March 17-23, 2005 musicpicks Susie Suh Rock/pop West Coast-based singer-songwriter Susie Suh — apparently the first Asian-American female singer-songwriter signed to a major label — brings her sensitive and tuneful brooding to town for several shows over the next few…

March 10-16, 2005 food Page Returners plates Align: Joanne Weir (here) and local chef Alison Barshak (below) found they spoke the same culinary language during last year’s The Book and the Cook collaboration. Photo By: Kim Steele ©2005 Cookbook authors…

March 3- 9, 2005 mixpicks Stalks of the Town : 169; Courtesy Pennsylvaina Horticultural society horticulture Come early March (incongruous as it might seem, what with the slushy sidewalks and all), it’s your civic duty to get hyped-up about flora.…

February 24-March 2, 2005 cover story City Living Dilemmas: Solved! Whether you’re squatting month-to-month in a dingy third-floor apartment or you’ve taken up semipermanent residence in a row home, living in the city is full of quirks. Age, unorthodox architecture,…

February 24-March 2, 2005 cover story Smarter by Design space capsules: Mio Culture’s Jaime (left) and Isaac Salm with their Capsule lamps and V2 3-D wallpaper (background). Photo By: Michael T. Regan Fledgling Philadelphia design firm Mio Culture deals in…

February 17-23, 2005 music cdreviews Rock/pop The Chris Stamey Experience A Question of Temperature (Yep Roc) Last year, Chris Stamey released his first album in ages, Travels in the South, an overly polished effort that betrayed just what a studio-bound…

February 17-23, 2005 musicpicks Lafayette Gilchrist and New Volcanoes jazz There is a new generation of jazz pianists assuming the mantle of innovation long monopolized by saxophonists, largely by appropriating elements of hip-hop, rock and electronica. But where the Shipps,…

February 17-23, 2005 cover story Out of the Abyss A self-portrait by Jean Lait, a graphic artist, former City Paper employee and breast cancer survivor. Once isolated, young breast cancer survivors now find strength in numbers. This weekend, thousands will…

February 10-16, 2005 musicpicks Phillyhiphop.com Awards Hip-hop After taking a year off, Funk Wizard Snow is reviving the Phillyhiphop.com Awards. Snow created the awards to recognize Philly-area artists who have made a significant impact on the hip-hop scene throughout the…