September 4-10, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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Calm Before The "Bomb" Nine holes with the man who would be mayor. by Howard Altman

news

Pal Joey: The rec-center employee and Street supporter at the center of the firebomb controversy says he was framed.—Daryl Gale

Gale Warning: The Summer of Their Discontent—Daryl Gale

Life Near the Precipice: Worries about a general lack of security dominates conversations with everyday Iraqis.—Rich Miller

Mano a Mano, Biker Style: Tensions between a pair of motorcycle gangs start to resemble a Greek tragedy.—Brendan McGarvey

fineprint: Less words, more story.—Jenn Carbin

The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

columns:

Political Notebook:Kittens for Katz & Working On The Railroad—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Golden Opportunity: HACE makes waste disappear on El Centro de Oro.—Sue Sierra

Cityspace:Garage Band-Aid—Daniel Brook

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Molotov Cocktail Party

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Reigning Cats

Slant by Steve Conn
Barnes Not Noble

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Peace and Noise: Patti Smith muses on love, loss and the Declaration of Independence in an exhibit at the ICA.—A.D. Amorosi

Book Quicks:Chinese Takeout | Why Girls Are Weird

First Friday Focus:The Clay Studio, Project Room, Peng Gallery, Space 1026—Lori Hill

Theater:Conversation Piece—Toby Zinman

artspicks

Carlo Rotella—Alex Richmond

The Mobile Pleasure Lounge Goes Mod—A.D. Amorosi

"Eyedazzlers: The Two-Century Romance of Navajo Weaving and Germantown Yarn"—Helen i-lin Hwang

Starlight Express—Juliet Fletcher

George Gershwin Alone—Steve Cohen

Larry Kane—Sam Adams

"In Black and White"—Ainé Ardron-Doley

movies

Shift in the Wind: Mark Rudd on the lessons the Weather Underground learned, and those they have to teach.—Sam Adams

Ask Me No Questions!: Masked and Anonymous proves as indecipherable as its star.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Cover Story: Ten years after it started, Magnet is still putting whatever it wants on the front.—Patrick Rapa

Staying Power: Feria del Barrio celebrates 20 years of pushing the boundaries of the block party.—Mary Armstrong

Darren Schlappich: of Frog Holler—Interview by Brian Howard

Brothers From Another: Talking shop with the brains behind N.E.R.D. and The Neptunes -- the producers who can play.—A.D. Amorosi

Soundadvice: Get out.

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

stellastarr*—John Vettese

Side Gig—Ainé Ardron-Doley

Northern Liberties Music Fest—Sam Adams

Marshall Crenshaw—Nicole Pensiero

The Motherfucking Clash—Patrick Rapa

naked city

Legends of the Fall: Pitting the best football video games against each other at the start of the season.—Chris Newborg

firstlook—A.D. Amorosi

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Mid-Autumn Festival—Helen i-lin Hwang

Maize Quest—Debra Auspitz

The Philadelphia Fashion Coterie Showroom show—A.D. Amorosi

food

A Fine Line: Washington Square’s El Fuego is a model of customized culinary efficiency.—Patrick Rapa

Feel Like a Nut?—Nancy Armstrong