Georgia Perry

American Writer & Journalist

United States

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Journalism

The Atlantic
09/21/2015
Mall Walking: The Most American Thing Possible

After neighborhood sidewalks, shopping centers are the most popular places in the U.S. to go for a stroll. Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > Indeed.

Santacruz
10/22/2013
Will New Rules Change Culture of Pacific Avenue?

Thomas Sage has been making a living performing on Pacific Avenue for three years, but his didgeridoo doesn't fit into the space limitations of a new downtown ordinance. Thomas Sage has made his living playing music on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz for the past three years, but beginning this week he doesn't expect to be out there much, if at all, anymore.

Bloomberg
Bloomberg

R2D2 gives the city's homeless just a sleeping bag and a communal tent for the night. The homeless run it, too—allowing others to survive on the streets on their own terms.

The-magazine
The Magazine

The Scott house in 1970 On Peterboro Street in Detroit, James Scott built a mansion in 1887. It was not uncommon for a wealthy man to build such a large house at that time and in that neighborhood: the city's economy was large and expanding, and castle-like homes were in vogue.

Good Times
03/18/2015
The Road Goes on Forever | Good Times

Most people assume that hitchhiking is a long-gone tradition in the 21st century. But in the San Lorenzo Valley, the continued popularity of thumbing it is one example of how things are done a little differently The 3:07 p.m. bus was due 15 minutes ago, and Xavier Pujol has been waiting at the Felton bus [...]

Interviews & Profiles

Portland Mercury
Faith No More

Professor Peter Boghossian thinks your faith is dumb-here's why.

Santacruz
09/24/2013
Take Back Santa Cruz Leader Pulls No Punches

Analicia Cube, founder of Take Back Santa Cruz group, says she never expected the group to grow into what it's become. It took me a month to get up the courage to tell Analicia Cube where I work. When I did, she rolled her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, but the Santa Cruz Weekly is no friend of mine."

Santacruz
11/12/2013
A Local Eater Goes Pro

There's a lot to digest in the story behind Dax Swanson's rise to competitive-eating glory. I'm sitting across a breakfast table from three Dax Swansons. First, there's the man himself-the exuberant, red-bearded Santa Cruz native who all the waitresses know and admire.