February 26-March 3, 2004 |
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Home & Design IssueAnalyze That Living Room: Our intrepid writer gets a furniture counseling session in Old City. Paradise Found: How to turn your concrete back yard into an urban utopia. |
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And Baby Makes Three: Like the proud, expectant parents they are, a media power couple readies a nursery. Up on the Roof: Environmentally conscious homeowners fiddle with their rooftops. Sticky Situation: It’s the secret everybody knows: MTV’s Real World is coming to Philly. Tress Bien!: Beautify your home with outdoor vegetation. Knock It Off: Copyrights, licenses and lawsuits for furniture? Oh my! Beyond Better Bathrooms: Renovations can boost happiness -- and property values. |
news
Scene of the Crime: A North Philly family that wants a painful reminder demolished will finally get its wish.—Brian Hickey
Fineprint: Less words, more story.
Marching Toward March—Brian Hickey
Finally, a Fiscal Grand Slam?: Brett H. Mandel says his new group will persuade the city to slash taxes.—Amy L. Webb
Galewarning—Daryl Gale
The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
columns:
Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel
Cityspace:The Social Life of Design: The Amish were on to something with barn raisings.—Todd Woodward
Cityspace:Falling Up—Amy L. Webb
opinion
Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Yeeeeer Out! There are few things that bring me as much joy in life as standing on a baseball diamond, playing ball with my children.Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
BJs for JournosSlant by Michael Pelusi
What About Bill?Letters to the Editor: by the readers
arts
Design for Living: Director and playwright Stephen Stahl returns with the unconventionality that made him notorious.—A.D. Amorosi
Dance:Taming of the Shrew—Janet Anderson
Theater:Trick the Devil —Steve Cohen
Theater:The Earth's Sharp Edge—Toby Zinman
Theater:In the Heart of America—David Anthony Fox
artspicks
Ron Suskind—Andrew Milner
Elektra—Steve Cohen
Courtyard Dancers—Helen i-lin Hwang
Robert Newman—Justin Bauer
Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble—Deni Kasrel
movies
The Gospel Truth?: The Passion of the Christ purports to tell the truth. But whose truth?—Cindy Fuchs
Making History: With Osama, Siddiq Barmak tries to rebuild Afghanistan's past.—Interview by Sam Adams
Screen Picks—Sam Adams
music
Fear of Heights: Reluctant Philly rocker Alan Mann gets his due.—A.D. Amorosi
Sound Advice: Get Out
Peace to Start: Apartheid is over, but Joseph Shabalala says Ladysmith Black Mambazo's work isn't.—Mary Armstrong
Al Green—Sam Adams
Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley
DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal
musicpicks
Opeth—Maura Johnston
Fannypack/V.I.P.—A.D. Amorosi
The Mountain Goats—Brian Howard
Max Graham—Sean O'Neal
The Johnny Cash Tribute Night—John Vettese
naked city
Board Meeting: Forget video games: The classic board game is back, and celebrated at a local charity event this week.—A.D. Amorosi
Icepack—A.D. Amorosi
mixpicks
Unlacing the Victorian Woman—Juliet Fletcher
Chumley and Carlota's Oscar Night Gala—Alex Koppelman
Dr. Kwame Abayomi—Tricia Ferdinand
food
Pinot Players: Pinot noir-producing vineyards in California and Oregon are moving in on Burgundy competitors.—Peter Burwasser
Bar Flyby—A.D. Amorosi
