January 16-22, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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The End of a Beautiful Friendship Carl Singley, Mayor Street's former best buddy, talks about why the relationship’s over -- and why he likes Sam Katz. by Howard Altman and Interview by Daryl Gale

news

Biker Wars: The holidays were a festive time for mobsters of all stripes.—Brendan McGarvey

Walker in Suburbia: Inky Editor Lundy sees a bright future in the hinterlands.—Deborah Bolling

Soundbites—Deborah Bolling

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Supreme Courting—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:River Phoenix: How life along one urban waterway can rise from the ashes.—Steve Conn

Cityspace:Unsafe At Any Speed?—Daniel Brook

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Dissent in the Ranks

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Take My Knife ... Please

Slant by Alan G. Rosenbloom
Sick System

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

A-Plus: A unique twist on an American classic at People's Light.—Toby Zinman

Theater:Reich and Wrong—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

William Kowalski—Alex Richmond

ICA Exhibits—Lori Hill

Gloria: Another Look at Feminist Art of the 1970s—Lori Hill

New Edge Mix Performance Series—Deni Kasrel

movies

Time After Time: Decades and stories intertwine in The Hours.—Cindy Fuchs

Poetry at 90 mph: Maverick filmmaker Sam Fuller, in his own words.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Running' Lapse: Relapse Records' Matt Jacobson explains why he chose Philadelphia for Contamination.—Paul Burress

Smiths and Lessons: How Johnny Marr got here from there -- and ended up singing?—Nicole Pensiero

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

musicpicks

Sweet Tooth—Ainé Ardron-Doley

Brad Mehldau—A.D. Amorosi

Patti Smith—Nicole Pensiero

Don Conoscenti—Nicole Pensiero

naked city

Lock 'n' Roll: Head to the Italian Market to get yourself a rockin' new look.—A.D. Amorosi

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Edible Insect Special Event—Paul Burress

Sixers vs. Bucks—Ainé Ardron-Doley

Robert Klein—Frank Halperin

Sterling Huck—Patrick Rapa

food

Tropico: Paradise: Exquisite tacos and fried ice cream to die for in Old City.—Juliet Fletcher

offthemenu—Frank Lewis