December 29, 2005-January 4, 2006	[2005 issue index]
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What Happened Next? The next chapter of the past years biggest stories.

news

The 88-Year-Old Apprentice: Will Florence Cohen succeed her late husband on Council?—Jenna Portnoy

And Then There Was One—Jenna Portnoy

Family Holiday: The mob spreads Christmas cheer in South Philly.—Gabriele Valentine

Trench Warfare: As politicians fight over river-dredging plans, a blown deadline could bring higher tolls on DRPA bridges.—Dan Keashen

The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

columns:

Political Notebook:The Year in Review—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:11650 E. Roosevelt Blvd.: A diner can anchor a neighborhood. But what happens when they move the diner?—Jenna Portnoy

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Now What?

Slant by Adam Welsh
A Good Ash Kicking

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

A Few for the Scrapbook: Snapshots of the year in Philadelphia arts.

artspicks

movies

Between the Lines: The year's sharpest political movies hid in plain sight.—Sam Adams

Brutal Truths: Movies that probed, and fed, the appetite for violence.—Cindy Fuchs

music

Top 21: The best rock/pop/hip-hop CDs of 2005.

Rounding Out the Top 50

One Track Mind '05—J. Edward Keyes

Critical thinking: Who Picked What

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

naked city

Grave Matters: 2005's most important buried stories.—Shaun Brady

Snail Mail—Kristin Maranki

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

Next Up: The Vespa Parkominium?—Jenna Portnoy

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Bowl-A-Rama: Where to Go to Watch the Games—Kevin Almasy

Light My Menorah—Andrew Parks

"They Think I'm a Nut"—Nicole Kone

food

State of the Plate: What and where we ate in 2005.—Elisa Ludwig

Off The Menu: Sparkling Advice—Carolyn Wyman

Feeding Frenzy—Drew Lazor

What's Cooking—Pat Hogan

Top 5 Hangover-Curing Brunches—Jesse Delaney