August 7-13, 2003 | [2003 issue index] |
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Pulling the StringsAfter four decades of The Sound of Philadelphia, master arranger Larry Gold finally gets his name above the title.
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news
West Bank Stowaway: A 22-year-old Jewish woman from Montgomery County is on the frontlines as a Palestinian activist. So why is she there on Israel’s dime?—Daniel Brook
Banner Day: Despite the accolades, the Eagles president is still miffed over negative coverage of the Linc.—Brian Hickey
fineprint: Less words, more story.—Erin Zlomek
Gale Warning: The Third Wheel Squeaks—Daryl Gale
Angels in Disguise?: The Pagans are under seige from all sides.—Brendan McGarvey
The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
columns:
Political Notebook:Oh Cecelia's—Mary F. Patel
Cityspace:Green Acres: What’s the future for Philly’s urban gardens?—Michele K. Firkus
Cityspace:Need A Ride?—Daniel Brook
opinion
Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Little Boy BluesLoose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Wanted: Bridge BuildersSlant by Rob Lehmann
Cradle RockLetters to the Editor: by the readers
arts
Road Shows: Scratching the travel itch with the art of the greater Delaware Valley and beyond.—Susan Hagen
artquicks: More stuff going on this week...
Artsbeat:artsbeat: Lisa Nelson-Haynes & Todd Kimmell—Debra Auspitz
Books:George Wein—A.D. Amorosi
Theater:Mawkish Mamet—Toby Zinman
artspicks
Phrenic New Ballet—Deni Kasrel
The Philly Sound—Kristina Weise
Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society—Brian White
Urban Cartography—Dana Procaccino
Phil Ceccola's Springsteen Photographs—Patrick Rapa
movies
Communication Breakdown: Talking creates more problems than it solves in the WWII-set The Cuckoo.—Sam Adams
French Twists: Coincidence entwines characters in Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala’s Le Divorce.—Cindy Fuchs
Screen Picks—Sam Adams
music
Right Now Groove: Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter sets up shop at The North Star.—Nate Chinen
Music—Ainé Ardron-Doley, Mary Armstrong, Nicole Pensiero and Patrick Rapa
DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal
Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley
musicpicks
Minus the Bear—John Vettese
Jason Mraz—Nicole Pensiero
Ween—A.D. Amorosi
Grandaddy—John Vettese
Harry Connick Jr. Quartet—Kyle Parker
naked city
Breaking the Mold: Can a Philly foodie and an Amish farmer successfully introduce the world to Amish artisanal cheese?—Bruce Schimmel
Hey Bartender: It takes a lot of hard work to learn the secrets of a really good buttery nipple.—Patrick Rapa
Back To School What courses should you take to find a job in this whacked economy?—Alex Richmond
Education Listings: Special Advertising Section
Icepack—A.D. Amorosi
mixpicks
Sixth Annual 76ers Beach Bash—Ainé Ardron-Doley
Pennsylvania Dutch Festival—Andrew Parks
PWR First Anniversary Party—A.D. Amorosi
food
Fondest Formica: Can the Parkway Diner measure up to nostalgic countertop memories?—Helen i-lin Hwang
Great in the Sake?: Sake has taken a big step away from those teeny ceramic cups.—Alex Richmond

