People Who Died

2009 Obituaries

Burn Notice

Brat Productions' The Bald Soprano is back and badder than ever.

One Small Step for Robots

A Drexel lab has big plans for its little humanoid.

The Island

Hugo Chavez owns it. New Jersey controls it. Developers and environmentalists covet it. And one brazen trespasser wants us to pay homage to its forgotten king. Welcome to Petty's Island, a fin-shaped slice of strange, in the middle of the Delaware River.

Who Polices the Philadelphia Police?

They do. That's the problem.

Blues for Jack Rose

Friends and fans pay tribute to Philadelphia's lost guitar genius.

Drill, Baby, Drill!

The inside story of Ed Rendell's plot to pillage Pennsylvania's forests, consequences be damned.

The Art of The Art of the Steal

The Barnes debacle hits the big screen.

Jef Lee Johnson

Philly's secret guitar hero is ready for his close-up. Are you?

Reinventing Arlen

One year after he fled the GOP, Pa.'s senior senator is scratching and clawing to do what he does best: survive.

The Fall Guy

The student the School District blamed for the violence at South Philadelphia High School shares his story. It's not the same one District officials have been telling.

That New-Decade Look

With the aughts in the rearview mirror, what fashion statements will emerge in the 2010s?

Philly Verses the World

How Hostile City learned to love the poet.

The Clamorous Life

U.S. Girls' big dreams and strange adventures in lo-fi.

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Tea Party doyenne Diana Reimer has big plans for you, Philadelphia.

The Billion Dollar Boondoggle

DROP is bleeding us dry.

Agricultural Phenomenon

What happens when idealists, entrepreneurs and bureaucrats all latch onto the same trend?

The Ultimate Ass-Kicking

We sent E. James Beale to fight in a mixed martial arts gym; then we made him write about it (once he came to).

VOTE!

Listen to Election Kitty. She won't steer you wrong.

The Riverkeeper

Meet the Delaware's Guardian Angel.

Summer Fun Guide 2010

Truth. Justice. Fun.

Fade to Black

Local photographer Michael M. Koehler journeys into the twilight of the Gulf Coast shrimp industry.

Default Lines

A landlord dropped a bomb on Kensington. It could happen again.

Throwing the Books at You

City Paper's Summer 2010 Book Quarterly

Bail Is for the Rich

Nathaniel Hayes spent 113 days in jail because he didn't have $1,010.

"How Was I Even Able To Do What I Did?"

A story of guns and money in Philadelphia.

QFest Shorts

Reviews for Philadelphia QFest 2010, July 8-19

Mother Do You Wanna Bang Heads With Me?

Joe Jordan and his mom, Jacqui Gore, are the loudest family in town.

Waiting For Good Dough

If you think there's no good pizza in Philly, you're not looking hard enough.

A Death in Solitary

Hell is the hole in a prison near Wilkes-Barre.

Khyber Last Show Ever

Philly's most storied rock club pulls the plug.

Idealists for Hire

Canvassing works, but is its success at the cost of its workers?

Stay Classy, Philadelphia

An open mic with Paul F. Tompkins, the nicest guy in comedy.

Market Panic

In the wake of what some vendors call an L&I crackdown, the Italian market's existential crisis — preserve the past or embrace modernization — intensifies.

An Ill Bird

Charlotte Ford's CHICKEN plays on our biggest, weirdest fears.

Hall of Secrets

There are some things the city doesn't want you to know.

Death Cabaret for Cuties

Swellco & Swellco are biting chickens and killing hookers at the end of the world.

War on Drugs

Working the soundboard with mad rock scientist Adam Granduciel.

One Flew Into The Cuckoo's Nest

One man's strange descent from pacifist to alleged terrorist.

Grand Theft Rowhome

Stealing a house is easier than you think.

For the Shorties

Capsule reviews of the Film Festival's best, brightest and downright baddest.

City Paper Choice 2010

The Big Vision Issue

66 Reasons NOT to Vote for Pat Toomey

Exiles on South Street

How the famed strip got its mojo: An oral history from the people who made it happen 40 years ago.

Prodigal Sonia: An Entreaty

After 34 years, can Philly finally love Sonia Sanchez back?

24-Hour Party People

Three reporters. $150. Sunrise to sunrise at SugarHouse. Go!

Sniffin' Grundies

The Comics Issue 2010

Out Scouted

Did the city wimp out in its effort to stop Boy Scouts from excluding gays on the public dime? Or did gay activists botch it themselves?

Back in the Black

Your hood-by-hood holiday gift guide.

Eater's Digest

For our two home cooks, well read is well fed.

Top 21 Albums of 2010

The Big Chill

Can a 15-acre refrigerator save Southwest Philly — and revolutionize the way we eat?