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LAist got caught up in the Lindsay Lohan courtroom saga and watched as the former teen starlet was handed a 90-day jail sentence for a pair of '07 DUIs.
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DCist said hello to a new editor-in-chief and got excited about Spike Mendelsohn's new pizzeria.
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Phillyist continued to advocate for Philadelphia's four-footed friends, this time after a year-old pit bull puppy was fund hanged in a local playground and the city's animal awareness and rescue groups responded.
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Phillyist followed up on the story regarding a controversial play about a pedophile by posting a review. Verdict: no child abusers were glorified in the making of this production.
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Chicagoist watched in amusement as former governor Rod Blagojevich interrupted a kickball game on the eve of his federal corruption trial which kicked off on Thursday.
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Bostonist watched the Boston Celtics decisively win the Eastern Conference championship, to the dismay of many locals who saw "collapse" written on the T.D. Garden. We, on the other hand, never lost hope.
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SFist survived another Bay to Breakers race, the city's annual costumed marathon of pomp and hilarity, but held its nose after participants used Tehama Street as a toilet.
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Torontoist has something for your architecture nerds: a look at the very best and very worst new buildings in their city, all of which are nominees up for public praising or shaming in this year's Pug Awards.
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Chicagoist saw the debate over Arizona's new controversial immigration law reach their front yard in the form of a boycott of the Cubs games against the Arizona Diamonbacks.
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Chicagoist marveled at local comic-book artist Chris Ware's rejected cover for magazine.
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DCist was stunned by a new video of Prince George's County police officers beating a Univ. of Maryland student during a post-game celebration that got out of hand in College Park.
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Torontoist scoped out a big, illegal, flashing McDonald's ad parked on the property of a local museum, for some reason.
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Gothamist was excited to learn that First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha were in town—and that FLOTUS said that Grimadli's pizza is basically better than Chicago-style pizza.
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Phillyist nominated yet another asshole of the week, and not without controversy.
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Gothamist had its fill of salt-related news: There was "salty" Eric Massa's resignation and "snorkeling" allegations and then a NY lawmaker's proposal to ban salt.
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Gothamist heard more about Governor Paterson's many multiplying problems while dolphins frolicked in the East River.
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Seattlest broke with Lent to try crack pie, a dessert so delicious that it ought to be as illegal as its namesake.
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LAist was at anything but a loss for words when two politicians should have chosen theirs more carefully: Ms. Palin and your "snake oil science" and our local "proud racist" we're talking about you!
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Londonist discovered an alpine ski lodge, some abstract art, a treasure-trove of antiques and several tube-carriage offices, all in the unlikely setting of East London's rooftops and alleyways.
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Shanghaiist spent the weekend up in Harbin right after one of the coldest snow storms to hit North East China in 60 some years. Why? Because we're masochists. Also, the ice festival.
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Phillyist curated their first art exhibition, and posted pictures from its opening. Gothamist was shocked when surveillance footage was released of a Brooklyn hospital's staffers repeatedly ignoring a patient--who had waited there for almost 24 hours--falling to the waiting room floor. After a nurse kicked the patient's feet, it turned out she was dead. Londonist accompanied the world's oldest working steamship as she left her Docklands mooring for the first time in 17 years, heading down the Thames on the first leg of a 150 mile journey to a drydock in Suffolk, where she will receive a major maritime makeover. Bostonist caught Josh Ritter among the partially nude statuary of Symphony Hall and demanded to make his mother some grandbabies. And then there was some sort of 4th of July celebration. SFist was all too happy to add fuel to two fights this week: former SFist contributor Violet Blue vs. Boing Boing, and retired judge/former San Francisco Board of Supervisor Quentin L. Kopp vs. District Attorney Kamala Harris. Shanghaiist researched the background of the Chinese guy who paid US$2.1million to have dinner with Warren Buffett. Seattlest watched and mourned, then discussed how the city should spend the $75 million settlement nafter an end was reached in the ongoing Sonics trial, ensuring the team's 40-years in Seattle are officially over. LAist found, just after this week's hands-free cell phone law went into effect, another proposed law that is making its way through the petition process: legalization of marijuana for everyone.
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Shanghaiist was disgusted by a new Chinese human rights report that claims as many as 3 million female prostitutes under the age of 18 in the United States. Meanwhile, chaos has erupted in Lhasa and Dharamsala. Austinist has all of your SXSW coverage covered.
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Results tagged “weekaroundtheists”
- Chicagoist survived a round of apocalyptic storms in which lightning struck the city's three tallest buildings at the same time.
- SFist fetched the smelling salts after looking at this shocking Gay Pride window display at the downtown Diesel store.
- Bostonist rocked the American Craft Beer Festival for the third year in a row.
- Torontoist introduced the internet to a video of a pigeon riding the subway, just like a human! The internet took it from there.
- Gothamist watched the State Senate reject gay marraige legislation supported by the Governor and State Assembly. The small silver lining was State Senator Diane Savino's impassioned speech -- "We have nothing to fear from love and commitment."
- Gothamist was saddened after seeing why Sad Panda is so so sad.
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to find a legal middle ground for street art.)
- LAist celebrated the first days of gay marriage by showing up to the first celebrations in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Los Angeles. And yes, Star Trek's George Takei was there.
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- Gothamist watched a series of civil disobedience events, protesting the Sean Bell shooting verdict, unfold across the city--over 200 people, including the Reverend Al Sharpton, were arrested. Somewhat related, on behalf of a black freelance reporter for the NY Post, the NYCLU sued the city and NYPD for racial profiling.
- Phillyist took a look at how city employees are bankrupting Philadelphia. Not that they need more cops on the streets there or anything.
- Seattlest wondered what it means when we see shoes flung over power lines.
- Shanghaiist was shocked by this highly provocative depiction of the state of Sino-US relations by a Chinese netizen.
- LAist fires up reactions when one reader describes getting a $200 ticket for smoking on a public sidewalk.
- Do you like Heinz Condensed Cream of Tomato Soup and misogyny, but can't figure out a way to unite the two? Torontoist featured one of the soup company's ads from 1950 that contains this gem of a line: "Most husbands, nowadays, have stopped beating their wives, but what can be more agonizing to a sensitive soul than a man's boredom at meals?"
tournament loss.