Age of Aquarius: New Paradise Laboratories gets tangled up in Planetary Enzyme Blues.
Father's Play: A local comedian and talk show host brings a book about his dad to the stage.
Split Decision: From the demise of Phrenic comes the birth of two dance companies.
Technically Speaking: Perry Fertig and crew put on a show of their own behind the scenes.
Best of the Fest

Live Arts & Fringe Festivals Listings | Reviews

august 25

Under the El

Artists, dancers and artisans are fighting to save Frankford. But it's tough to overcome a history of violence.
by Duane Swierczynski

august 18

Cheap Bastards

by Brian Howard

plus:

Arts and Entertainment

Lifestyle

Travel and Transit

Food and Drink

Counterfeit Couture

Shop Talk

Five Lunches Under $5

Hungry Hours

Cheap Shots

august 11

Everywhere Man

For more than 20 years Chuck Treece has been Philly music's jack of all trades. A behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the scene.
by Patrick Rapa

plus:

Treece's Pieces

august 4

A Prayer for Grays Ferry

Race, recreation and redemption in a troubled South Philly neighborhood.
by Mike Newall

also:

july 28
Ms. deYoung Goes to Washington:A Philly native wants Americans to realize how wasting Billions in Iraq is ruining our lives at home. —Brian Hickey

july 21
PressureCookers:A Penn undergrad says clutch hitting can be measured mathematically. But will math and science help the Phillies thrive in the stretch run? —Neil Gladstone

july 14
Trash Daze:Why budgetary constraints and lack of enforcement leave Philadelphians to grapple with refuse. —Jenna Portnoy

july 7
Bottoms Up:Taylor Mead, underground movie legend and Warhol superstar, christens the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival —Sam Adams

june 30
Tour de Forced:Ever wonder what tourists see when they come to visit historic Philadelphia? So did we.

june 23
Shelf Life:Summer Book Quarterly '05 —Lori Hill

june 16
They're young, bright and want to cure what ails Philly. Why can't we keep them?: —Doron Taussig

june 9
Get Movin'!:Ultimate Summer Fun: 140 rocking, sporty, sexy, artsy and straight-up insane activities for each and every damn day of the Philly summer. —Brian Howard

june 2
"Make no mistake about it: I was going to kill someone.":Race, drugs and retibution at a local military base. —Brian Hickey

may 26
Road Companies, Brutes and Safecrackers:An exclusive excerpt from Allen M. Hornblum's —Allen M. Hornblum

may 19
Restraining Disorder:Our juvenile justice system is among the best in the nation. So why are kids ending up hurt? Or, in one case, dead? —Doron Taussig