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Des Moines, Iowa
Jon's Guide to Des Moines
Jon (jonb at junglemate.com) was kind enough to write his own guide to Des Moines. Here it is.
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Anchorage, Alaska
radio stations (radio station)
88.1, UAA's college station (student run) and 87.7 The End
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San Diego, California
Grrrl Zines A Go-Go (Collective)
Grrl Zines A Go-Go is a local collective of zinesters who facillitate zine workshops thruout the area, they also put on events, and have monthly get togethers. Visit them on the web at http://www.gzagg.org
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Denver, Colorado
Food Not Bombs (food)
Saturday afternoons at Sunken Gardens Park (8th + Speer, across from Denver General). Wednesdays at Civic Center Park (Colfax + Broadway).
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Denver, Colorado
Critical Mass (critical mass)
bike ride on the last Friday of each month. 6pm, fountain @ Civic Center Park (Colfax + Broadway).
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Denver, Colorado
Cherry Creek Bike Trail (bike trail)
Yeah, it is a 40+ mile trail by the creek, and you can whiz on by under the city.
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Denver, Colorado
used book and clothing stores (stores)
A number of used bookstores & vintage/used clothing stores are on [mainly the east side of] Broadway south of 3rd ave North. Many of the clothing stores close at 6pm.
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Denver, Colorado
metro Denver area's public transportation ( transportation )
For what it's worth, the metro Denver area's public transportation is cheap ($1.10 on the bus & light rail) but sucks. Good only for getting around in the immediate "city" area, like downtown, Capitol Hill, points along Colfax Ave & Broadway (both lines run about every 10-15 minutes). There's also a light rail system, but it only runs N/S. For more info check rtd-denver.com or call 303.299.6000
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Washington, D.C.
Eastern Market (flea market)
(Eastern Market metro stop on the orange line) "It's a huge indoor/outdoor market on Saturdays and Sundays. Outside is furniture, artwork, crafty stuff, jewelry, vintage, flowers, and a little flea market. Inside is a huge fruit/meat/vegetable/cheese market with many vendors and foods you can't find elsewhere. Plus there are some nice (cheap) places for lunch right across the street."
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Tallahassee, Florida
hank (person)
"I run a queer punk zine distro out of my house. It's mostly mail order, but I have a fairly large collection of all sorts of zines in my home/office that I'm always happy to let folks read.
Anyone is welcome to email me, I may be able to show you around depending on how busy I am. Queers are especially encouraged to contact me."
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Tallahassee, Florida
Lake Ella
A small lake with a lot of community around it. You can walk around the lake and people watch, you can picnic in the green areas or feed ducks, you can climb oak trees. There are little shops, including a bike shop, Quarter Moon Shop (hippie clothes, silver rings, candles, etc), and a barber shop. You can get coffee at the Black Dog or maybe catch some music at the American Legion Hall. The park is supposed to close at night but it never does. And public bathrooms!
(off N. Monroe St)
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Orlando, Florida
Asian District (Asian)
Fans of Asian culture/food/anime etc. don't miss the Asian district in Orlando, between the Fashion Square mall and downtown, on Mills/Colonial. You can get good, cheap eats all over the place in the Asian district. Little Saigon is very popular. Chicken and vegetables on rice is 5.50 at lunch or dinner and is very good. Summer rolls are yummy, too, 2.50$ for two. There are lots of other Asian restaurants in town, Thai House, Vinh's, Viet Garden, Anh Hong, the Korean one (unfortunately I can't remember the name of it)-I've heard good things about all of them and they're cheap. The best Asian grocer is Dong-A, they have a good selection of Pocky, Kasugai gummies and hard candies, gum, all kinds of sauces, ramen, weird fruits and vegetables-all kinds of stuff. If you like anime stuff there's Florida Oriental Trading, or "Debbie's" as locals call it. You can't miss it, there's an anime girl on the sign. Also in the Asian district is Venus and Mars, an alternative clothing boutique with piercings, Paul Frank stuff, lots of platform boots, etc., and some gay stores noticable by the rainbow decor.
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Orlando, Florida
Thrift stores, book stores, and more: (stores)
One of the best runs of thrift/book stores in the Orlando area is on 17-92 running from the Longwood area heading towards Sanford. (Get a map, I can't explain it any better...) You'll start just before 17-92 meets up with 436. Remember, you're heading towards Sanford. Right around the Jai-Alai (I can't recall if it's before or after), there will be a used bookstore on the right in a mostly dead shopping center with a Russian restaurant (as of this writing, it hasn't been there long, so who knows how long it will last). Just past that, also on your right, in a strip center, is a thrift store called Rethreads, which closes fairly early. It's kind of expensive for the area, but worth a look. They have a lot of sewing stuff if you're into that. Keep going. On the right, not too far, there will be a Goodwill (closes at 8?). Local prices: skirts and shirts, 3.50$, dresses, 5$. (Rethreads is similar in price.) Again, keep going. There will be another small thrift on the right called Safehouse after you pass 434. It's in a strip center with a Sobik's, and believe it or not I've never been there, but give it a shot. Then, only a mile or two past THAT, on the left this time, is another thrift store, called Values Reborn (open 9-5?), although the sign from the street just says "thrift store" I think. It's in a shopping center with a biker bar and an Asian grocery. It's large and cheap-pretty much all clothes are between 1-3$, books are like 4 for 1$...plenty of everything in there. Keep going another mile or two, also on the left is another used bookstore called Legible Leftovers (closes at 5?). The sign on the store also says "Books, Bottles and the Cat's Meow." This store is particularly strong on fantasy books, although they've got it all, including live pettable cats wandering around. The last thrift store is farther away by a bit, but worth it. Keep going down 17-92, same direction, until you come to a Super Wal-Mart on the right. Can't miss it. Turn down the next street after the Wal-Mart and on your left, almost immediately, is a Habitat for Humanity thrift (closes at 5 or 6). This place is also cheap: I got two blouses, a dress, a board game, and a card there recently for $6. I have yet to find their records, however...perhaps there are none."
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Atlanta, Georgia
There are "sections" of Atlanta
Some of them are totally different cities, but are still considered "a part of atlanta" for some really odd reason. There's Buckhead, which is mostly dance clubs and good, but expensive ($10-12 a plate) restaurants. Little 5 Points has an "alternative" scene. There are riot grrrls, punks, goths, zinesters, ravers, vegans, bikers, etc etc. Although superficially it looks a little exploited, if you dig deep enough youll find something amazing.
In Little Five Points: There's a wig store called Fifi Mahagonys (sp?), Hot Topic-esque stores (Throb, Junkman's Daughter), a WONDERFUL burger joint called the Vortex (although I've never eaten meat there, their veggie burger is to die for), a zine/record store called Criminal Records, feminist book store called Charis... Theres also a vintage clothing store named Stefan's, but Ive never seen anything I liked there. Or at the Hot Topic-esque stores. But thats just me. Little 5 Points is just, like, 3 small streets and is meant for walking around, so I dont really know any street names except Euclid and Moreland Ave.
And the third section is Decatur, which has neat crafty, overpriced stores and wonderful, wonderful restaurants. I LOVE their library and this coffee house named Java Monkey. I recommend the soy latte and my best friend loves the vanilla latte. The store's part indoors/part outdoors with a little roof covering half the outdoor part. Theres also a fireplace for cold nights. There is live music every day and wine tasting & massage on Thursdays.
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Atlanta, Georgia
Creative Loafing (paper)
Alternative press. Definitely pick one up while you're here. This is a huge paper that has info on apartments, things to do, movies, music, commentary, etc. My favorite columnist is Hollis Gillespie, who writes diary-type accounts and is very witty and funny. Can be found practically anywhere. Ask a store if they carry it. Free. Weekly (every Wednesday)
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Atlanta, Georgia
Stomp and Stammer (paper)
Free. Can be found in mostly Decatur and Little 5 Points stores. Known for being blunt and sometimes mean; is a paper for music (mostly underground?) commentary. Has an extensive list of shows that're happening that week, which is also on their website www.stompandstammer.com
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Evanston , Illinois
Sasha (person)
Originally from NYC, I live in Evanston and am attending college near Philadelphia, but drop me a line and I can either hook you up with recommendations & info or, if I'm in town, show you around. Possible couch space. I love photography, science, music, and cultural absurdities. I'm currently addicted to Livejournal and chocolate. I haven't yet published a zine but zine projects I currently do include this resource and the Hey Girls! pamphlet (it's free)
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Chicago, Illinois
billy (person)
Hey, my name is Billy, and I live in Chicago. I run Loop Distro, a local zine distro. Um... yeah. I'm a total zine-nerd, and into punk rock stuff, DIY stuff, and other stuff I guess. Email me. I'm really busy, all the time. I may or may not be able to hang out, may or may not be able to let you crash at my place, and may or may not have time to show you around. Email though, and let me know what's up. If nothing else, I can probably help find a place for you to stay and hang out and all that. DIY or DIE!
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Lawrence, Kansas
Massachusetts Street
(read: "Mass Street") Up and down this street are the fruits of a vibrant college town. Coffee, second-hand clothes and music, good food. Here's a list of the best stuff, but it's all within four blocks on Mass Street, in downtown Lawrence.
Coffee Shops: Henry's Cafe (8th street), The Bourgeois Pig (9th), Java Break and Milton's (800 block on Mass).
Zines best bet: Java Break. (7th street across from Borders.)
Second hand clothing: Arizona Trading Co. (buy, trade, sell) 700 block of Mass. Sugartown Traders (buy trade sell) 900 block of Mass. (also on 19th Street and Mass Street is Lawrence's Salvation Army.)
Second hand books: Dusty Bookshelf (700 block)
Music, new and used: Love Garden Sea & Sky Institute. new, used vinyl, CD, and tape. Sells Zines, mostly music related. 900 block, second floor.
7th Heaven. Ninth street, half a block off Mass.
Good food: Paradise Cafe (700 block), Mass Street Deli (900 block), Mad Greek (800 block), Papa Keno's (900 block)
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huntingtown, maryland
Bryan M (person)
zinester, local.....all around semi-exciting person! can get you some place to sleep, (not in my house...but somewhere), can give you zines, um...not really entertaing, but i know my way around calvert county well enough for you to get food.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Wicked Good Guide to Boston's Public Restrooms (restrooms)
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Boston, Massachusetts
records stores: (record stores)
Nuggets, CD Spins("they scare me"), Mystery Train, Planet Records (Harvard Square), Mars Records (Mass Ave), Looney Tunes (Mass Ave), and a place that shares the building with Oona.
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Boston, Massachusetts
thrift stores in allston (thrift store)
Amvets (80 Brighton Ave, walking distance from the Packard's Corner stop on the B line) "Amvets is like a goodwill. I always find decent stuff wicked cheap there." Both in Allston. Urban Renewals (120 Brighton Ave, walking distance from the Packard's Corner stop on the B line in Allston) I believe this is a thrift store
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Boston, Massachusetts
xiaowei (person)
"I'm short and that gives me a complex. Once, when I walked into a glass door, my friend said "wow, that's SUCH a Xiaowei thing to do!'
I have a distro and a zine. They keep me busy.
I'd like to meet more people from the diy scene, especially those who live in my area (boston...cambridge...allston...)"
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Twin Cities, Minnesota
Lots of info from Amanda Cross:
"On the other side of downtown Minneapolis from the Minneapolis Community and Technical College zine library is a complex called Open Book. The main feature for zinesters is the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Here they have all kinds of info, classes, a library, and exhibits related to paper making, binding, fonts, design, etc. Open Book also includes a respected independent bookstore (Ruminator), an independent publisher (Milkweed Editions), a literary center (The Loft), and of course, a coffee shop. The address is 1011 Washington Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55415. Website is http://www.openbookmn.org
About a 10 minute bus ride from Open Book is the Textile Center of Minnesota. Here they have info, exhibits, classes and a library for arts such as knitting, weaving, basket making, sewing, costume making, quilting, lace making, beading, doll making, etc. This is also the place all of these crafts headquarter their guilds. Address is 3000 University Ave SE, Minneapolis MN 55414. Phone 612-436-0464 Website http://www.textilecentermn.org"
"The Walker Library is one of Mpls.'s public libraries and they are trying to start a zine collection to go along with their graphic novel collection. It's located in the heart of Uptown, a real "hip" area with lots of restaurants, clothing boutiques, a couple of independent movie theaters, at 2880 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis MN 55408. Phone (612) 630-6650. Website http://www.mplib.org/walker.asp. Visit here and drop off your zine to add to the collection. My mom works here so be sure to say hi to Moira!"
"Another library that would probably interest zinesters is the Quatrefoil Library in St. Paul. Here's the description from their website: "Quatrefoil Library exists to collect, preserve, and share materials and information relevant to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minority communities. Collections include books, videos, and sound recordings, which members may check out. We also have a large collection of non-circulating periodicals." I can't remember if they have zines or not, but it's still a great place to check out and maybe add your zine to the collection. Address is 1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 105 St. Paul, MN 55104. Phone 651.641.0969. Website http://www.quatrefoillibrary.org/"
"A great radio station to listen to while you're in the Twin Cities is KFAI, 90.3FM in Minneapolis, 106.7FM in St. Paul. It's a community radio station, with shows on every subject from motherhood, to persons with disabilities, to Ukrainian news, to a music show called "Crap from the Past." Website is http://www.kfai.org. The University of Minnesota's college radio station at 770AM (during daylight hours only) is also good. They use play lists but it includes way more than the average commercial station obviously. Website http://www.cce.umn.edu/radiok/"
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Radio stations: (radio stations)
89.5 FM KNPR, Local Public Radio
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Brick, New Jersey
Radio stations: (radio stations)
WPRB 103.3FM Princeton's private radio station
WMCX 88.9FM Monmouth University's student run radio station
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New York , New York
Radio stations: (Radio stations)
WBGO jazz 88.3FM, Fordam radio station -
90.7FM WFUV
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New York , New York
Dee (person)
on St. Marks at Ave. A he's this guy with a table of books and art. he's usually pretty covered in paint. sometimes he has a piece of furniture or something. tell him colin sent you
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New York , New York
NYC Zinester's Group
A zinester's group that meets in Bryant Park (42nd and 6th Ave in Manhattan) every so often to chat and things. Check out the website for links and local resources, and to sign up for the mailing list that announces meetings.
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New York , New York
The Village Voice (paper)
is a free, local newspaper with leftist political news writing as well as local listings for events and restaurants. Pick up your copy on the streets of NYC.
These are some sections of the website that I found especially helpful during my trip to New York:
- Best of Everything 2001. Really neat culture page!
- Summers Arts Events http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0222/summerarts.php
Best Places to Check Your E-Mail for Free (from the Village Voice)
(The location in the basement of Canal Jeans no longer offers internet, but you can play games on their iMacs. 504 Broadway)
NYU BOBST LIBRARY (70 Washington Square South, 998-2520) "laugh at the guards who keep the gates of the library's Internet terminals. They'll ask you for a student ID. So what? Bypass security: Take a SHARP left [once inside the building] into the Bobcat's Den, the student lounge, and find three more iMacs. [they have vending machines, too]"
"If you find yourself at JFK AIRPORT (Terminal 6, Queens, 1-800-JETBLUE) with bounteous time to kill, go to the Jet Blue terminal, where eight free computers have no time limits, no hidden charges, and no fees."
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New York , New York
rich (person)
If you need info on dumpstering in [Lower East Side/East Village], let me know - i spent about 4 months there this year and the dumpster diving scene in Manhattan is unbelievable.
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Rochester, New York
Radio stations: (Radio stations)
90.5FM, plays some indie rock and some other garbage. 88.5FM, This is mainly a student run station, sometimes they play cool metal or a techno show.
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Syracuse, New York
websites to check out for rock shows listings & other local contacts, on message boards & stuff: (websites)
www.emocuse.com (covers hc/punk/indie/etc contrary to name), www.koalasyndicate.com, www.syracusepunk.com, www.cnyrc.com
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New York, NY
DIXON PLACE - A home for Artists and their Work (Experimental Theater)
A home for performing an Literary artists. They have works in progress, readings, dance, and performance art 4-6 nights per week. They have couches and are laid back, inexpensive.
check out the website - www.dixonplace.org
or call to come see a show:
212.219.0736
contact@dixonplace.org
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Columbus, Ohio
Radio stations: (Radio stations)
88.7 RadioU [indie, underground, all genres]
90.5 WCBE [NPR, etc]
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Okie Dokie Zine Lending Library (zine library)
A zine library at my house in my spare bedroom. As of right now, it is primarily an "on-line" library.Someday I'd like to move it into a more progressive space, but there isn't any place like that right now.
http://members.cox.net/okiezine/
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Green Door (website)
A show site, "They are always checking out new bands to play in Oklahoma.
http://www.okcshows.com/
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
elpistolero.8m.com (website)
i keep this site updated of all the diy/punk shows and other things that i know about going on in tulsa.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jon-Paul (person)
if you are ever in the tulsa area and need a place to crash and/or cook food, give me a call and i will help out anyway i can. my phone # is 918-425-2413 or you can email me.
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Portland, Oregon
The Zinester's Guide to Portland (guide)
Most printed guidebooks suck. Why not pick up one made by zinesters, for zinesters? The Zinester's Guide to Portland is a print guide that lists not only zine-specific stuff to do in the Rose City, but gives info on cheap, free, interesting, cool, and underground things to do in town. The current edition (2003-04) will be available through August 2004, and can be ordered by sending $4 in concealed US cash to : Zinester's Guide to Portland, P.O. Box 14185, Portland, OR 97293-0185. Or you can pick it up at one of the cool bookstores in Stumptown that sell it, like Reading Frenzy, In Other Words, Powells, Q is for Choir, and many more. The 2005 edition will be ready early next year. Go to our website at http://pdxguide.org where you can contribute a listing, and one day, yes one day, you will be able to access info through an online database.
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Portland, Oregon
Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls
This isn't really something you can visit, but it's still awesome! "Through a week-long summer day camp for girls between the ages of eight and eighteen and year-round programs, girls are provided with the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of playing, writing and performing rock Śną roll music from a team of experienced instructors and mentors..." (see the website for more info, pictures, and news of benefits put on by people like Sleater-Kinney)
http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/
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Portland, Oregon
"The clothes per pound are at what they call The Goodwill Bins. I'm not sure of that address though. It's kind of like the goodwill outlet. But you have to do some serious work to find good clothes in the piles of stuff in bins all over." -sarah falsefiction
Second opinion: "There's this place out near Reed College called The Bins. That's what everyone calls it anyway although really it's the Goodwill Outlet store. It's kind of a scary place in that everyone who works there wears breathing masks and rubber gloves...and I've found clothes with shit or puke on them more than once. But it's also really, really cheap. Clothes are like $1.49 a pound, which works out to be hardly anything for fabric scraps and blank t-shirts. We always went there to get shirts to silkscreen on. They also sold me my Dentist Barbie for like 29 cents. She talks. They have toys and books and BIKES (my bike was ten dollars there) and furniture and stuff too. It's always packed with ravening bargain hunters and there's this closed off section where they put in new stuff for an hour, open the place for half an hour, then after everyone has ransacked it, they shovel the rest of the stuff into dumpsters and throw it away! I love The Bins but after being there for a while I start to feel like my skin is crawling and I can't breathe. Paranoia? Or is it really that dirty? I don't know." -gillian
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Kutztown, PA
Joe Fox, III (person)
JJ Fox is a local media icon, hailing from blustery Kutztown, PA (near Fleetwood). Joe doesn't really read, per se, but he agrees with zines, and believes that it is a noble profession, at least in theory. Also, one day he hopes to go surfing, but Joe says a lot of things, so who knows.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
South Street
"good "alternative" shopping district, with good kitchy stores, thrifts, coffee shops, record stores etc. a great place to spend a day
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Austin, Texas
Radio stations (Radio stations)
the radio here sucks a whole lot of ass...but i guess if you're looking for alternative you can tune in to 101.5 X
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Houston, Texas
Bayou Place
has a lot of stuff to do. Lots of restuarants and clubs, The Angelika Theater (shows a lot of indie flicks), and the Aerial Theater that hosts live concerts. There's always something going on, along with tons of festivals that happen in the area. It's right in the center of Houston's great Theater District (live plays, ballets, symphony, concerts, etc.) so there's much more surrounding it also. (Located at Smith and Texas Avenue in downtown Houston off af I-45. (713) 230-1600)
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Houston, Texas
The Galleria area
in Houston is also the place to be. For a romantic evening there's the Water Wall next to the Transco Tower (tallest building in the South). Just down the road are Westheimer Rd. and Richmond Ave. These two streets have the largest selestion of bars and clubs in Houston. Not to mention the Galleria itself, which is the largest mall in Houston complete with an indoor skating rink open year-round. (The whole area is located in Uptown Houston just off loop I-610 on the west side. The best exit is Post Oak Blvd.)
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Dallas, Texas
DART Mass Transit (public transit)
the lightrail system is still really limited, but there's very extensive bus coverage. $1 within Dallas proper, $2 to suburbs. www.dart.org
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Houston, Texas
Radio stations: (Radio stations)
94.5FM The Buzz, an alternative station
101.1FM Great classic rock
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Centreville, Virginia
Sarah Barton (person)
"Hey :) I'm Sarah. I'm into zines among many other things. I don't know many zinesters around here so I'm putting my feelers out! Going out for food with geeks, talking, working on projects with people. I hate phones :x ... love the net, and meatspace :) My ICQ number is 15841419 if you're interested in getting in touch with me."
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Seattle, Washington
Broadway Market
Broadway Market is a shopping center set in the middle of Broadway, the center of Capitol Hill and a thriving Gay/Lesbian/Trans cultural area. Not only are there deliciously fun stores, but there is a photobooth and many places to have a coffee or tea. A great destination.
(401 Brdwy E., (206) 322-1610, in Capitol Hill)
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Spokane, Washington
Food Not Bombs (food not bombs)
(on the corner of madison and first) "Serves food every saturday after 6pm.
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