June 3- 9, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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I Was a Federal Informant The incredible story of one man, seven government agencies, a Jamaican drug ring and a North Philly community center. by Amy L. Webb

news

Demo Dust-Up Heats Up: Accusations swirl in an ongoing Northern Liberties development dispute.—Ralph Cipriano

Justice Served: The father of the young girl assaulted at the library sees her attacker in person for the first time.—Helen i-lin Hwang

fineprint: Less words, more story.—Deborah Bolling

Con Gains: A summit and film series attempt to draw attention to recidivism.—Rebecca Bellville

Bio-Defense and Offense: A newly approved federal fund could mean a bonanza for Philly pharmaceuticals.—Amy L. Webb

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Conventional Security—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Breaking Ground: Modern structures add energy to historic districts.—Joanne Aitken

Cityspace:Bookbinders Is Back—Liz Harris

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Our South, Our Selves.

Slant by Scott Schaffer
The Blame of the Game

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Under a Spell: The Pennsylvania Ballet lets a world-renowned choreographer work his magic on a new, million-dollar Swan Lake.—Janet Anderson

Oh, What a Feeling: Local companies strut their stuff for the Dance Critics Association.—Deni Kasrel

artsquicks

First Friday Focus:First Friday Focus—Lori Hill

Theater:Moby Dick -- Rehearsed—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Speech Acts—David Anthony Fox

Theater:The Goat Or, Who Is Sylvia?—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim—Lori Hill

Le Cabaret Melange's First Anniversary—A.D. Amorosi

First Person Festival of Memoir & Documentary Arts—Andrew Parks

movies

A Hole in Their Soul: Khmer Rouge killers face their own amnesia in S21.—Sam Adams

Lost and Found: A family mourns, and revives, its departed son.—Sam Adams

Inside Story: Carandiru's episodic prison yarns pack a collective punch.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Making Time: Philadelphia Folklore Project's Musicians-in-Residence program gives artists the opportunity to focus on their art.—Mary Armstrong

Sound Advice

Lone Stars: Los Lonely Boys get loud at the Appel Farm Fest.—Nicole Pensiero

Blistered In The Sun—Jesse Delaney

Game on: Philly guitarist Chuck Anderson is back after 20 years.—A.D. Amorosi

HearHere—Patrick Rapa

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Knife or Death Fest—Rich Warwick

Tye Tribbett—A.D. Amorosi

Jolie Holland—M.J. Fine

Luciana Souza—Kyle Parker

Tortured Soul—Sean O'Neal

Restiform Bodies/Broken Spindles—Andrew Parks

naked city

Obsessions: A Portrait of Engagement—Rachel Buchman

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

On the Defensive—Tami Fertig

The Tribes Have Spoken—A.D. Amorosi

Repubblica Convention—A.D. Amorosi

food

Dining Behind Bars: Local scholars take a look at prison food and its checkered past.—John Vettese

Meeting Expectations—Elisa Ludwig