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- • What We've Found: What motivated Ft. Hood killer, PM Brown censures Karzai, Philly's Madoff in court, Spanish captives, SEPTA strike ending soon? and Zelaya withdraws from power-sharing deal
- • Mechanical leaf collection: service just for the wealthy?
- • Well that's an interesting idea: The Fare Strike
- • Get Lit: Win a copy of David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win
- • What We've Found: Sex-discrimination settlement, Semenya's gender verified, Colbert sponsors speedskaters, third Iraqi oil deal struck, UN workers leave Afghanistan and Northeast High enforces dress code... by isolating rule-breakers in auditorium
- • The Spectrum's Biggest Sports Moments
- • Nutter's office responds to being "cut off" by union president Willie Brown
- • It's Our Money goes strike-wild
- • JUST DO IT: Ring of Honor Wrestling
- • What We've Found: Court-ordered humiliation, SCOTUS considers prosecutor-lawsuits, immigrants get settlement, extraordinary rendition appealed, protests in Iran and fire adds to SEPTA strike chaos
- • Why You Need To Watch The Game Tonight Whether You Care About Baseball Or Not
- • Phils win, commuters lose, bike the strike
- • What we <3: Jim Horwat's 2009 Phillies print
- • Bluff called, meltdown averted
- • What We've Found: Gutmann still richly salaried, Karzai gets second term, Bagram's "boom town" expansion, Iraqi oil ministry signs contract and New York City trash being dumped in burbs north of Philly
- • Crumblin' Down: Game 4 a microcosm of Phils season
- • Appetite for Destruction 4: The Final Countdown
- • Appetite for Destruction 3: Fast Eddie edition
- • The Clog Weekend Omnibus: HalloWeekend
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- • THE SCENESTER: Don't block The Box, staring at Goats and more
- • FIRST FRIDAY FOCUS: Video and Q&A with AntiPop Ltd.
- • Check out Bill Withers doc Still Bill at the First Person Fest
- • NOW SEE THIS: Watch City Paper get its close-up on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- • ARTSFLASH: First Person Festival, in full swing
- • Hitting up First Friday? Check out our brand-new, pimped-out gallery listings
- • Trailer!: Salt
- • NIGHT MOVES: Kevin Smith, post-sexist societies, David Plouffe
- • ART PHAG: Philly Drag Poetry, Berlin Wall dance party, Fetish Feud, First Person Festival
- • ARTSFLASH: Live Arts launches yearlong artist-in-residency program; Fringe nerds rejoice
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- • THE GOOD WORD Vol. 17: Michael Savett of Gluten Free Philly
- • IN PRINT: City Paper Food and Restaurants, Oct. 5
- • Second Trolley Car location to break ground next week
- • Recap: America Eats! author Pat Willard at the Painted Bride
- • Psst: Quickie peek inside Percy Street Barbecue
- • Nov. 14: Wet Hop Rodeo at Johnny Brenda's
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- • Gianna's meatballs earn PETA nod
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- • THE GOOD WORD Vol. 17: Michael Savett of Gluten Free Philly
- • IN PRINT: City Paper Food and Restaurants, Oct. 5
- • Second Trolley Car location to break ground next week
- • Recap: America Eats! author Pat Willard at the Painted Bride
- • Psst: Quickie peek inside Percy Street Barbecue
- • Nov. 14: Wet Hop Rodeo at Johnny Brenda's
- • NOW OPEN: OK Bakery & Snack
- • Healthy Bites To Go opening on Christian Street in early 2010
- • Gianna's meatballs earn PETA nod
- • NOW OPEN: Joey's Stone Fired Pizza
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- • Down in the Dumplings : Pierogie-making is an art in the hills of Roxborough.
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- • NOW SEE THIS: Watch City Paper get its close-up on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- • ARTSFLASH: First Person Festival, in full swing
- • Hitting up First Friday? Check out our brand-new, pimped-out gallery listings
- • Trailer!: Salt
- • NIGHT MOVES: Kevin Smith, post-sexist societies, David Plouffe
- • ART PHAG: Philly Drag Poetry, Berlin Wall dance party, Fetish Feud, First Person Festival
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- • Making Time Halloween : Sat., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $25-$30 (includes open bar), with Simian Mobile Disco, Skybox/2424 Studios, 2424 E. York St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
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- • Phillies fight song watch: Guerilladelphia's "Unstoppable"
- • Well that's an interesting idea: The Fare Strike
- • Crumblin' Down: Game 4 a microcosm of Phils season
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- • Repertory Film : Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.
- • Thee Oh Sees : Sun., Oct. 11, 9 p.m., $5, with Golden Triangle, Love City, Reading Rainbow and Weatherbox, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., myspace.com/dangerdangergallery.
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- • Third Man Trio : Tue., Oct. 13, 8 p.m., $12, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100, arsnovaworkshop.org.
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