April 28-May 4, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Industrial Evolution Meet the painters, potters and printmakers who are transforming a Port Richmond textile mill into a hive of creativity. by Lori Hill

news

Time Trials: Fresh on the job, the mayor's new spokeswoman faces a tough assignment.—Doron Taussig

Live From Baghdad: A local Wal-Mart manager sends home a war dispatch.—Mike Newall

Fight Brewing: Protestors want the DA to halt development projects.—Brian Hickey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Judicial Candidates to the People: Pick Me!—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Trend Spotting: Two young designers unveil Smak Parlour, a fashion den 10 years in the making.—Adrienne Saunders

Cityspace:Spray-to-Play—Kate Salute

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Children of War

Slant by Doron Taussig
Taxed Out

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Snapping to It: Can Philadelphia ever compete with NYC as a hub for photography?—John Vettese

Dance:Flash Dance—Janet Anderson

Theater:In Minor Key—Toby Zinman

Theater:Tragically Unfunny—David Anthony Fox

Opera:Pretty Good In Pink—David Shengold

artspicks

Arrivals Gate—Deni Kasrel

Pop Redux—A.D. Amorosi

Shock and Awe—Duane Swierczynski

Rent, Controlled—Peter Burwasser

Bad Behavior—Deni Kasrel

movies

Don't Look Back: Palindromes reckons with Todd Solondz's past and blazes a bright new future.—Sam Adams

Irreconcilable Differences: Interview: Todd Solondz—Sam Adams

Mirror Images: A novelist's self-absorption is echoed by those around him.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Raw Power: John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats is finally telling the truth.—Patrick Rapa

California Dreaming: Days Away make a radio-ready debut out West.—Andrew Parks

Shanghai Surprise: What is Philly band 722 doing in China?—A.D. Amorosi

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Curtis Symphony Orchestra—Peter Burwasser

MC Chris—Shaun Brady

Nite Lights—A.D. Amorosi

Erin McKeown—Nicole Pensiero

Rock Town Hall 2005 First Annual Meeting—A.D. Amorosi

naked city

Oh, Snap!

OK, You Mugs—Brian Howard

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Giant-Head Todd—A.D. Amorosi

All Things Being Equal—Deesha Dyer

food

Eye-Opener: Juan Carlos Rodriguez and his Isla Verde noisily wake us up to tapas.—Elisa Ludwig

Spice Market—Elisa Ludwig