by Jessie Schiewe | Apr 7, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Favorites, Miami New Times
Miami New Times Phillip Pessar’s Flickr stream reads like a love letter to Miami. In roughly 9,600 photos, it tells the story of South Florida’s ever-changing architectural landscape. “I’m trying to keep the memory of the few things that are...
by Jessie Schiewe | Aug 3, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Favorites, Recent, The East Bay Express
The East Bay Express It’s Saturday night at The Layover and the bar is close to maximum capacity. People of all ages are crammed onto the tiny dance floor, their foreheads glistening with sweat as they shake and bob to the music. A gaggle of girls start twerking...
by Jessie Schiewe | Feb 20, 2014 | Features, News, The Honolulu Weekly
Honolulu Weekly (Cover Story) The half-gram bottle of bath salts promises an “invigorating” and “energizing” experience. But the new designer drug, called MDPV (or “legal cocaine”) is sending an alarming number of curious teenagers and seasoned drug users to...
by Jessie Schiewe | Feb 20, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Favorites, Salon
Salon IT WAS 4 P.M. ON A THURSDAY, two hours until the end of Jesse Banuelos’ workday. He was standing behind the front counter of Berkeley Typewriter, his trademark green apron tied around his waist. A dozen broken typewriters — some electric, but most of them manual...
by Jessie Schiewe | Feb 20, 2014 | Business, Features, Green Magazine, News
Kevin McCallum walks carefully across the flat roof of the three-story walkup apartment building in Makiki. The founder of Cool Roof Hawaii is no stranger to rooftops and he’s not surprised by the deep cracks he finds in the black tar and gravel surface. The...
by Jessie Schiewe | Mar 31, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Favorites, Features, Oakland North
Their table was a tableau of a meal interrupted: a platter of half-eaten roast chicken, a bowl of Jap chae noodles, a can of Diet Coke tipped over on its side, and dishes slick with the residue of dipping sauces, kimchi, and pickled vegetables. They...
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