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Quack Attack
John Street's time as mayor is running out. But tell him he's a lame duck at your own risk.
by Brian Hickey

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Cover Story: Quack Attack John Street's time as mayor is running out. But tell him he's a lame duck at your own risk. —Brian Hickey; Hillel Levinson on Frank Rizzo (mayor from 1972 to 1980) The former managing director for the most beloved (and hated) mayor in City history, Levinson recalls that people were afraid to treat the late Frank Rizzo like a lame duck. —Brian Hickey; The Rev. W. Wilson Goode Sr. (mayor from 1984 to 1992) Forget May 1985. Philadelphia's first African-American mayor sees his legacy as a new skyline and an inclusive government. —Brian Hickey; Ed Rendell (mayor from 1992 to 2000) The civic cheerleader who revitalized Center City and ended up in the Governor's mansion says people will consider the outgoing a lame duck if he (or she) acts like one. —Brian Hickey
Slant: wtf:; Legacies —Duane Swierczynski; Slant:; Thanks, Jack God bless Jack Abramoff for helping campaign reform. —Wendy Ginsberg; Loose Canon:; Broken Promises Give these children a path to citizenship instead of a one-way ticket to criminality. —Bruce Schimmel; Mailbag:; Letters to the Editor
Naked City: Big Newton How a Halloween costume turned into a burgeoning Vegas-style Wayne vamp. —A.D. Amorosi; Running Numbers —Nick Norlen; Fine Print:; Shirt Tales —Meredith Lindemon; Beck: Mutations —Patrick Rapa; TV Party!:; Sticking It to The Man (Sort Of) How to watch TV without watching TV.; Icepack:; Icepack —A.D. Amorosi
News: Estranged Brew The pending sale of a niche distributor is giving beer guys the shakes. —Doron Taussig; Losing a Friend —Brendan McGarvey; Dress Blues —Trey Popp; Was It Worth it? —Christopher Schwartz; Two Minutes With …Evan Belser —Jenna Portnoy; Philly Blunt:; Stop Snatchin' —Brian Hickey; Political Notebook:; Tails and Tales —Mary F. Patel; The Bell Curve:; City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
Arts: Whales and Jails —Lori Hill; Artpicks:; Mystery Solved —Deni Kasrel; Whipped Dream —Alex Orgera; Nine Lives —Steve Cohen; Good Vibrations —Deni Kasrel; Dance:; The Fast Seduction —Deni Kasrel; Theater:; Patriot Acts —David Anthony Fox
Movies: New Coat of Paint Something New retools the romantic comedy. —Cindy Fuchs; Amour Faux One wedding, no funerals, but plenty of imitation. —Shaun Brady; Screen Picks:; Screen Picks —Sam Adams
Music: Tomorrow the World World Café Live aims for the stars and goes hi-def. —A.D. Amorosi; Unconventional —Peter Burwasser; Under The Rock More or Less Adventurous —Michael Pelusi; One Track Mind —M.J. Fine; soundadvice:; Get Out!!; Picks:; Hiromitsu Agatsuma —Mary Armstrong; Ethnic Heritage Ensemble & Melford/Jenkins Duo —Shaun Brady; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra —Peter Burwasser; DJ Nights:; DJ Nights —Sean O'Neal
Food: Lactose Tolerance Philly's a boomtown for cheese plates, but when are they worth it? —Trey Popp; Waffle Irony —Elisa Ludwig; Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor; Watering Hole It's Where We Drink —Kristin Detterline; Top 5 Mom & Pops (and Aunts,Uncles and Cousins) —Ellen Minsavage; What's Cooking —Pat Hogan
Sex: Paper Doll:; Back Door Man —Ashlea Halpern
City Week: List Cap:; Pryor Convictions —A.D. Amorosi; Mixpicks:; Sweet Talk V-Day happenings even singles will heart. —Kelly White; But Dad, Where Do Babies Come From? —John Vettese; That Inking Feeling —Lou Perseghin