October 31November 7, 1996 pretzel logic Dog Day Afternoon Mellow Milton relishes his big chance. By Howard Altman The city’s most famous hot dog vendor is in a particularly fine mood as he picks an all-beefer off the grill, places…
October 31November 7, 1996 pretzel logic Dog Day Afternoon Mellow Milton relishes his big chance. By Howard Altman The city’s most famous hot dog vendor is in a particularly fine mood as he picks an all-beefer off the grill, places…
October 1724, 1996 city beat No Windows American Street loses a prospective employer. Will another take its place? By Howard Altman Terry Graboyes. The first new manufacturing plant to be built on American Street since 1987 was supposed to…
October 1017, 1996 pretzel logic Liquid Empowerment Will a state-sponsored alcohol infusion give American Street a hangover? By Howard Altman A couple of years ago, I listened to a guy tell me about how he sat in on a meeting…
August 2229, 1996 pretzel logic Unorthodox Behavior A family flees their home for fear of drug dealers or so they say. By Howard Altman Something’s not kosher on Orthodox Street. At least according to a 42-year-old we’ll call Willie,…
August 2229, 1996 pretzel logic Unorthodox Behavior A family flees their home for fear of drug dealers or so they say. By Howard Altman Something’s not kosher on Orthodox Street. At least according to a 42-year-old we’ll call Willie,…
August 815, 1996 cover story The Rat Island Raiders And other tales from the Delaware River islands, where life is wild and the wildlife is sometimes human. By Howard Altman There are two calls on my answering machine in response…
August 18, 1996 pretzel logic The Pirates Of Penn’s Landing Why did Camden allow Philadelphia to hijack the Moshulu? By Howard Altman It was yo-ho-ho time on the good ship Moshulu Wednesday night. It didn’t matter that Ed Rendell found…
June 1320, 1996 cover story The Secret Garden After ten years and hundreds of thousands of dollars, Danielle Rousseau Hunter’s urban oasis in Philadelphia is still not open. By Howard Altman The two little kids walking home from school stop…
May 916, 1996 pretzel logic Heavenly Justice SOLLOG might have had a case if he hadn’t played God. By Howard Altman A lot of wacky business takes place in the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center. There are murder trials and rape…
