December 19, 1996 | [1996 issue index] |
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Cover Story |
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| These Old Houses A non-profit trust offered new hope for many of Fairmount Park's historic houses. What happens now that the money's running out? by Ami Eden |
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sidebar |
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| Who's Minding the Houses? |
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Opinion |
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LOOSE CANON |
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| This Ain't No Disco by Bruce Schimmel |
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PRETZEL LOGIC |
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| The Main Drag Want a liquor license in Manayunk? Sign here, says the MDC. by Howard Altman |
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MAILBAG |
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| Letters to the Editor by the Readers |
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News |
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CITY BEAT |
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| Merry Extra-mas How City Council would spread $118.5 million of holiday cheer. by Scott Farmelant |
Ballpark Estimates Little known City Council report says owners should pony up for new stadiums. by Frank Lewis |
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HIT AND RUN |
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| Watch Your Butts by Daisy Fried |
Trashy Story by Frank Lewis |
Sugar On South by Neil Gladstone |
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| Poster Boy by Frank Lewis |
Way Cool by Shilpa Mehta |
Grated Inmate by Scott Farmelant |
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| DeLeon's A Devil? by Scott Farmelant |
Get Me Rewrite by Scott Farmelant |
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on media |
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| Radio Dazed by a.d. amorosi |
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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK |
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| Mary Frangipanni's Political Notebook Ridge said he was tired of seeing Pennsylvanians come to New York and spend money that they could be spending back home. And, he added, why does the Pennsylvania Society have to go to the Waldorf-Astoria anyway? by Mary Frangipanni |
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Arts |
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CRITICAL MASS |
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| Screamers The "classic" vs. the slasher film: which one gives its characters more respect? by Cindy Fuchs |
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hip-hop |
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| Ghostface Killah by Mitchell Prothero |
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musical soundtracks |
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| Songs From Ragtime The Musical by Andrew Milner |
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rock/pop |
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| Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve by a.d. amorosi |
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roots christmas |
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| Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo by Mary Armstrong |
Rideout, Sansone & Petteway by Mary Armstrong |
Ethan James by Mary Armstrong |
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| Yomo Toro by Mary Armstrong |
Various Artists by Mary Armstrong |
Kwanzaa by Mary Armstrong |
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discquicks |
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| Jimmy Scott by a.d. amorosi |
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fashion books |
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| Nothing Up Their Sleeves Oversized fashion books offer an undersized read. by Margit Detweiler |
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in concert |
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| Grace Jones by a.d. amorosi |
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performance |
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| Theresa Cousar Shockley's Peep Show by Deni Kasrel |
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reviews |
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| The Orchestra's Mahler by Peter Burwasser |
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theater |
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| Greetings by Toby Zinman |
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NOISES OFF |
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| Light Show An artwork in a trolley car turns the world upside down. by David Warner |
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20 QUESTIONS |
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| Mike Judge by Neil Gladstone |
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Movies |
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MOVIE SHORTS |
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| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America by Neil Gladstone |
The Evening Star by Cindy Fuchs |
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis |
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| Michael by Cindy Fuchs |
My Fellow Americans by Cindy Fuchs |
One Fine Day by Cindy Fuchs |
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| The Preacher's Wife by Cindy Fuchs |
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Music |
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ICEPACK |
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| Fruitcake! Icepack '96's Ultimate Buying Guide by golly. by a.d. amorosi |
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Food |
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| Dock Street Brewery & Restaurant |
Marra's |
McNally's Tavern |
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| Old Brauhaus |
Rococo |
Susanna Foo |
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| Frangelica |
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jim quinn on food |
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| Sturgeon General The best caviar is fresh caviar and you can even get it from Tennessee. |
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quinntessentials |
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| The Chart House |
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Listings |
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CRITIC PICK |
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| Dennis Rodman Christmas Party by a.d. amorosi |
Tony Bennett by a.d. amorosi |
Philadelphia Singers by Peter Burwasser |
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| Group Motion by Deni Kasrel |
Third Eye Nation by a.d. amorosi |
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six-pick |
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| Merry Drunken X-Mas by Margit Detweiler |
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