April 28-May 4, 2005 slant Taxed Out Does the City of Philadelphia need, like, all of my money? by Doron Taussig I remember the day I got my first check from City Paper. It was for a freelance story I…
April 21-27, 2005 city beat Court Gesture SAINT NICK: Mayor Street was among those who turned out to laud longtime Family Court Judge Nicholas Cipriani last week. Photo By: Michael T. Regan After 36 impressive years on the bench, a…
April 14-20, 2005 city beat Eluding Arrest? A half-dozen people tell police they may have seen the Fairmount Park rapist in Society Hill. by Doron Taussig On Monday, March 28, a social worker was turning off of Lombard Street onto…
March 31-April 6, 2005 city beat Retired, but Still Working HARDEST WORKING MAN IN TRUCK-STOP BIZ: Though he’s 67, James E. Brown still holds a job at the Walt Whitman Truck Stop in South Philly. “More people should hire senior…
March 24-30, 2005 city beat Losing Your Religion Enough with the deity worship, say the Convention of American Atheists in town this Easter weekend. by Doron Taussig Sitting at a corner table in Lombardi’s Pizza at 18th and Walnut streets,…
March 3- 9, 2005 fine print Here’s What’s Fun You’re Getting Served! by Doron Taussig Imagine Anthony DiMeo III’s confusion when an acquaintance said to him that she wasn’t aware of his many enemies at the Philadelphia Weekly. DiMeo,…
February 3- 9, 2005 cover story Jesus Geek Superstar Photo By: Michael T. Regan Michael Marcavage wants to save your soul. (We think.) by Doron Taussig On the week of George W. Bush’s second inauguration, a group of conservative Christians…
February 3- 9, 2005 cover story Jesus Geek Superstar Photo By: Michael T. Regan Michael Marcavage wants to save your soul. (We think.) by Doron Taussig On the week of George W. Bush’s second inauguration, a group of conservative Christians…
January 20-26, 2005 city beat You’ve Got Jail In their backyard: Bernadine Hawes is among those who live near the future Youth Study Center site who wish they’d have been consulted. Photo By: Michael T. Regan The Youth Study Center…
January 13-19, 2005 city beat Fit for a King? driving force: As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, Sonny Driver continues his push to have West River Drive renamed in King’s honor. Photo By: Michael T. Regan Why Philly doesn’t…
