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Isle be Damned
A local architect wants to put land masses in the middle of the Delaware River.
by Andrew Thompson
Gardner Cadwalader has a dream for the Delaware River — four islands topped with condos, hotels, a tram from Philadelphia to Camden and a Ferris wheel.

Jack Kelly, a Friend Indeed
by Isaiah Thompson
It isn't illegal to favor campaign contributors — though it might strike taxpayers as slightly audacious for Kelly to freely admit that his contributors are his friends, and that his friends have his ear in this manner.

Citizen Mom:
Tales of Journalism Frozen in the Past
by Amy Z. Quinn
It's not about me, Charlie LeDuff told me — it's about the dead guy.

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

Sports:
Meet the New Guard
Who's the best guard in the Big 5?
by E. James Beale
About once a year, every good college basketball fan in the city will be sitting at a bar watching a Big 5 game when someone in the group will ask the seemingly innocuous question: "Who is the best guard in the city's history?" What follows will probably be war.

 
 
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