January 27-February 2, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Let's Go. 33 ways to reinvent, rethink and recharge our beleaguered transit agency. Other cities around the world have cool public transportation systems. Why can't we? Intro by Duane Swierczynski Recent cover stories...

news

Safety Check: Testing security at city libraries, City Paper finds there's still work to be done.—Jonas Raab and Cory Frolik

Ralph's Mouth Silenced: A former mob boss-turned-stoolie goes away for a spell.—Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:100 West Gurney Street: Commerce returns to its roots in North Philly.—Morris Bracy IV

Cityspace:Old School—Kate Salute

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Most Unwanted

Slant by Trish Boppert
Brave New Words

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Card Shark: A Temple Gallery exhibition is one artist's ode to the dying art of the card catalog.—Susan Hagen

Dance:Rennie Harris Puremovement—Deni Kasrel

Theater:The Mind in the Mirror—Toby Zinman

artspicks

Songs of Experience—Janet Anderson

The Headwindy City—A.D. Amorosi

It's A Guy Thing—Toby Zinman

New Slang—Deesha Dyer

movies

Dust to Dust: Decasia's Bill Morrison on the beauty of disintegration.—Sam Adams

Making the Connection: A new Merchant of Venice links anti-Semitism to a long list of social ills.—Cindy Fuchs

Reselling the Drama: Interview: Michael Radford—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Found Sound: Local indie-pop combo Audible plays it by ear.—Michael Pelusi

cdreviews

soundadvice

Suitespot: Peter Burwasser on Classical—Peter Burwasser

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Gold Sparkle Band—Shaun Brady

Artanker Convoy—Andrew Parks

Low—Sam Adams

Garland of Hours—M.J. Fine

Jaffna—Mary Armstrong

Happy Rhodes—Nicole Pensiero

naked city

Flip Your Lid: For the organizers of Wear Your Wig to Work Day, all the world is a stage.—Juliet Fletcher

fine print—Mike Newall

how they'll lose: Super Bowl Bye Week—Brian Hickey

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Blue City—Natalie Hope McDonald

Bowled Over—Brian Howard

Black Thought—Deesha Dyer

food

Big Fish, Little Fish: If you Philadelphians take pleasure in critiquing a newcomer, sushi chef Damien Guermont asks you to bring it.—A.D. Amorosi

Shrimp Ceviche and Coconut Salmon Katsu—Recipes by Damien Guermont, Cha Cha Sushi