November 23–30, 2000 pretzel logic Something to Be Thankful For by Howard Altman So there was Gary Tuma on the phone, wondering to my editor why City Paper was checking out public records again concerning his boss, Vincent “Don’t Call…

July 27–August 3, 2000 cover story The Dominican Connection, part 2 Haul of a good time: Drugs, weapons and cash seized by the Bastard Squad. In 1995 a local narcotics squad warned the CIA that a Dominican political party was…

July 27–August 3, 2000 cover story The Dominican Connection photo: Trevor Dixon In 1995 a local narcotics squad warned the CIA that a Dominican political party was raising campaign funds in Philadelphia through sales of heroin and coke. Now the…

July 27–August 3, 2000 cover story The Dominican Connection, part 2 Haul of a good time: Drugs, weapons and cash seized by the Bastard Squad. In 1995 a local narcotics squad warned the CIA that a Dominican political party was…

May 18–25, 2000 pretzel logic Pay Ball by Howard Altman The process of constructing a sparkling new edifice of sport is arguably one of the most trying issues a city will face. Where should you put it? Whom will you…

April 20–27, 2000 pretzel logic The Whartongate Affair by Howard Altman Binyamin Appelbaum is finding out just how ferocious a media tsunami can be. The biggest of the season blew across his desk last week when a seemingly benign story…

March 30–April 6, 2000 pretzel logic Sub For Sale by Howard Altman For nearly 30 years, U-484, a Russian submarine carrying nuclear missiles, plied the waters of the Atlantic, its deadly cargo aimed at New York and Philadelphia. Now a…

December 9–16, 1999 pretzel logic Tough Question, Simple Answer by Howard Altman My 9-year-old girl, daughter and granddaughter of reporters, sat at the kitchen table, flipped through Tuesday’s Inky and asked one of her typically tough morning questions. “Why,” she…

August 26–September 2, 1999 cover story Interview with the Umpire Eric Gregg, the legendary plump ump from Philly, opens up about the game, the fans and the prospect of losing his job. by Howard Altman photographs by Andrew Campbell The…