June 24-30, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Love, actually Former City Paper columnist Sarah Dunn, after years in sitcom writing, gets bitten by the novel bug. by Lori Hill

news

Snitch Work: John Hall and a fellow inmate led Walter Ogrod to death row. Should the DA reopen the case?—Tom Lowenstein

Disputed Evidence

fineprint: Less words, more story.—Rebecca Bellville and Ralph Cipriano

The Coup at King School: An unprecedented number of teachers are jumping ship as officials make MLK High a charter.—Brett Schaeffer

Progress Report: It's a mixed outlook for city children.—Julia Zhou

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Moving In and Taking Over—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Unconventional Development: Too many buildings will perish if Convention Center expansion plans come to fruition.—Angie Liou

Cityspace:Preservation Taken to Task—Liz Harris

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Independence Crawl

Slant by Thomas Soper
Getting It Together

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

Ice Breaker: What sets our city's frozen desserts apart from the competition? They're the coolest.—Elisa Ludwig

Dining Out: Take to the streets, the parks and the city's purveyors for picnics that are memorable and infinitely varied.—Alex Koppelman

No Messing: Skip the complicated chaos: Two local chefs present their personal favorite picnic dishes -- homemade and very, very portable. —Alex Koppelman

arts

Popular Science: APS examines America's appetite for natural history, wildlife and the great outdoors.—Susan Hagen

Culture Clash: Questions still surround the city's shutdown of the Office of Arts and Culture.—Doron Taussig

Theater:Crowns—David Anthony Fox

Dance:Ancestral Lines—Deni Kasrel

artspicks

Burlesque A Go-Go—Joel Tannenbaum

Makin' It in Manayunk—Tricia Ferdinand

Silver Lining—Tami Fertig

Whack! Pow! Blam!—Juliet Fletcher

movies

Hot and Cold: Michael Moore sets his sights on George W. Bush, but only wings the real target.—Sam Adams

Back from the Dead: A widow's affair with a younger man awakens conflicting desires.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Reverb: Influential instrumental punks The Notekillers return to Philly after 23 years.—A.D. Amorosi

Sound Advice—Mary Armstrong, Nicole Pensiero, Patrick Rapa and John Vettese

Band of Opportunity: How Time For Three learned the power of improv and shined in the dark.—Mary Armstrong

blisteredinthesun—Jesse Delaney

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Moqita—Sean O'Neal

Summer Solstice Celebration

Jeffrey Gaines—Nicole Pensiero

The Shocker—Patrick Rapa

Vandermark Five—Kyle Parker

naked city

We Was Robbed: Thoughts on the passing of Benny Krass.—A.D. Amorosi

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Some Fling for Everyone—Tami Fertig

Testing, Testing …—Deesha Dyer

Clawing Into First Place—Liz Harris

food

Fish Your Wish: Whether you want to cook it yourself or have it served on a (Styrofoam) platter, Seafood Borgata has what you're craving.—Debra Auspitz

offthemenu—Juliet Fletcher