Anna Burch's record release show postponed due to the snow
Detroit singer-songwriter (and recent Metro Times cover girl) Anna Burch was supposed to play a release show for her new record, Quit the Curse, at El Club tonight.……
Eye on Texas: Gentrification in East Austin
I started a community photo project called ATXSquared to document gentrification in East Austin. In this shot, R.L. waits for his ride to weekly dialysis in front of his home on East 12th Street, where rising rents are pushing out …
Winter Olympics: Ramona-Raised Skater Wins Olympic Bronze Medal
Chris Knierim, who was raised in Ramona, won a Olympic bronze medal as part of the U.S team in the figure skating team event that concluded Sunday in Gangneung, South Korea. Knierim, a pairs skater whose partner is his wife, …
Board Deliberates Inwood Rezoning and Community Groups’ Alternatives
Adi Talwar
PS/IS 18 located on the corner of 220 Street and 9th Avenue. One point of contention between the de Blasio administration and some residents is whether local schools have space to absorb the new residents likely to arrive
Coconut Grove Arts Festival shifts away from carnival features
The Coconut Grove Arts Festival returns next week for its 55th year, highlighting the works of 380 internationally recognized artists during its annual three-day festival.
This year’s art show will include works in mixed media, paintings, photography, digital art, printmaking …
County waives competitive bids to manage Underline
Miami-Dade commissioners expedited the creation of the Underline this week by voting to waive competitive bidding procedures to grant The Underline Management Organization Inc. full responsibility to manage the right-of-way under the Metrorail.
“We complain a lot about how green …
Commission rejects mayor’s plan to replace Dade County Courthouse
After Mayor Carlos Giménez asked his administration to reduce the cost and scope of a new county civil courthouse, Miami-Dade commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the original master plan for the courthouse, rejecting Mr. Giménez’s recommendation.
“Today is a …
Miami-Dade free transit Wi-Fi initiative falls apart
A year-old Miami-Dade initiative that had promised free transit Wi-Fi, hundreds of Wi-Fi-enabled kiosks and security cameras throughout the county has fallen apart.
The contract with CIVIQ Smartscapes LLC has terminated because the county couldn’t provide enough locations in which …
Taxpayer watchdog calls Delmar Loop Trolley a huge waste of money
ST. CHARLES, MO – The St. Charles Trolley has been up an operating for at least year. It may be that the backers of the University City Loop Trolley should have taken a page out of St. Charles’ book.
You …
Team Spirit: CornholeATL league brings social recreation to the city
On a cool damp Tuesday evening behind Atkins Park tavern in Virginia-Highland with a draft beer in one hand a bag in the other, Carol Baylor lands the bag on …