Vol 19 Issue 922
Published 8/5/1998 through 8/11/1998
The Last Block Party (Cover Story)
St. Paul's Brewery District: Three blocks. Four generations. 35 eviction notices.
Infield Fly Rule (City Beat)
A scrappy little league pitches its last run
The Great TP War (City Beat)
During his stay at a Catholic Charities boardinghouse, Greg Scott complained about everything from bathroom tissue to medication practices. And he's not done yet.
The Gadfly (Sports)
After a slow start and a broken jaw, Twins leadoff man Otis Nixon is back to his pesky self.
Platypus on 50th Street (Eaters' Digest)
On the one hand, beer and nachos. On the other hand, wood-grilled ahi tuna with soba noodle cake.
Into the Mix (Arts Feature)
Rock as dance music. Dance music as rock.
What Makes You Happy (Music)
Liz Phair introduces us to Whitechocolatespaceegg.
Guns and Replacements (Sound Check)
Tommy Stinson joins the new, techno influenced Guns N' Roses. Also: Zone 105's Local Motion slows, Sue McClean starts her own company, and a thousand ravers in Douglas County cause a media scare.
Charlie Feathers: Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-69) (CD Review)
Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (CD Review)
Marah: Let's Cut the Crap and Hook Up Later On Tonight (CD Review)
The Long Ryders and BR5-49 (CD Review)
Love is a battlefield (Film)
Take a glance back at the work of Sam Fuller with Fuller Nights, Oak Street Cinema's six-film series.
Smashing Pumpkins (Film)
The big bad boogeyman of Halloween returns in the newest release Halloween: H20.
At the Fringes (Theater)
Dean J. Seal wants you to get hooked on "fringing" this year at the 1998 Fringe Festival.
Arthur Sze: The Redshifting Web (Books Roundup)
Robert Klitzman, M.D.: The Trembling Mountain: A Personal Account of Kuru, Cannibals, and Mad Cow Disease (Books Roundup)
Wally Lamb: I Know This Much Is True (Books Roundup)