Matthew Fleischer

Alt-Weeky Chain Creative Loafing Files Chapter 11

Matthew Fleischer
Amidst the failed federal bailout and the ensuing stock market tumble, the media world had its own depressing contribution to today's news cycle. Tampa-based Creative Loafing, owners of the second largest alternative weekly chain in the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. The move comes just more than......

Texas greener than California?

Matthew Fleischer
In the effort to go green, Texas appears to be kicking the crap out of California. After a summer that saw sewage spill after sewage spill mar beaches across L.A. County, it's refreshing to see that at least one city in America has its shit together. Yesterday, San Antonio, Texas......
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Richard Koshalek Out at Art Center

Matthew Fleischer
Amidst waves of student, faculty and alumni protests over soaring tuition rates and alleged capital mismanagement, trustees of the Art Center College of Design announced yesterday that Richard Koshalek's contract as president won't be renewed when it terminates at the end of next year. The move was a bit of......
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Is Art Center Gehry-Rigged? Richard Koshalek Says No

Matthew Fleischer
Nathan Cooke isn’t a miscreant. He isn’t a troublemaker or a misguided teen. He is a 26-year-old industrial design major in his final two trimesters at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Cooke’s a good student too — a rare Art Center scholarship recipient and an active......