August 25-31, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Under the El Artists, dancers and artisans are fighting to save Frankford. But it's tough to overcome a history of violence. by Duane Swierczynski

news

Trashed in Brewerytown: It took a SWAT team to clean up an L&I mess.—Jenna Portnoy

Book and the Crooks: An NYC crime family is taking bets in South Philly.—Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Full Nelson—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:A.C. Does It: Two familiar names -- the House of Blues and The Sound of Philadelphia -- take a gamble downashore.—A.D. Amorosi

Cityspace:Roaming Charge—Doron Taussig

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
The Philadelphia Experiment

Slant by Christopher Schwartz
Crazy Faith

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Starring Role: From the boards to the funding, Suzanne Roberts lives for the stage.—Steve Cohen

artspicks

Human Behavior—Andrew Parks

Doin' the Hand Jive (Again)—Lori Hill

Dancing, Machines—Deni Kasrel

Big Idea—D.J. Short

Square Peg—Gary M. Kramer

movies

Into the Woods: Terry Gilliam tangles with the mainstream, emerging bloody but unbowed.—Sam Adams

Home Improvement: Summer DVDs offer reasons to stay indoors.—Sam Adams

Southern Accents: An off-center outsider rethinks her picture of the South, and herself, in Junebug.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

No Master Plan: Jazz vocalist Tessa Souter takes a roundabout route to music.—Shaun Brady

String Theory: Darol Anger ties string bands together at Folk Fest.—Mary Armstrong

Bound and Gagged: Hail Social is poised to break out of Philadelphia, despite its anti-social frontman and unforced modesty.—Andrew Parks

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Bill Ricchini—A.D. Amorosi

For the Kids—A.D. Amorosi

Jon Solomon's 100th Live Band Spectacular—Patrick Rapa

naked city

Grange Life: There may be two Americas, but there's only one heavyweight pig champ.—Doron Taussig

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

It Never Rains in Bella Vista: Accidentally loving It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia—Joey Sweeney

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Troupe of the Traveling Pants—D.J. Short

Take a Shih Tzu...—Jenna Portnoy

Game Over—A.D. Amorosi

4-Way Stop: 15th & South Thursdays—Jeffrey Bouchard

food

More Pho Less: Chinatown's Pho Cali serves two dozen varieties of beef noodle soup -- none of them neat.—Elisa Ludwig

off the menu—Carolyn Wyman