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January
	January 5–11 Haven't I Seen You Someplace...?: A guide to the local players in Twelve Monkeys. by David Warner, Neil Gladstone and Margit Detweiler	January 12–18 Who Are These Guys?: Mr. Saturday Night: Dr. Bob Wallner by David Warner	January 19–25 The Return of the Wobblies: The Industrial Workers of the World want to wage "industrial guerrilla warfare" — and they're setting up shop in North Philadelphia. by Larissa Comis

	January 26–February 1

February
	February 2–8 Hip-Hop Hot Spots by Neil Gladstone	February 16–22	February 23–March 0 Towing... Towing... GONE: Chasing the wreck chasers. by Howard Altman


March
	March 1–7 Knitting A Future: Is the Waldorf approach to education a viable alternative to Philadelphia Public Schools? by Vance Lehmkuhl	March 8–14 The 1st Annual City Paper Pizza Pie Pageant: In which we nearly ate ourselves to death in search of the perfect pie. by Howard Altman	March 15–21 Last Shot: Last week, Atlantic 10 college basketball said goodbye to the Civic Center. Will fans follow the tourney to its big new home? by Scott Farmelant

	March 22–28 The Tetris Effect: Do Computer Games Fry Your Brain? by Annette C. Earling	March 29–April 4 Sucker's Bet: Why Ed Rendell's mega-million-dollar wager on riverboat roulette is bound to lose. by Scott Farmelant and Ami Eden

April
	April 5–11 The Tales of the Chickenbutt Bandit: The saga of the drugged-out guitarist who pulled 16 Center City armed robberies. by Howard Altman and Neil Gladstone	April 12–18	April 19–25 General Mayhem: The race for auditor general is a popularity contest between the son of a former governor and Mark Singel's ticketmate. by Mary Frangipanni

	April 26–May 2 Fest Shorts: the First Weekend by Jeannine DeLombard

May
	May 3–9	May 10–16	May 17–23 Won't Get Screwed Again: They got slammed in '92. This time the municipal unions want their demands met — or else. by Scott Farmelant

	May 24–30 The Zion King: When Philadelphia's Morton Klein roars the message of the Jewish right, America listens. by Ami Eden

June
	June 7–13 The World on a String: From giant bugs to kite-powered buggies, the hobby of kite-flying is soaring to new heights. by Neil Gladstone	June 14–20 The Secret Garden: After ten years and hundreds of thousands of dollars, Danielle Rousseau Hunter's urban oasis in Philadelphia is still not open. by Howard Altman	June 21–27 How Do You Think I Got This Headache?: The history, the horror stories, the home remedies — a scavenger hunt through the medicine cabinet of headache history, culture and cures. by Daisy Fried

	June 28–July 4 Unqualified Disaster: Does this decades-old system place children in danger? by Scott Farmelant

July
	July 5–11	July 12–18 Taste the Waters by Cindy Fuchs	July 19–25 Not With My Mutter You Don't: Is the College of Physicians dulling the edge of its famously quirky Mutter Museum? by Margit Detweiler

	July 26–August 1 Par-Tay!: The August musicfest explosion, or what Lollapalooza hath wrought. by Neil Gladstone and Margit Detweiler

August
	August 2–8 Through Their Eyes: Under the supervision of WHYY's Glenn Holsten, writers, actors and video crews are shooting Philadelphia stories all over town. by Daisy Fried	August 9–15 The Rat Island Raiders: And other tales from the Delaware River islands, where life is wild and the wildlife is sometimes human. by Howard Altman	August 16–22 Bitch, Bitch, Bitch: What Philadelphians are complaining about — and who gets paid to listen. by Scott Farmelant

	August 23–29 Outside the Big Tent by Mary Frangipanni	August 30–September 5 Gasp!: A local writer's fiendish new thriller sends chills through the tobacco industry. It might scare you, too. by Annette C. Earling

September
	September 6–12 True To Their Roots: With a new album and bigger beats, can the Roots combine hip-hop ingenuity with mainstream success? by Neil Gladstone	September 13–19 Uncommon Women And Others: It's no accident that Lili Taylor's Girls Town is such an unusual film. by Cindy Fuchs	September 20–26 The Phillies: What Went Wrong?: Who Stole Our Dream of a Winning Baseball Team? by Lisa Coffman

	September 27–October 3 Zinni's World: A crew of art students gives a Center City legend a new lease on life. by David Warner

October
	October 4–10 Stage Fright: Could one union's demands mean curtains for area theaters? by Daisy Fried	October 11–17 Mint Condition: How come? by Christina Waters	October 18–24 Castle Fumo: Why has Vince Fumo built such a formidable legal moat around his Green Street mansion-in-progress? by Scott Farmelant

	October 25–31 Kitchen Candidate: Shirley doesn't jest when it comes to fixing North Philly. by Daisy Fried

November
	November 1–7	November 8–14 Giovanni's Rooms: Actors and audiences love him. Critics hate him. Meet Philadelphia's messiest director. by a.d. amorosi	November 15–21 No Refuge: Once, America embraced its legal immigrants. Now harsh welfare policies may make it impossible for them to survive. by Daisy Fried

	November 22–28 So Hungry: The demand for food in area shelters and food banks is rising at an alarming rate — and come Nov. 22, it will only get worse. by Frank Lewis	November 29–December 5 The Revenge of the Amdroids: They believed selling Amway products was a sure route to financial success. Now they say they were brainwashed — the victims of a gigantic fraud. by Maryam Henein

December
	December 6–12 Center City East by Frank Lewis	December 13–19 Pulpit Fiction: Is Philadelphia's black clergy still a force to be reckoned with? by Scott Farmelant	December 20–26 These Old Houses: A non-profit trust offered new hope for many of Fairmount Park's historic houses. What happens now that the money's running out? by Ami Eden

	December 27–January 2 Pole Cats: Here are a few of them. by Daisy Fried

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