Letters to the Editor

What You Say

There are many offensive things about this article ["Party's Over," Andrew Thompson, Nov. 12]. Those of us currently living in North Philadelphia resent the continued references to some of us as "unsavory characters" and this obscene notion that college students and an imported art scene will in some way save our area.

We have art here in North Philly — it's called graffiti. We live in difficult conditions, but we are people. We have local art communities and innovators (Taller Puertorriqueño), and we read this newspaper that would run an article with such belittling language directed at an impoverished neighborhood.

I am not entirely a fan of Darrell Clarke's. Generally he votes for legislation directed toward gentrification, so it is puzzling that he would vote to oust this "art community" if they were building up the property value of the community. Those who live in the community and find events disruptive have the right to act against them.

Your [sic] reviewing an album (Rift) that came out in 1993 ["Reconsider Me: Epic Phail," M.J. Fine, Nov. 12]!! Maybe you should spend five years ruminating on how big a douchebag you look like for writing that article and mentioning Rift.

You don't like Joy? Why did you waste your time then? Your article was just a slam piece and very poorly written. Your [sic] a horrible writer and an even worse listener when it comes to music. If I were you, I would re-think my choice of a career.

In Drew Lazor's Nov. 12 Feeding Frenzy column, the bar Con Murphy's was described as being located inside "the corner restaurant space at the Warwick Hotel." It is located in the corner restaurant space of the Windsor Hotel, at 1700 Ben Franklin Parkway. City Paper regrets the error.