AltWeeklies Wire
The Nonprofit Bubblenew
A new study by the Donnelley Foundation reveals that, for better or worse, there's been an explosion of local not-for-profit arts groups.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
02-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Philly Is Burningnew
The city's ballroom scene is both a social and support network for young LGBT African-Americans.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
02-20-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Public Sentiment Machinenew
The GOP's latest round of automated letters to the editor.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-20-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Blood Moneynew
URS Corp. has soaked up at least $3 billion in government contracts to help rebuild Iraq, thereby making CEO Martin Koffel an even richer man.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
02-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Hospital 911new
Cleveland Clinic cops struggle to go pro.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Harboring a Land Bonanzanew
Do union members know their boss stands to benefit
from turning their pension fund investment into a gambling casino?
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Covering the Bossesnew
Is the L.A. Times' media reporter on a tight leash or free to cover the paper's purchase?
L.A. Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
02-20-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Baby You Can Drive My TAXInew
Taxi Commission officials say hundreds of medallion holders aren't driving cabs in San Francisco, and that's against the law.
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
02-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Addressing Nuances of Executionsnew
The furor over the death penalty continued last week with a bill introduced to the State Senate to form a 15-member legislative study committee to review North Carolina's lethal injection procedure.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
FCC Commish Stumps for Indy Medianew
FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein joins Senator Bernie Sanders to promote tighter restrictions on media consolidation.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-16-2007 |
Media
Shelter Scramblenew
Are shelter closings part of a strategy to push homeless out of the city?
NOW Magazine |
Jenny Yuen |
02-16-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Southern Discomfortnew
Sea Shepherd temporarily loses two crewmen in icy Antarctic waters during a clash with Japanese whalers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
02-16-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
The Answer's Underfootnew
Soil is our best carbon trapper -- if only conventional agriculture wasn't churning it up.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
02-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Night On the Edgesnew
Toronto strongly encourages outreach workers to stop giving out blankets.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
02-16-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Committing to a Quick Fixnew
Mental-health experts caution against moving ahead with the civil confinement of sex offenders.
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
