August 29-September 4, 2002	[2002 issue index]
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news

Operation Mean Streets: Point Breeze residents say police pulled out of the neighborhood, resulting in bloodshed.—Daryl Gale

Summer Fun: How mobsters vacation.—Brendan McGarvey

Inky Shuffle—Deborah Bolling

Checkpoint Schweiker: A new plan will require journos and lobbyists working at the State Capitol to undergo background checks.—Deborah Bolling

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

columns:

Guvwatch:On a MOVE Towards Ed—Daryl Gale

Political Notebook:Happy as Clams—Mary F. Patel

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Hook Me Up

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Perfection on a Roll

Slant by Stephen Zunes
No Go

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Prints and the Revolution: IMPRINT hits the streets with an art invasion.—Lori Hill

Book Tour: With the “Art on the Page” exhibit, more than just politicians are getting booked at City Hall.—Robin Rice

artspicks

The Passion of Dracula—Steve Cohen

Museum Studies 6: Richard Hamilton—A.D. Amorosi

The Etching Club of London: A Taste for Painters' Etchings—Karen Williams

movies

Shots in the Dark: Robin Williams is an obsessive photo clerk in One Hour Photo.—Cindy Fuchs

Do the Freak-Out: In The Last Kiss, you’re never the wrong age for a midlife crisis.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks

music

Musical Chairs: Queens of the Stone Age should have a revolving door on their tour bus.—Sam Adams

Strong Man: The Weakerthans’ John Samson likes humans.—Chris Parker

Beat Box—Aine Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Zod Records Tour—A.D. Amorosi

Phil Markowitz—Nate Chinen

Le Tigre—Patrick Rapa

'Grass Roots—Mary Armstrong

Jamaaladeen Tacuma's DNA Galleria featuring James ³Blood² Ulmer—Nate Chinen

Mickey Roker Quartet—Nate Chinen

naked city

Border Lines: Another in a series on the look and texture of Philadelphia neighborhoods.—Kass Mencher

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

food

It Only Tastes Expensive: Striped Bass’ bar offers elegance and affordability.—Maxine Keyser

E.R.A. Bar and Restaurant—Elisa Ludwig