September 25-October 1, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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Home & Design Issue New ideas for living large in Philly. Lofty Ambitions: Space really is the final frontier for artists cum developers Tom Miles and Alex Generalis. Grande Scheme:How an old car factory became a center for haute interior design.

Lots of Promise: In Fishtown, vacant lots have taken on interesting new lives. Give Me A (Tax) Break: If you're looking to rehab or build a new property in Philadelphia, the city wants to do what it can to help you. Loan Arrangers: In a city of houses so old, no one makes a big deal of anything built after the Revolution, upkeep is a major concern. Green Day:You can do good, and save dough, with sustainable-energy architecture and design. From SAD to Glad:How to light up your space to put a smile on your face.

news

The Heart of the Matter: In South Philly, allegiances are shifting.—Deborah Bolling

A Life Too Short: The death of a 2-year-old highlights the risks of occupation.—Rich Miller

Web Angels: Bikers take to the Internet and a rat takes to the stand.—Brendan McGarvey

Gale Warning: Monica, MOVE and Me—Daryl Gale

Election Forecast—Madame Laina

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Broad Way of Life: The history -- and future -- of the city’s pre-eminent street.—Robert Skaler

Cityspace:Ghost Candidate—Amy L. Webb

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Auto Erratic

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Don't License News Boxes

Slant by Matthew Archambeault and Teresa Sicard Archambeault
La Lucha

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Shocking Think: Elsa Schiaparelli’s intellectual couture is remembered in the first major retrospective of her work.—Robin Rice

Great Lakes: Diane Pieri mines Eastern arts and spirituality for her jewel-like paintings.—Susan Hagen

artsquicks: More stuff going on this week

Book Quicks:For Fuck's Sake: By Robert Lasner Ig, 316 pp., $14.95—M.J. Fine

Theater:Alarms and Excursions—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Midons (or the Object of Desire)—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Camp Café—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Anna in the Tropics—Toby Zinman

artspicks

Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)—Juliet Fletcher

Henry 5—Lori Hill

Liquid Vox Benefit Auction—Andrew Parks

Rouge: The New Bohemia—Alex Richmond

movies

Me and the Devil Blues: Charles Burnett on bringing the blues (and The Blues) to life.—Sam Adams

Italian Nice: Under the Tuscan Sun captures the look but not the feel of Italian abandon.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Time in a Bottle: Remembering Jim Croce, a Philly folk hero 30 years gone.—Paul Barbagallo

Michael Kiley of Cordalene—Interview by Patrick Rapa

Soundadvice: Get Out.

Photographs and Memories: New releases unveil lost and rare Jim Croce moments.—Paul Barbagallo

Black Hurricane: James Blood Ulmer’s Electric Ladyland.—A.D. Amorosi

Atmospheric Pressure: Denali has its feet on the ground, but keeps reaching for the stars.—M.J. Fine

suitespot—Peter Burwasser on Classical

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Black-Eyed Snakes—Sam Adams

R.E.M.—M.J. Fine

Thursday—John Vettese

What I Like About Jew—M.J. Fine

Chief Kamachi—Ainé Ardron-Doley

naked city

Grand Theft Jam Jar: Robbers steal and hijack, while bobbies curse in Cockney slang, in The Getaway.

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Murray Hill and Miss Dirty Martini—Sara Marcus

“An American Leftist’s Cold War Odyssey”—Juliet Fletcher

Stroll Around Fishtown—Juliet Fletcher

food

Beauty and the Bistro: Bella’s worldly cuisine works hard to live up to a fairy tale.—Maxine Keyser

Take Your Bitters—Jenn Carbin