with Silicon Valley start-up MetroFi and launched a free wireless internet service. The WiFi network was supposed to cover 95 percent of the city by August of 2008. The problem is, the project is all but dead.
The Portland Mercury |
Jonathan Shapiro |
03-06-2008 |
Tech
Tags: WiFi, computers & technology
Doing More with Lessnew
I've been on unemployment three times in the past six years. Each time was better than the last, and each time I stayed on until the last cent was exhausted. I didn't even try to get a job; it was a paid vacation.
Washington City Paper |
Franklin Schneider |
03-06-2008 |
Culture
Sword Swallowers Show Their Scarsnew
To kick off the first international Sword Swallower's Awareness Day, Tyler Fyre plunges a 27-and-a-half-inch steel blade down his throat, rests it at the bottom of his stomach, wrenches it out, and delivers a punch line: "Well, that's all there is to sword swallowing, folks! Looks like we've wrapped up remarkably early here!"
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-06-2008 |
Performance
What's a Four-Letter Word for Geekfest?new
After a weekend at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn, I think I've got it.
New York Press |
Meredith McGroarty |
03-06-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
No Jokenew
Portland is funny, whether you know it or not.
Willamette Week |
Ethan Smith |
03-05-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Nancy Gets Her Gunnew
In excerpts and photos from her new book, She's Got a Gun, Georgia State photography professor Nancy Floyd and her female subjects share their experiences with firepower.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-05-2008 |
Art
Karma Cleansernew
Don't throw the baby out with the good karma.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-05-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Florida Boynew
Fish in and out of water.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
03-05-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Recipe: Polpettone di Patate e Fagiolininew
Get more from your mash.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
Recipe: Aubuchon's d'Ailes de Pouletnew
Make your own hot wings.
San Antonio Current |
Staff |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
Massachusetts: The Tourist Trapnew
The state sells itself ... is anyone buying?
Dig Boston |
Nicole Jones |
03-05-2008 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Sake to Me: A Primer on Japanese Rice Winenew
If you don't like sake, chances are that you have probably only had really crappy sake. We're talking about that $7 carafe of warm, soul-burning hooch alongside your California roll at late-night sushi joints.
Dig Boston |
Tyler Balliet |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: sake
The Dirty, Delicious Workings of CSAsnew
When you buy into a community-supported agriculture (CSA) system, you're buying groceries before they've grown. In early spring, you hand over a chunk of change (usually between $400 and $600) to a local farm in exchange for a "share," about six months' worth of produce for four people.
Dig Boston |
Ryan Rose Weaver |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: csa, local food
New Soup for You!new
Like all repertoires, the soup repertoire is in need of constant tending.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
It's Tough Being Zetaman, Portland's Only Superheronew
He bunks in the 'burbs and drives a minivan -- when he's not keeping the city's streets safe.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-05-2008 |
Culture
