August 5-11, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Holding Out Hope LGBT delegates took a voluntary back seat at the DNC. With a Kerry victory, they think their time will come. by Mary F. Patel

news

Sacred Ground: A young homicide victim's mother wants to turn a vacant lot into a memorial. The owner says it'll cost her.—Deborah Bolling

Walking the Beat: Honoring a homicide victim, the city's first Asian town-watch group forms in South Philly.—Helen i-lin Hwang

At Issue: Health Care: Insurance costs are on the minds of candidates and local small-business employees.—Dan Keashen

Uncle Joe Wants You: The local mob's membership numbers are way down. Is it time for a draft?—Brendan McGarvey

The Wall, Not Crumblin' Down—Doron Taussig

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Recapping the Party's Parties—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Philly Royalty: Queen Village ushers in the city's first Neighborhood Conservation District.—Joe Matje

Cityspace:Taking Liberties—Tasha Kates

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
George is Drunk

Slant by Radley Balko
One for the Road

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section: fall education guide

Smaller is Better?: Yes, say West Philadelphia High students who want to turn around their traditionally poor-performing school.—Brett Schaeffer

Continuing Education: Local institutions offer an array of interesting night courses.—Tasha Kates

arts

House of Games: Juliet Wayne and Padlock Gallery make beautiful art together.—Joel Tannenbaum

First Friday Focus:First Friday Focus—Lori Hill

Theater:Once in a Lifetime: The Anthony Newley Songbook—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

Lighting the Fuze—A.D. Amorosi

Jubilee al Fresco—Janet Anderson

Good Deal—David Anthony Fox

Under the Tuscan Moon—Peter Burwasser

Troupe Mentality—Deni Kasrel

movies

Hacked: Michael Mann's cabbie-and-hit-man thriller is less driving than pedestrian.—Sam Adams

Checkered Plot: Garden State's mixed variety.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Star of the Sitar: Talking shop with Shafaatullah Khan — the internationally renowned Indian classical music master of King of Prussia.—Mary Armstrong

soundadvice—Deesha Dyer, M.J. Fine and Nicole Pensiero

Hate Rhymes: Beenie Man's gay bashing inspires a movement against him.—Patrick Rapa

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Ronnie Spector—M.J. Fine

Martin Luther/ Cody Chesnutt—Deesha Dyer

Power-Ups—Andrew Parks

The Clarks—Nicole Pensiero

Tres Chicas—M.J. Fine

naked city

Land Grab: Brothers with local ties make election-time waves with an Internet hit.—Rebecca Bellville

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

fineprint: Less words, more story.—Morris Bracy IV and Alexa James

Web site of the week—Joel Tannenbaum

mixpicks

Keeping the Coast Clear—Juliet Fletcher

Relief Mission—Deesha Dyer

From Russia With Love—Juliet Fletcher

food

firstlook O Bar, Metro Lounge, Nectar —A.D.Amorosi

offthemenu —Juliet Fletcher