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April 8, 1999

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Cover Story

On the Waterfronts
Can a partnership between Philadelphia and Camden turn the Delaware River, rife withvacant waterfront lots and half-finished projects—into a major economic contender?
by Jen Darr

Opinion

SLANT

Dishonest Injun?
by Trish Boppert

LOOSE CANON

My Fountain Pen, My Fetish
by Bruce Schimmel

PRETZEL LOGIC

Sex During Wartime
by Howard Altman

MAILBAG

Letters to the Editor
by the Readers

News

CITY BEAT

The ABCs of Bureaucracy
If after-school programs are so great, why won't someone step up to save this one?
by David Warner
Mean Angel?
Union workers picket home of Councilman Angel Ortiz, claiming he's a hypocrite for using rehab scabs.
by Eric Westervelt
Valet Melee
Curbside conflict is becoming a way of life on Philly's busy restaurant rows.
by Jennifer Rauch

WARD'S EYE VIEW

Southern Style
Torn between the warm sense of community and the abhorrent lack of parking, residents inSouth Philly's 39th Ward don't know whether to love it or hate it.
by Gwen Shaffer

HALL MONITOR

Quality of What?
by Jen Darr
Webcasting the First Stone
by Gwen Shaffer
Press are People Too
by Jen Darr

HIT AND RUN

Form Fitting
by Gwen Shaffer

ON MEDIA

Kill Your TV
by Dina Mendros
Webcasting the First Stone
by Gwen Shaffer

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Political Notebook
by Mary Frangipanni

BELL CURVE

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

Arts

ART

Home Is Where the Art Is
Ironic reflections on a familiar theme at the Art Alliance.
by Robin Rice

THEATER

Drama Queens
by Hans Kellner
Less Is More
Quiet strengths and excess bombast in Floyd Collins.
by Peter Burwasser
Sad Goodbye
by Violet Phillips
Pretty Is...
by Hans Kellner

DANCE

Animal Grace
by Deni Kasrel

20 QUESTIONS

Gloria Steinem
by Vance Lehmkuhl

Movies

Taking His Time
Robert Altman serves up unhurried pleasures, country-style.
by Sam Adams
Nowhere and Everywhere
Against the odds, Go uses its clever title in clever ways.
by Cindy Fuchs
Back to School
Even if you're Drew Barrymore, reliving high school is cause for panic.
by Sam Adams

Music

Hear Here
Notable new local releases and upcoming shows.
by Neil Gladstone
High Five
Records we're digging this week.
Miles, the Muse
Cassandra Wilson gives new life to Miles Davis' music.
by Philip Booth
Alien Attack
The Residents re-released...
by a.d. amorosi

ICEPACK

Icepack
by a.d. amorosi

DISC QUICKS

Clark Terry
Intimate Stories
by Philip Booth

NAKED CITY

The Once and Future Kings
Run and D.M.C. are still the Kings of Rock.
by a.d. amorosi

ROCK/POP

Low
Secret Name
by Sam Adams
Mojave 3
Out of Tune
by Sam Adams

JAZZ

Stan Getz Quartet with Chet Baker
Quintessence Volume 1
by Nate Chinen

Naked City

Your Favorite Things
Cecily Tynan, Weatherperson Channel 6
by Rosemary Darigo
Rodeo East
Joan Shepp's only the beginning, say promoters of Walnut Street's upscale retail.
by Sono Motoyama

HOT SEATS

Hot Seats
Where: Bench outside Carpenter's Hall
by Patrick Rapa

Food

Coffee With Dream
A cozy setting for dessert or a six-course feast.
by Maxine Keyser

Listings

SIX PICK

Antique Explosion
by Brett Burton
Pennsylvania Ballet
by Deni Kasrel
Latin Playboys/Lisa Germano
by Nicole Pensiero
Rubberoom
by Jennifer Carey
Audrey Flack
by Robin Rice
Mingus Big Band
by Nate Chinen

CRITIC PICK

Pi Lam Human BBQ
by Brian Howard
Danny Grossman
by Deni Kasrel
Gross Indecency
by David Warner
Jonathan Peters
by a.d. amorosi
Lovers and Executioners
by Brian Howard
Mohan Sikka
by Jonathan David Jackson
Rethinking the Past
by Patrick Rapa
Vassels
by Rosemary Darigo
Winnie Winston
by Mary Armstrong
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