October 2330, 1997 cover story The Devil Went Down To Jersey He’s been terrorizing the Pine Barrens for centuries now, so why can’t the Jersey Devil get any respect? And why do so many upstanding citizens swear they’ve seen him?…
September 25October 2, 1997 cover story Famous Seamus He’s the first cop ever to preside over a Philadelphia courtroom. Could Seamus McCaffery be the city’s next mayor? By Frank Lewis “Who’s looking for a job?” Judge Seamus McCaffery…
September 1825, 1997 city beat George of the Juggle By Frank Lewis Julia Lehman/City Paper George Bochetto: Wage tax wizard? George Bochetto’s plan to free Philadelphia of the hated wage tax is nothing if not ambitious. How sound it is,…
August 28September 4, 1997 city beat Case Closed? By Frank Lewis Julia Lehman/ City Paper Like other churches the Archdiocese closed, Assumption BVM on Spring Garden Street suffered from way too much structural damage and too few parishioners. Julia Lehman/…
August 2128, 1997 city beat Ramp Cramp By Frank Lewis Julia Lehman/City Paper “This guy might come out and spit on me,” warns Jessie Jane Lewis as she crosses Main Street in Manayunk, heading toward Cafe Zesty. Behind the glass…
August 714, 1997 city beat Fresh Fears By Frank Lewis Julia Lehman/ City Paper Bill Dellaratta says some Reading Market merchants already are feeling the effects of competition from Fresh Fields. Fresh Fields is coming, and local merchants are running…
July 31August 7, 1997 cover story Alliance of the Slams Philadelphia’s newest entry into the insanely popular world of professional wrestling appeals to whites, blacks and Latinos. So who cares if it’s “real”? By Frank Lewis Sunday afternoon at North…
July 31August 7, 1997 city beat Oh That Dough By Frank Lewis Julia Lehman/City Paper Frank Maimone outside the pizza shop that he has to give up. Frank Maimone started in the pizza business at age 14, sweeping floors and…
July 31August 7, 1997 cover story Alliance of the Slams Philadelphia’s newest entry into the insanely popular world of professional wrestling appeals to whites, blacks and Latinos. So who cares if it’s “real”? By Frank Lewis Sunday afternoon at North…
July 31August 7, 1997 city beat Oh That Dough By Frank Lewis Julia Lehman/City Paper Frank Maimone outside the pizza shop that he has to give up. Frank Maimone started in the pizza business at age 14, sweeping floors and…
