Mar 20th, 2010 · Volunteers have placed more than a million sandbags around Fargo, N.D., and city officials say they think they've done enough to prevent major flooding. The Red River is expected to crest Sunday at 19 feet above flood stage — lower than earlier predictions.
Mar 19th, 2010 · On Thursday night at SXSW, the group of friends I was with decided on one thing: no lines. That's a tall order as we get closer to the weekend here in Austin. But, one cool thing about this festival is that you can still stumble upon greatness, and upon great bands, even if they haven't been recommended to you by the usual suspects. In fact, it's an exhilarating mission to be on.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Nearly 200 years ago, workers in England took up arms against technology. Weavers protested the advent of mechanized looms with violence. Named for weaver Ned Lud, the Luddites feared the machines would make hand weaving extinct. The people of Huddersfield are rising up again, but this time to celebrate the city's 19th century weavers.
Mar 19th, 2010 · While the music festival South by Southwest attracts thousands of industry types to Austin, Texas, other locales are trying to make sure the host city doesn't get too much credit as being the "music city." Places like Nashville, Seattle and even the state of Louisiana have sent contingents. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN reports.
Mar 19th, 2010 · The South by Southwest music festival bills itself as "the premier destination for discovery." It's also the destination for truckloads of cash, as music and art fans flock to Austin, Texas, each March. Last year's event brought nearly $100 million to the city, according to one analyst.
Mar 18th, 2010 · Hailing from Huntsville, Ala., G-Side is a rap duo that rhymes about the experience of living in a midsize city in the American south. The group performed as part of NPR Music's daytime party in Austin, Texas, on March 18.
Mar 17th, 2010 · The city's emergency financial manager announced the closing of more than a quarter of Detroit's 144 public schools as the district fights steadily declining enrollment and a budget deficit of more than $219 million. The closures are part of a $1 billion, five-year plan to downsize the district while improving education, test scores and safety.
Mar 17th, 2010 · China is now second only to the U.S. in the number of billionaires, and nowhere is the country's entrepreneurial zeal more apparent than in the southern city of Wenzhou. The past year has been hard on China's entrepreneurs, but they are still wheeling and dealing in Wenzhou.