June 27-July 3, 2002	[2002 issue index]
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Islam Inside Local Nation of Islam Minister Rodney Muhammad says that most Muslim inmates are converts to peace, but that the Department of Justice is singling them out as soldiers of jihad. by Daryl Gale

news

Did Feds Foil Terrorist Plot Against Bell?: FBI says no way, but several sources claim that park rangers and FBI saved the day.—Howard Altman and Brendan McGarvey

Time's Up?: A 10-year-old program that gives young offenders a chance to wipe their records clean is in dire need of volunteers.—Mary F. Patel

Don't Go Away Angry—Daniel Brook

Bin There, Done That: Will collecting trash and recyclables on the same day keep materials out of the landfill?—Gwen Shaffer

Meet the Press—Daniel Brook

The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

columns:

Political Notebook:Being Allen Kukovich
—Mary F. Patel

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Big Trouble from Little Thailand

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Real Barbecue

Slant by David Warner
Back on the Streets Again

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Artsbeat:Artsbeat—Debra Auspitz

Dance:Up and At'Em: In its 10th year, Shut Up and Dance makes a move to the Mann.—Deni Kasrel

Theater:Greek Tragedy—David Anthony Fox

Theater:To Sir, With Love—Howard Altman

artspicks

The Music Man—Debra Auspitz

ICE, Baby—Debra Auspitz

Camping Trip—Debra Auspitz

movies

Long, Long, Long: Two new releases illustrate the perils of the three-hour tour.—Sam Adams

Dirty Deeds: With this bungled Capra remake, Adam Sandler continues to not get better.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Folk Explosion: A tour of local mics open to aspiring artists.—Mary Armstrong

Cd Reviews—Andrew Milner, Sean O’Neal, Michael Pelusi, S.O and John Vettese

Jam Hooks: Where, when and how you&'ll get onstage.—Mary Armstrong

Beat Box—Ainè Ardron-Doley

The Gig—Nate Chinen

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Steve Hackett—A.D. Amorosi

The Proclaimers—Sam Adams

Anomoanon—Karen Williams

Ugly Casanova—Chris Parker

Elf Power—A.D. Amorosi

The Oxes—Patrick Rapa

naked city

Length Matters: Long hair on men isn't back -- it never went away. And we aren’t all in metal bands.—Frank Lewis

Cabaret at Avenue B and The Prime Rib—A.D. Amorosi

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

food

Arabian delights: The Arab world, from Morocco to Afghanistan, is well-represented on the Philly restaurant scene.—Matthew Hotz and Brian Howard

country time Summer is the perfect season to enjoy some of the finer restaurants in more leafy settings.—Maxine Keyser

maxi's minis—Maxine Keyser