Culture Shock Erect those maypoles, kids; it’s May Day! For the Celts (shout-out to my forebears), it was the occasion of Beltane, the beginning of [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Apr 30, 2009 Art
Author Interview An Interview With Jim Belshaw A few weeks after Jim Belshaw left the Albuquerque Journal, he found himself reflexively pulling pen and paper from his pocket. "What are [...] Marisa Demarco \ Apr 30, 2009 Art Jim Belshaw
Letters Nice To Meat You Sigh.As a person who sells meat for a living and is proud of my job and products, I feel like I need to [...] Alibi \ Apr 30, 2009 News
Leon Russell Canceled This just in from El Rey Theater: The Leon Russell concert scheduled for Friday, 1 May, has been canceled. "The Historic El Rey [...] Laura Marrich \ Apr 30, 2009 Rocksquawk
Burglary Bummer My apartment was burglarized yesterday. The perpetrator(s) pushed my air conditioner (which was in my window) into my room, then crawled through the [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 30, 2009 Blog
Meet The Former Alibi Staffer Who Won A Pulitzer From The Party Floor To The Top Of Journalism’s Heap When I first met Angie Drobnic she used to sleep off benders atop a dirt- and booze-encrusted carpet in a tiny newsroom on [...] Dennis Domrzalski \ Apr 30, 2009 News Pulitzer Prize-winner Angie Drobnic Holan
Newscity: Cement Déjà Vu Neighbors Face Increased Pollution From A Cement Transfer Station—Again One narrow street and a tall wall is all that separates Perry Key’s North Valley house from a cement transfer station. “ Sometimes [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 30, 2009 News The storage silos at American Cement’s transfer station sit in a North Valley neighborhood. (Eric Williams)
Derby Wars: Home At Last Muñecas Muertas Skate Their Way To Victory In Season Opener The score was tight. With three minutes of play left, the board read 75-69. The jammers lined up, elbow-to-elbow: Muñecas Muertas’ stalwart Kamikaze [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 30, 2009 News Muñecas Muertas skaters form a wall to stop San Diego’s jammer, Bonnie D.Stroir (26). (Eric Williams)
Film Interview An Interview With Writer/Director Mark Neveldine In Hollywood, even the humble ampersand is elevated to an exalted position. When it comes to movie credits, the word “and” is used [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 30, 2009 Film Neveldine hits the road to lens Crank: High Voltage
The Sweetheart Deal How The South Valley Is Giving Capitalism A Good Name Tony Gallegos has a solid build. He’s a former wrestler with a vague resemblance to a 50-something Erik Estrada. His mind is in [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 30, 2009 Feature Sweetheart, indeed. Sheila Bivens of Sheila's Sweets extends a specialty caramel lollipop in the South Valley Economic Development Center’s commercial kitchen. (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)