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Small storefront churches bring hope to where it's needed most . by Solomon Jones
Photographs by Jessica Gryphon
Shortly before 10 a.m. two crack prostitutes walk to 16th and
Ogden, near the once thriving retail strip, Ridge Avenue.
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Ethnic identity is germinating in Philadelphia's community gardens. by Gian Sachdev
Nearly a dozen overall-clad African-Americans, humming and whistling to themselves, arch their backs toward a muggy sun early one Monday morning to pick cotton and tobacco leaves. Most are thin and muscular, only nodding at the sight of a stranger. The scene leaves a sting in the air. So does knowing that this was observed just last week in North Philadelphia.
If… » more |
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[THURSDAY, AUGUST 1]
Elk City
During the dissolution of the Melting Hopefuls, a promising band of the mid-'90s alterna-surge, singer Renee Lobue and drummer/producer Ray Ketchem recruited guitarist Peter Langland-Hassan to began anew as Elk City. Lobue soon adopted the oddball Fender Rhodes piano bass (reportedly on consignment from Television's legendary Tom Verlaine)… » more |
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[FRIDAY, AUGUST 2]
Pro wrestling superstar the Rock, Yocco's Hot Dogs and musical-enigma-wrapped-in-a-psychedelic-riddle John Terlesky: all products of the Lehigh Valley, all national treasures in their own way. The Rock is a beacon of nose-to-the-grindstone hope to Joe Lunchpails everywhere. Tell a Texan you're from Pennsylvania, and seven times out of 10 he'll ask… » more |
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[SATURDAY, AUGUST 3]
All month long Old City hotspot Cuba Libre has been celebrating Carnaval, which for Latin people all over the world is shorthand for getting down and having fun at a giant street party. As with celebrations in any culture, there will be food (look for malanga crab fritters, beef empanadas, guava-glazed barbecue ribs, spinach and cheese empanadas… » more |
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[WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7]
You can almost sense the giddiness Jamie Catto of the British dance outfit Faithless and artist/producer
Duncan Bridgeman shared when they collaborated on the DVD/CD/cinema project they call 1 Giant Leap. While working on the album, they embarked on the kind of a exotic, artistically enriching journey you'd usually encounter during an evening of programming… » more |
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Bruce Springsteen
The Rising
Columbia
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In the second verse of "Darlington County," a minor cut from 1984's Born in the USA--the last studio album Bruce Springsteen made with the vaunted E Street Band fully intact--the Boss is chatting up a girl, trying to buffalo her into thinking he and his buddy Wayne are big spenders from New York City, that their… » more |
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HEROES
COAL MINERS: Move over firefighters--a whole new fleet of studs just hit town.
GOV. MARK SCHWEIKER: Whoa. Wait. Who knew? How can we keep this guy?
ERICA PRATT: Time.com's "Person of the Week" leaps tall buildings in a single bound ...
GOATS
CONVENTION CENTER: The Daily News reports that because of "hostile and
inefficient"… » more |
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>> MAGIC DISAPPEARANCE
After remaking WMGK in the image of WMMR back in its mid-'80s glory days--bringing back to the airwaves the likes of John DeBella, Ed Sciaky and Michael Tearson--and moving the station's ranking from No. 12 to No. 6, Midas-touch program director Buzz Knight is going elsewhere. "I'm moving on to another chapter, and I knew… » more |
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There's no such thing as a slow news day for Fox 29 photojournalist Brad Nau. by Sara Kelly
A flabby, shirtless man zig-zags leisurely through traffic. Visible only from the torso up, were it not for the handlebars, you'd swear the dude was levitating.
The camera pans city scenery, matching the easy summertime pace of life Under the El--which happens to be the name of this particular photo essay. A montage of community color segues into a… » more |
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RENDELL'S LUCKY CHARM?
There's a fresh subtheme to the old-fashioned butt-whomping Ed Rendell is laying on all comers in the governor's race. Namely, that he merely needs to break even--or come close to breaking even--everywhere outside Philadelphia. The unlikely hero in that effort, cross-state, may prove to be Pittsburgh's mayor, Tom Murphy. "His… » more |
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>> BLESS THIS MESS
As the new school year draws closer, the Edison Schools debacle that began with this year's state takeover of the Philadelphia School District continues. State Secretary of Education Charles Zogby--who at press time was the subject of protests calling for his ouster--is threatening to withhold a promised $55 million payment… » more |
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[SUNDAY, AUGUST 4]
Lately every time I see our commander in chief on TV, I get depressed. Not that it wasn't depressing from the beginning, but for a while there--too long--GW was bathed in a sort of "hold us together, chief!" glow. Now that his post-Sept. 11 sheen is as worn as the arms of an old recliner, it's time to reassess and, as Johnnie Cochran might say, get… » more |
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[MONDAY, AUGUST 5]
With established Fear Factor as a lead-in, this summer's Dog Eat Dog completes NBC's one-two punch of Monday-night game shows. Factor is a gutsy contest of physical challenges--although there must be a psychological element to eating cow brains, buffalo testicles, sheep eyes, duck embryos and pig rectums--hosted by surly Joe Rogan, who loses all… » more |
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[TUESDAY, AUGUST 6]
Though their name betrays a tech-geek fascination with the mechanics of recording, the members of the American Analog Set are hardly detached academic songwriters. Know by Heart, the group's fourth release, sounds like waking up: Organs twitter and chirp, guitars hum like just-started car engines and xylophones glisten like
dewdrops on grass blades.… » more |
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"Sometimes when it would be getting late in the evening, Whitey would say, 'I wonder if any of the
people over at Celebre's Pizza are listening tonight?' Sure enough, 15 minutes later we'd get two pizzas
delivered to the booth."
--Phils' broadcaster Harry Kalas recalling how
Richie Ashburn would shill for pizza
ALLEN IVERSON
Back to being… » more |
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Art — Paradise Regained
Pillow Book: Charles Juhasz-Alvarado, in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop and Museum, offers the mixed-media "Jardin de Frutos Prohibidos/ZONA FRANCA 2002 exhibit.
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