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<i>City Paper</i> Choice 2010
The Big Vision Issue
by Brian Howard
The city's got more than enough worthwhile doers, planners and believers to keep this love train rolling ad infinitum.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: Seth Williams
The Crime Boss
by Holly Otterbein
"People think the only response to criminal behavior is to be tougher. But the reality is, if you're 'tough' on everything, you end up being tough on nothing."

LITERATURE & JOURNALISM: Barbara Laker & Wendy Ruderman
The News Hounds
by Jeffrey C. Billman
The "Tainted Justice" series, 10 articles in all throughout 2009, prompted a still-ongoing joint FBI/internal affairs investigation and a slew of Philadelphia Police Department reforms regarding how cops handle their informants.

MUSIC: Girls Rock Philly
Girls and Noise
by M.J. Fine
"Young girls don't always have the encouragement that they do what they want to do and be who they want to be."

PERFORMING ARTS: Beth Nixon & Pig Iron Theater Co.
'Board Meeting
by Mark Cofta
Thank the Republicans, in a roundabout way, for West Philly native Beth Nixon's return 10 years ago.

SPORTS & RECREATION: Charlie Manuel
The Oracle
by E. James Beale
The man we all call Uncle Cholly just led baseball's oldest team to more victories than anyone else in baseball.

SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN: Rina Cutler
The Blue Bucketeer
by Brian Howard
When it comes to environmental stewardship, no one would mistake Philadelphia for Berkeley. But in one short year, the city has taken huge strides in the way it deals with its waste.

VISUAL ARTS: Philagrafika
The Fresh Prints
by Holly Otterbein
"It wasn't like any other print festivals. They're usually based in tradition- and craft-based practices, whereas this one really expanded the idea of what constitutes as print."

ACTIVISM/WATCHDOGS: South Philadelphia High Asian Student Advocates
The Guardians
by Isaiah Thompson
In the wake of the attacks, students, victim advocates and community leaders organized into a movement.

FILM & SCREEN: Don Argott
The Barnes Stormer
by Sam Adams
Steal, as did prior Argott doc Rock School, expands the national image of a city beyond airborne batteries and the Rocky run. Even better, the films do it without a trace of civic boosterism, the kind that makes the city seem even more undervalued than it is.

FOOD & DRINK: The Food Trust
The Fresh Makers
by Adam Erace
"You shouldn't have to use a gallon of gas to get a gallon of milk."