July 1- 7, 2004
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As The Borough TurnsIn Darby, where politics is a soap opera, Mayor Paula Brown is both hero and villian.
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news
Moonstruck: A billionaire ex-con aiming for world domination plays a local U.S. congressman for a sucker.—John Gorenfeld
Working the Fields: Labor practices called into question at a Whole Foods supermarket.—Dan Keashen
Culture Shocks: Community groups take divided action to protect Asian kids from school violence.—Helen i-lin Hwang
Vet Threat: As the rolls of returning soldiers rise, a local veterans-service center is forced to cut staff.—Deborah Bolling
fineprint: Less words, more story.—Tasha Kates, Doron Taussig and Julia Zhou
The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
columns:
Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel
Cityspace:Forlorn Franklin Square: How can we cherish what's left of William Penn's city squares?—Steve Conn
Cityspace:Two Troubled Towers—Tasha Kates
opinion
Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Philly Print MonopolistsSlant by Chuck Varesko
Tongue TiedLetters to the Editor: by the readers
special section
arts
Blown Away: The Museum of American Glass' latest exhibition offers a stunning collection from the biggest names in art nouveau glass.—Robin Rice
Chris Colin—Interview by Natalie Hope McDonald
Theater:BLAM!—Toby Zinman
First Friday Focus:First Friday Focus—Lori Hill
artspicks
The Price of War—Joel Tannenbaum
Outside Chance—Peter Burwasser
Sketchers—Andrew Parks
movies
Sunrise, Sunset: Before Sunset's unlikely reunion is a voyage of discovery.—Cindy Fuchs
Pulp Fiction: With Spider-Man 2, the comic-book movie grows up.—Sam Adams
Screen Picks—Sam Adams
music
Strange Bedfellows: Ted Leo and Concerts for Kerry rock the vote — at Whiskey Dix?!—Mike Pelusi
Original Pirate Material: Dizzee Rascal wants to take Brit hip-hop underground.—A.D. Amorosi
DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal
musicpicks
End of the Weak Challenge—Deesha Dyer
Evan & Jaron—Nicole Pensiero
Bush Must Go-Go with Washington Social Club—A.D. Amorosi
Sixtoo/Jaga Jazzist—Andrew Parks
Honeychurch—Sam Adams
naked city
Snack Attack: A Hong Kong-based chain of munchie purveyors sets up shop in Philly.—Bruce Schimmel
Icepack—A.D. Amorosi
mixpicks
Go Fourth!—Christina Moresi
Bustan a Move—Joel Tannenbaum
food
Girl Wonder: Lolita's unusual setting and laidback charm attracts admirers.—Elisa Ludwig
offthemenu—Juliet Fletcher
