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PhillyCarShare Cultivates Street Crednew
"Green hasn't translated into the urban community," says Tayyib Smith, a consultant to PhillyCarShare on how to market community-based car-sharing to urban youths.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
10-01-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
How Hip-Hop Carjacked a Historic Ohio Wheel Companynew
In the early '90s, Dayton rims -- known as "D's" -- quickly became the Air Jordans of the wheel world: so coveted that owning a set could get you killed.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
10-01-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
British Ex-Millionaire Fights for Freedomnew
Krishna Maharaj went from the high life to a life sentence -- for a crime he might not have committed.
Miami New Times |
Joanne Green |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Finally: A School That Doesn't Settle for Failing Black Kidsnew
Brush High's strategy is simple, if seldom employed: When the population of your school district begins the rapid transformation from lily-white to majority black, don't panic. Ignore the parade of evidence that suggests you're doomed, and instead, play offense.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
10-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Calling for Action on Human Rights Violations in Chinanew
The Pasadena Human Relations Commission recommended that City Council members make a strong statement decrying human rights abuses in China and present it to officials of Pasadena's Chinese sister city, Xicheng.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-01-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Examining the Machinery of Deathnew
Tennessee's governor is defiant, but executions could stop for months while courts decide constitutionality of lethal injection.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Afflict the Afflictednew
When a columnist returns from a cancer fight, what does The Tennessean do?
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
High Fashion Follynew
A Nashville fashion magazine goes belly up, leaving employees and advertisers holding the bag.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
New Philly Companies Help Locals Build Greennew
Three green building stores have opened in the city in the last three months, all of them offering certified green building materials and information for making the best choices when building green.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
10-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Tariq Ali Slams Western Media Practicesnew
The author and activist says ownership and gullibility are two recurring problems for the Western press.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Hazou |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Case of Chicago's Invisible Gag Ordernew
The city's lawyers claim a gag order prevents them from discussing the strange deal they made to settle police torture lawsuits -- but there's no order.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Economics of Water Powernew
Run-of-river independent power projects have gained environmental steam, but are they really the right way to go?
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
09-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Burmese Brace for Violencenew
Members of Vancouver's Burmese community have told the Georgia Straight that their country could erupt in violence at any moment.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
09-28-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Winconsin Power Plant Sold, State Loses Oversightnew
The approval of the sale of the nuclear power plant at Point Beach does more than just transfer the ownership of a huge asset from Wisconsin Electric Power Co. to FPL Energy. It also diminishes the role of state oversight in the operation of the nuclear facility.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-28-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Milwaukee Remembers the 1967 Open-housing Marchesnew
Vel Phillips, the city's first black and first female alderperson, became the champion for fair, open housing in Milwaukee.
Shepherd Express |
Micheal Timm |
09-28-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
