April 21-27, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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ShortChanged $115,000 in missing government funds may not seem like a lot, but it's everything to the residents of Hunting Park. by Brian Hickey Recent cover stories...

news

Moving Forward: The Equality Forum will honor those who paved the way for gay rights here in 1965.—Lewis Whittington

Weekend Events at Equality Forum 2005

Court Gesture: After 36 impressive years on the bench, a judge is honored.—Doron Taussig

Strategic Gains: Masterman High continues its mastery of the city chess league.—Mike Newall

Pagans Take Philly?: Investigators say the biker gang is driving their Hells Angels rivals out of town.—Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Cityspace:Garden Party: Once soaked in toxic chemicals and rusted machinery, this NoLibs park keeps neighbors grounded.—Jenna Portnoy

Cityspace:River City Redux—Kate Salute

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Against the Wall

Slant by Jen Burdick
Spill the Truth

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Dirty Pretty Things: Desmond Richardson and Complexions dance with true grit.—Deni Kasrel

Into Words: Jim Houser comes to grips in his new work.—Brian Howard

Sarah Vowell—Interview by A.D. Amorosi

Theater:Fairy Tale Ending—Toby Zinman

artspicks

Wised Up—Frank Halperin

Toon Town—Jesse Delaney

Treasured Island—David Shengold

Enchanted Aprile—David Shengold

movies

In the Mix: Kung Fu Hustle blends styles and cultures so deftly its audience may not notice.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Home Field Advantage: Trumpeter John Swana serves up Gumbo at the new-look Chris' Jazz Cafe.—Shaun Brady

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Playlist Philadelphia—John Vettese

The Philadelphia Orchestra—Peter Burwasser

Ben Lee—A.D. Amorosi

Joe Jackson/Todd Rundgren—Sam Adams

Common—Deesha Dyer

Japunks Panic Jamboree 8—A.D. Amorosi

Adam Green—John Vettese

Stargazer Lily—M.J. Fine

Nora Jean Bruso—Deni Kasrel

naked city

Bare Market: Philadelphia artists are obsessed with naked bodies. But is the public buying it?—Audrey Gray

The Whaley News—Patrick Rapa

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

Quacking Up—Cory Frolik

Live and Let Die—Joey Sweeney

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Personal Best—Deesha Dyer

Living Out Loud—Tami Fertig

Equal Time—Deesha Dyer

food

Honey Trap: A NoLibs brunch spot serves up Jewish home cooking with a sweet Southern drawl.—Helen i-lin Hwang

off the menu—Juliet Fletcher