June 310, 1999 city beat Ill-Fitting Suit A plaintiff in a class action suit against Aramark Corp. says his lawyers are giving him a raw deal. by Jen Darr Though the end of a three-year-long racial discrimination class action lawsuit…
December 29, 1999 hall monitor In a Ward of Trouble The Democratic City Committee is taking the unusual step of ousting five partyleaders in the 56th Ward, charging that they campaigned for Republican mayoral candidate Sam Katz. Typical of NortheastPhilly…
September 29, 1999 critic pick Lost Philadelphia Films Theres more to Philly film than The Sixth Sense. Always dredging upodd pop-cult ephemera, Secret Cinema has put together From Philadelphia With Love: Industrial, Educational and OtherLost Local Films. These short flicks…
December 2431, 1998 city beat The Hole Story Is it a Prohibition-era bootlegging tunnel? An Underground Railroad route? No one knows for sure. By Jen Darr Down Under: Terry Abrams is one of the workers who think they’ve discovered…
December 1724, 1998 music Books Glam! Bowie, Bolan and the Glitter Rock Revolution By Barney Hoskyns Pocket Books, 133 p., $15 -a.d. amorosi High on Rebellion: Inside the Underground at Max’s Kansas City By Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin Thunder’s…
December 310, 1998 cover story The Sensuous Santa A Holiday Gift Guide For All Five (Make That Six) Senses SEE TASTE LISTEN SMELL TOUCH THE SIXTH SENSE The mouth-watering smell of ginger cookies wafting from the…
October 29November 5, 1998 food Sidedish Back to Food: Pasion Stirs Sick Or Treat? The scariest thing about Halloween ’98 may be the candy. Taste the following if you dare: Skull Suckers ($1) If Les Dames d’Escoffier ever…
October 29November 5, 1998 readers’ choice Reader’s ChoiceLive: the Howies By Howard Altman The Rodney King “Can’t We All Just Get Along Award: To race bating District Attorney Lynne Abraham for opting not to enter the Democratic mayoral…
October 2229, 1998 disc quicks|hip-hop Canibus Canibus (Group Home/Universal) The self-titled debut from Canibus has been one of the most anticipated albums of 1998, undoubtedly fueled by Canibus’ incendiary dis of LL Cool J, the hit single “2nd…
October 1522, 1998 music issue Artists in Residence Salon Selector: Andrea Clearfield You never know what you’ll hear in Andrea Clearfield’s living room. by Scott Robinson On the first Tuesday of each month, Andrea Clearfield’s Center City apartment is…
