Between the Lines: BP Stands for Bad Petroleum

by | May 21, 2010 | News

The White House recently warned BP that it expects the oil giant to pay all damages associated with the disastrous oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico, even if the costs exceed the $75 million liability cap under federal law. BP responded by saying its public statements...
Brewer in the Basement

Brewer in the Basement

by | May 21, 2010 | News

Taking over as head brewer for a local brewery with a passionately loyal and ever-thirsty community of beer drinkers can be a daunting task. Though he appears to have mastered the job, Chris Sellers, the brewer for the People’s Pint, admitted in an Advocate...
The People in the Pint

The People in the Pint

by | May 21, 2010 | News

The chef at the People’s Pint says the reason he whips the butter every day and squirts it into small, reusable crocks individually for each customer is because his boss, the Pint’s founder and owner, Alden Booth “bristles at the word...

Art in Paradise: And the Award Goes To…

by | May 21, 2010 | Music

I first met Aric Bieganek a couple of years ago, when he was a friend of a friend at a dinner party. He was friendly, a touch wry, and apparently a kids’ musician of some stripe, leader of the group Royal Order of Chords and Keys (R.O.C.K.). Of course, being a...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | May 21, 2010 | Music

Lux DeluxeHollow Ground(Spirithouse Music) At the risk of sounding like a patronizing relic, I’ll say that you wouldn’t think that “Generation Z” could produce something as organic-sounding as this album. Though their Americana-laced roots rock...