No apple for this teacher
Former Audenried High School teacher David Pitone got a letter from the School District of Philadelphia on Christmas Eve informing him he had been fired. It came as no surprise to him...
Deadly trend hit home
The final tally of homicides for 2003 hit with the impact of a hollow-point bullet. Compared to 2002's total of 288 -- the lowest number since 1985 -- last year's figure of...
International influence
Lately, I've been thinking about food fads and trends that have come and gone. Cuisine Minceur and Nouvelle Cuisine, which came into their own in the late 1970s and early '80s, began...
Playful production
The Arden Theatre Co. has brought one of Louis Sachar's children's stories to stage with amazing results. As it unfolds, it is apparent that Sideways Stories from Wayside School is not just...
Mayorally screwed?
One of the most unusual inaugural ceremonies in city history resulted in South Philadelphia losing some of its political clout in the city. At the first official City Council session of...
Long chase, no catch
Chasing Liberty
PG-13
Starting at area theaters tomorrow
Two reels out of four
In the opening scene of Chasing Liberty, a teenage girl is getting ready for a hot date by comparing dresses...
Contractors step to the plate
The Vet will be imploded sometime in early spring and will take slightly less than a minute to tumble to the ground. That's some of what residents learned at the first meeting...
Man with a plan
Four years ago, rookie Mayor John Street stood behind the podium at the Academy of Music and outlined his lofty blueprint for Philadelphia. He spoke about creating a "world-class city," one with...
Future shocks
The year 2003 was an auspicious one for the automobile industry, not the least because it jarred the American manufacturers out of their size-conquers-all strategy. Now that it no longer owns the large...
