Erstwhile media critic David Shaw mourns the passing of New Times LA, "even if it was often shrill and sometimes irresponsible," he says. While admitting that it's "difficult to generalize about the alternative press since some of the papers ... are so idiosyncratic as to defy categorization," Shaw reflects on how alternative weeklies have changed.
The Association for Women in Communications named Sarah Fenske, Cleveland Scene and David Holthouse, Phoenix New Times, feature story winners, while Willy Stern and Liz Garrigan of the Nashville Scene, and the New Times staff won Clarion awards for feature series.
Saint Louisian Leo White, aka the "One-Wheel Roller," has won more than 54 regional competitions since he began skating at age six. With his ability to slip into a low, stealthy, single-skate glide from a full-throttle roll, White is the skating equivalent of the drool-inducing basketball player who can charge down the court at Formula One speed, then stop, pop and bury a jumper from 15 feet in transition, writes Mike Seely of the Riverfront Times. This week, he's attending the World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Whether he relocates to LA may be the million-dollar question for the One-Wheel Roller, whose niche is anything but sure-fire bankable, Seely says.
Albuquerque’s alt-weekly will be moving to new digs downtown sometime early this winter. The paper purchased the building for $600,000 from a local attorney and will now be able to consolidate offices under one roof after spending years with departments scattered in different buildings.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian wins two first place awards in the National Newspaper Association's 2002 Better Newspaper Contest: Tali Woodward for Best Health Story, and Dan Zoll for Best Education/Literacy Story. Willy Stern of the Nashville Scene takes a first in Best Investigative or In-Depth Story or Series for his five-part dissection of The Tennessean.
