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ISSUE . August 26th, 2010
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Cover Story


Market Panic
In the wake of what some vendors call an L&I crackdown, the Italian market's existential crisis — preserve the past or embrace modernization — intensifies.
by A.D. Amorosi
This chatter may be trivial to those outside the Market, but not to those whose lives unfold within this warren of old-world, multi-ethnic outdoor vendors, indoor merchants and longtime neighbors stacked on top of each other. Listen closely and you'll hear the distant but distinct rumble of change. Dig into what's really on their minds, and you find a family at odds with the city — and, often, itself.


Opinion


Feedback:
Letters to the Editor
What You Say
"Yes. I was once a staunch Democrat myself."


News


News :: A Million StoriesA Million Stories
All the news we care to print.
by Jeffrey C. Billman, Brian Howard and Holly Otterbein
For those of you living in a bubble, World Naked Bike Rides have been taking place since 2001, when the cyclists of Zaragoza, Spain, first placed taint on saddle en masse.

Web Exclusive
Target: Carl Greene
A union organizer wants to bring some PHA guards into his fold.
by Andrew Thompson
Guards say they are paid $8 or $13 per hour with no benefits or paid sick days, job security is almost non-existent and they have to buy some of their own equipment. But chiefly, sitting in the conference room, they complain about training and safety: This is, after all, a job outside high-rise project towers.

The Bell Curve
City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks, we make jokes.


Arts


Arts :: Pictures of You
Art:
Pictures of You
With a pen in hand, Flash Rosenberg makes sense of the universe.
by Will Stone
Flash Rosenberg's got her sights on Philadelphia, the wellspring of her "sketchy" brand of humor — and the town where she first stood on stage wearing nothing but camouflage underpants and a body full of Sharpie ink. (More on that later.)

Bookmark:
The Excavator
REVIEW: Jonathan Franzen's Freedom
by Katherine Hill
Like The Corrections, it's a girthy, character-driven family tale as well as a lament for the modern American character. This double meaning is key to Franzen, who is as carefully attuned to the individual inner life as he is to the disappointments of the broader civic life we share.

Web Exclusive
Re-View:
Sites for Sore Eyes
Robin Rice on Visual Art
by Robin Rice
Seeking out an interesting show to review when many businesses are on August holiday, I found myself exploring the websites of about 20 local galleries and museums. Some are attractive and welcoming, but more than you would expect are, simply, disorganized and off-putting.

Kaleidoscope
Gabrielle Revlock's Indivisibility | John Lee Hooker Jr. | The Best of Soul Train | The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex


Movies


Movies :: Mesrine: Killer InstinctMesrine: Killer Instinct
City Paper Grade: B-
by Sam Adams
Richet, whose last movie was the superfluous remake of Assault on Precinct 13, knows the vocabulary of '70s crime movies: saturated colors, split screens, self-conscious music cues.


Music


Music :: Inch Worm
Reconsider Me:
Inch Worm
Nine Inch Nails' How to Destroy Angels
by M.J. Fine
The six-song How to Destroy Angels isn't so much a departure for Reznor as a quickie nihilist getaway for two.

Music Picks:
Scissor Sisters
Fri., Aug. 27, 8:30 p.m., $30-$32, with Sammy Jo, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 800-745-3000, electricfactory.info.

by K. Ross Hoffman
Night Work finds Jake Shears and co. returning from a too-long absence in revitalized, deliriously hedonistic form.

Queerchannel
Thu., Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., $18, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

by A.D. Amorosi
As the longtime poetic centerpiece of Stargazer Lily and Cory, Hayes knows her way around emotive lyrics and temptingly contagious (but never obvious) roots-rocking melodies.


Food


Food :: New on NinthNew on Ninth
An iconic Italian Market address has a new owner, but it's still a family affair.
by A.D. Amorosi
When Agnes Bonuomo Viso sold a long-dormant butcher shop at 910 S. Ninth St. to Nick Nastasi so he could open Nina's Trattoria, it was not just another real estate transaction.

Smoke & Mires
REVIEW: Back Bay Barbeque & Grill
by Adam Erace
The air around here usually smells like salt and fish, but the atmosphere above Back Bay's lot is thick with apple and cherrywood perfume, billowing from three smokers situated under a pop-up tent lined with locals.

Web Exclusive
What's Cooking
Get Out!
by Eric Henney
The Wine Critic Challenge | Dogfish Head Bitches Brew Release Party | James Beard Dinner at fish | British Invasion Cheese Class at Tria Fermentation School | Southern Hospitality Dinner at Supper

Feeding Frenzy
Restaurants opening, closing and pending
by Drew Lazor
Catahoula | Grindcore House | The Food Trust's night markets | Barbuzzo | Local 44 | Le Virtu


Agenda


Agenda :: The Jazz Age
Agenda Lead:
The Jazz Age
How the hell did a first-time director get Wynton Marsalis to score his silent Louis Armstrong biopic?
by A.D. Amorosi
It would've been enough if director/screenwriter Dan Pritzker had just made Louis, a sparklingly psychedelic sepia-toned silent and bloodlust-y mythological take on the young life of trumpeter Armstrong.

Agenda Picks:
Lawn Chair Drive-in Presents A New Leaf
Fri., Aug. 27, free, dusk, Water Tower Rec Center, 200 E. Hartwell Lane, 215-685-9296, lawnchairdrivein.com.
by Molly Eichel
After 15 years holding it down at NoLibs' Liberty Lands Park, the Lawn Chair Drive-In will make the move to Chestnut Hill.

Anything but Clothes Party with a Purpose
Fri., Aug. 27, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $25, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave., 215-387-3434, arttosavetheworld.com.
by Julia Askenase
In the minds of many, the Anything But Clothes party still denotes an excuse for sorority girls to ditch formal threads for skin-tight, DIY getups.

Battle of the Canvas 2010
Sat., Aug. 28, 4 p.m.-midnight, $10, The Arts Garage, 1533 Ridge Ave., 215-765-2702, theartsgarage.com.
by Matthew Cahn
During "Artists for Social Change: Battle of the Canvas 2010," approximately 30 visual artists of all types and skill levels will put themselves on blast, scrambling to complete a finished work that showcases their capacity "to educate, influence and uplift global communities."

Icepack
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
I did a lot of things 10 years ago that I'm not keen on now.

Shopping Spree
Fashion > Forward
by Julia West
SA VA Open Call for Jewelry and Accessory Designers | DailyCandy's "Start Small, Go Big" Contest

Agenda Picks:
The Schlapentickle Family Burlesque and Revue
Sun., Aug. 29, 8 p.m., $8, North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 877-435-9849, northstarbar.com.
by Eric Henney
The Schlapentickle family have been tossing their seed willy-nilly around the country for years, and this summer they decided to find out where it sprouted.




 
 
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