The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from August 2007

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from August 2007

Could Pavlik be the next Shore thing?(Obituary)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ There is a scene in the 1964 movie "The Carpetbaggers" in which movie mogul Bernard B. Norman (played by Martin Balsam) seeks to sell his one-star studio to unsuspecting multimillionaire Jonas Cord...

Eagles' Kearse ready to Freak out again with Eagles.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Sam Donnellon BETHLEHEM, Pa. _ He had the angle. That's how it looked. First practice Tuesday, and Jevon Kearse shifted into that famous gear of his, seeping past the extended arms of Jon Runyan, bearing down on No. 5. And then...

Hard work is what makes Castillo tick.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Aug. 1--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Juan Castillo is a renowned offensive line coach today largely because he once flunked a job interview to coach college defensive backs. It's an involved story, Castillo warns as he starts to...

Philadelphia Daily News Jonathan Takiff column: Jonathan Takiff / The latest on iPods, high def and Elvis.(Column)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Aug. 1--THE GIZMO: The Next iPod, Elvis Lives, high def interactivity. Love the sleek, touch screen operations and look of the Apple iPhone when it's in iPod music and video modes, but not willing to fork...

Reliever Mateo brings baggage from Seattle.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Hagen Aug. 1--CHICAGO -- Shortly before the trading deadline, the Phillies made a move that looks like it could strengthen the bullpen. Unfortunately, at least for the time being, it will be the Double A Reading bullpen....

Lowry kin take Philly team to AAU in Vegas.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil Aug. 1--LAS VEGAS -- There are a lot of places Marie Holloway and Lonnie Lowry could be on this steamy July afternoon. The mother-son duo could be back in South Jersey, figuring out how to decorate her new...

Philadelphia Daily News Phil Jasner column: Phil Jasner / Sixers not green with envy about KG deal.(Column)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Phil Jasner Aug. 1--THE SCOURGE of Tim Donaghy? Betting lines? Over/unders? Mob connections? Indictments? Can we interrupt the madness, even for a moment or two, and look in on the state of the 76ers? I...

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray column: Ellen Gray / Chris O'Donnell relishes 'Company' time.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Ellen Gray Aug. 1--THE COMPANY. 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Aug. 12 and 17, TNT. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Cable programmers have lately lured a number of high-profile actresses to the small screen -- from TNT's Holly Hunter and...

Paterno will miss his lofty seat.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Aug. 1--CHICAGO -- He probably again will be at his familiar station along the sideline this season, but Penn State coach Joe Paterno admits he likes the view from on high. "I'm not so sure [coaching from the...

SEPTA transfers still alive: Judge derails transit agency's plan to end system.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Dan Geringer and Damon C. Williams Aug. 1--SEPTA's plan to eliminate all 60-cent paper transfers starting today has been derailed temporarily by Common Pleas Judge Gary DeVito. "We are enjoined until Monday, August 6, from...

Pa. gaming chairman, targeted by casino foes, to quit board.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Chris Brennan Aug. 1--Thomas "Tad" Decker, the first chairman of the state Gaming Control Board, is expected to announce today he's stepping down from the board. Gov. Rendell plans to appoint another member of the board, Mary...

BRIEF: Cops: We have the 'Big Gulp' of holdup men.
August 1, 2007... Byline: David Gambacorta Aug. 1--Oh, thank heaven! Police announced yesterday that a man who allegedly robbed 12 area 7-Eleven stores at gunpoint over the past two months is now behind bars. Larue Yusef Smith, 35, was arrested...

Olivieri still says he's staying; Market board: Don't come back.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Catherine Lucey Aug. 1--Rick Olivieri hovered on the brink of tears at the close of business at Rick's Steaks in the Reading Terminal Market yesterday afternoon -- and not because of the onions. Yesterday was the day that...

Judge warns immigrants about fake driver licenses.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Dave Davies Aug. 1--Asked for his driver's license in Traffic Court recently, a 38-year-old Jamaican-born man handed up an impressive looking gold-embossed booklet and an official-looking photo-ID card, both marked "International...

Jury to get sex-tourist case.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Hinkelman Aug. 1--A North Wildwood man accused of traveling overseas to have sex with underage boys is overheard telling a Moldovan accomplice: "I'm having a hard time defending myself. It's difficult for me." The...

Teacher-merit plan set for charter schools.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Aug. 1--In the cash-strapped Philadelphia School District, where teachers are paid less than most of their regional peers, the teachers union has said "no thanks" to a new $20.5 million program that rewards teachers...

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter column: Jill Porter / Blaze tore their world apart; now they're picking up pieces.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Jill Porter Aug. 1--THE TRAGEDY that's befallen the Sims family is evident from the front porch of their West Philadelphia home: the boarded-up windows, the scorched debris, the noxious smell that lingers in the summer air. The...

Cops: 2 break-ins, 2 women assaulted: Attacks in Center City, Queen Village.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Christine Olley Aug. 1--A quiet Center City block, with flowers blossoming in windowsill pots and trees shading the rowhouses from sunlight, was rocked yesterday by a home invasion and indecent assault shortly after a similar...

Accused mom expecting, bruised.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Farr Aug. 1--Charged with taking the life of her newborn daughter on New Year's Eve, Christine Marie Conaway appeared in Delaware County Court yesterday morning carrying a new life and wearing a black eye. The...

Correction.(Correction notice)
August 1, 2007... Aug. 1--A brief in yesterday's Daily News gave the wrong date for a meeting at which new proposals for the Delaware waterfront will be displayed. That meeting will be held today at the Cescaphe Ballroom, 923 N. 2nd St. Refreshments will be...

Philadelphia Daily News Tattle column: Tattle / DMX flopped on doggie duds line, to pay 242G.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Howard Gensler Aug. 1--DMX (aka Earl Simmons, aka Pit Bull), who's usually being admonished by judges because of his driving, got bitch-slapped in a ruling by Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Jane Goodman for failing to...

Philadelphia Daily News Dan Gross column: Dan Gross / Too bad for Too Tuff.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Dan Gross Aug. 1--TOO TUFF, the influential DJ behind old-school Philly rappers Tuff Crew, will miss the group's Aug. 11 reunion show at Tritone (1508 South). Too Tuff, aka Joseph Hicks, 38, has been locked up at Curran Fromhold...

Philadelphia Daily News John Smallwood column: John Smallwood / Barry not exactly LA's kind of guy.
August 1, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood Aug. 1--LOS ANGELES -- OK, it's not necessarily something to be proud of, but in Philadelphia we know booing. New Yorkers are the only ones who come close to Philadelphians in terms of jeering, harassing,...

ODDS AND TRENDS: Lawyer says Ruggieri bet on games Donaghy reffed, but was not connected to him.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Joseph Santoliquito and William Bender Aug. 1--PETE RUGGIERI thought he had it all, the inside track to winning the majority of bets he would place on the NBA. The method was simple: bet games that Tim Donaghy officiated. ...

Ex-QB facing murder charge: Former Mastbaum standout Tavares to be arraigned today.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Ted Silary Aug. 1--NOT ONLY DID the dream go poof! It was replaced by a nightmare. Less than 3 years after becoming the first quarterback in Public League history to pass for 3,000 career yards, spurring him to envision a...

Injuries to Victorino, Bourn leave holes in outfield.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Hagen Aug. 1--CHICAGO -- Charlie Manuel, sitting on the bench, peered warily to his right. "I keep looking at those dugout steps, afraid somebody is going to fall going up or down them and get hurt," the Phillies manager said....

Battered Phils finally hit the wall.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Hagen Aug. 1--CHICAGO -- Greg Dobbs leading off? Chris Roberson starting in right? The Phillies limped into Wrigley Field last night, tattered yet defiant, like the revolutionary fife player and drummers in Archibald...

L.J. won't take contract situation personally.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Aug. 1--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- L.J. Smith doesn't want to become Mike Lewis. Lewis is the former Eagles strong safety who failed to reach agreement with the team on a contract extension, eventually lost his starting job...

Another coach's death jolts Big Ten football.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Aug. 1--CHICAGO -- Miami of Ohio is known as the "Cradle of Coaches" with good reason. The Mid-American Conference school's list of alumni and former coaches includes such past and current giants of the profession...

No official word on outcome of Crawford's meeting with league.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Phil Jasner Aug. 1--Joe Crawford has officiated more than 2,000 NBA regular-season games. Despite meeting with commissioner David Stern and three other league executives yesterday in New York, he still does not know whether he will...

Boston selects Wings' Bergey in expansion draft.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Steve King Aug. 1--When the Philadelphia Wings decided to leave forward Jake Bergey unprotected in yesterday's National Lacrosse League expansion draft, Bergey had an idea that he might have played his last game in a Wings uniform....

Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon column: Sam Donnellon / Kearse ready to Freak out.(Column)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Sam Donnellon Aug. 1--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- He had the angle. That's how it looked. First practice yesterday, and Jevon Kearse shifted into that famous gear of his, seeping past the extended arms of Jon Runyan, bearing down on No. 5....

Philadelphia Daily News Bernard Fernandez column: Bernard Fernandez / Could Pavlik be a Shore thing?(Obituary)(Column)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Aug. 1--THERE IS a scene in the 1964 movie "The Carpetbaggers" in which movie mogul Bernard B. Norman (played by Martin Balsam) seeks to sell his one-star studio to unsuspecting multimillionaire Jonas Cord Jr....

Woman, 77, tells of rape, beating: 'There is no God,' assailant told her.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Julie Shaw Aug. 1--A 77-year-old white-haired woman testified yesterday that when a stranger attacked her in her Olney home in early June, tearing off her dress, she asked him: "Don't you have any decency?" He answered, she...

Barry Bonds a talking head at Dodger Stadium.
August 1, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood LOS ANGELES _ Barry Bonds made a valid point. The reason the San Francisco Giants slugger hasn't had anything new to say about his pursuit of the major league baseball's all-time home-run record is because nobody...

Follow-the-leader is new Eagles camp game.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Sam Donnellon BETHLEHEM, Pa. _ It has begun with a loud grind, not a hum. Whether this is a maintenance issue that will smooth out as the Eagles work out the kinks this summer, or a case of too many hands on the stick shift, is not...

Old boyfriend or new flame?
August 2, 2007... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I've just graduated and am leaving my beloved college town for another city, where I have found a job. As if transitions weren't stressful enough, I have romance trouble. I've dated my high school sweetheart for...

Dad held in baby's death: He had been questioned last month.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Dana DiFilippo Aug. 2--Five-month-old Jahfari Stevens cried a lot. Neighbors figured the infant was just hungry, overtired, colicky or expressing any one of a million other reasons why babies cry. Now, they can't help...

Owning up to 'D' blame: Dawkins says defense is reason Eagles lost in playoffs.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Aug. 2--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Eagles defensive players weren't surprised, cornerback Sheldon Brown said yesterday, when All-Pro safety Brian Dawkins stood up at their first gathering of training camp to remind his mates of a...

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter column: Jill Porter / Attention, alleged wife-beaters: Phils want you.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Jill Porter Aug. 2--AFTER ALL the injuries the Phillies have endured, you'd think the team would be careful not to inflict another one by shooting itself in the foot. But management is apparently masochistic and misogynistic....

Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon column: Sam Donnellon / Follow-the-leader is new Eagles camp game.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Sam Donnellon Aug. 2--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- It has begun with a loud grind, not a hum. Whether this is a maintenance issue that will smooth out as the Eagles work out the kinks this summer, or a case of too many hands on the stick...

Freedom School camp ends today in West Phila.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Damon C. Williams Aug. 2--For Maisha Sullivan, the hardest part of saying yes is saying goodbye. For five weeks she's been saying yes in the Philadelphia Freedom Schools' Say Yes to Education summer program she oversees. ...

Big Ten, Pac-10 seem to be punting on reform ideas.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Aug. 2--CHICAGO -- On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces commanded by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard fired on Union troops at Fort Sumter, S.C., the first engagement in the Civil War. A little more than 146 years...

Killer, driver get decades behind bars in teen's death.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Julie Shaw Aug. 2--Tyriq Hawkins, 23, convicted of spraying bullets toward a group of young men two years ago, killing a South Philadelphia High School football player, was sentenced yesterday to 25 to 50 years in state prison. ...

Fight allegedly was over a man.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Julie Shaw Aug. 2--That brawl outside the Criminal Justice Center last week following two defendants' guilty verdicts on first-degree murder was over a boyfriend, not the verdicts, according to family members and friends of the...

Cops name suspect in rob-kidnap.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Christine Olley Aug. 2--Police have identified one of four men they believe was part of a brutal kidnapping after a robbery inside a West Philadelphia bar turned violent. Cops are looking for Shawn Clarke, 35, of Cedarhurst...

Olivieri won't pull up steaks: He reopens at Reading Terminal Market; management sues.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Catherine Lucey Aug. 2--Armed with Cheez Whiz and hot peppers, Rick Olivieri opened Rick's Steaks in Reading Terminal Market yesterday morning, despite orders to shut down at the end of July. Just after the market opened at 10...

Slots chief defends review: Decker quitting as grand jury probes.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Chris Brennan Aug. 2--Thomas "Tad" Decker, soon to step down as chairman of the state Gaming Control Board, said yesterday that a grand jury investigating a casino licensee must have "new information" because the board's staff had...

Germantown's John Staggs files for mayoral race on Socialist ticket.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Bob Warner Aug. 2--Another candidate is joining Democrat Michael Nutter and Republican Al Taubenberger in the race for mayor -- John Staggs of the Socialist Workers Party, a 60-year-old meatpacker living in Germantown. Staggs,...

Phila. Baptists mark 300 years.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Dafney Tales Aug. 2--The Philadelphia Baptist Association, one of the oldest religious institutions in the country, will celebrate its 300th anniversary next month. Started in 1707, with just five churches, the association is...

Philadelphia Daily News John Baer column: John Baer / Readers, too, feel 'profoundly disturbed'.
August 2, 2007... Byline: John Baer Aug. 2--AND NOW another opportunity to let "The Angels Sing." This is an occasional act of benevolence giving voice to my harsher critics, allowing their responses to be heard. OK, read. After a recent column on...

Philadelphia Daily News Stu Bykofsky column: Stu Bykofsky / Pam Lenton's life touched many people.(Column)
August 2, 2007... Byline: Stu Bykofsky Aug. 2--PAM SPENT her life trying to find her niche. Sickly as a child -- Children's Hospital saved her life at birth in 1958 -- Pam Lenton wrote poetry and painted. Because she was sickly, she didn't have...

Philadelphia Daily News Dan Gross column: Dan Gross / Dustup over Geno trash.(Column)
August 2, 2007... Byline: Dan Gross Aug. 2--IN ADDITION to the ongoing saga of Rick's Steaks vs. the Reading Terminal Market, there was another recent cheesesteak fight. South Philly's Adam Cramer says that Geno's Steaks owner Joey Vento slapped him at...

Philadelphia Daily News Urban Warrior column: Urban Warrior / Bombs rock Iraq as Sunni bloc quits Cabinet.(Column)
August 2, 2007... Byline: Chris Brennan Aug. 2--BAGHDAD -- Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval yesterday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker blew up his fuel tanker in one of several attacks that claimed...

'Color Correction'.
August 2, 2007... Aug. 2--9:30 tonight HGTV Constance Ramos (right) knows color, and she's on the case in this new series, swooping into the homes of people having color crises. She quickly figures out the problem and points them toward a solution. ...

Philadelphia Daily News Tattle column: Tattle / Whoopi will be taking in 'The View' in Sept.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Howard Gensler Aug. 2--TATTLE COULD swear we told you Whoopi Goldberg was going to replace Rosie O'Donnell on "The View" ages ago. Oh, wait, we did. Barbara Walters finally got around to telling everyone yesterday and...

SORRY STATE: Alleged wife-beater Mateo apologetic, asks for 'second chance'.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Steve King Aug. 2--ALTOONA, Pa. -- Julio Mateo understands that first impressions are everything. But he wants the fans in his new home to think twice before they judge him. Mateo, whom the Phillies acquired from the Seattle...

When Utley comes back, Iguchi may stay.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Paul Hagen Aug. 2--CHICAGO -- In the Phillies fondest dreams, Chase Utley is back at second base in 3 weeks or so, completely recovered from the broken right hand that landed him on the disabled list, picking right up where he left...

The dog days of bummer for Phillies.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Paul Hagen Aug. 2--CHICAGO -- It says in the book that you don't bring your closer into a tie game on the road. Charlie Manuel was forced to write his own footnote last night at Wrigley Field. That's what happens when Tom...

With Eagles, Curtis inherits an elder-statesman role.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Aug. 2--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In St. Louis, Kevin Curtis was the guy asking the questions, the understudy, the player watching Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce to see what he could learn. With the Eagles, Curtis suddenly finds...

Philadelphia Daily News John Smallwood column: John Smallwood / Talking head at Dodger Stadium.
August 2, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood Aug. 2--LOS ANGELES -- Barry Bonds made a valid point. The reason the San Francisco Giants slugger hasn't had anything new to say about his pursuit of the major league baseball's all-time home-run record is...

`Roid awareness is all the rage at Dodger Stadium.
August 2, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood LOS ANGELES _ Don Hooton knew how it looked. The archrival San Francisco Giants were playing at Dodger Stadium, with slugger Barry Bonds on the verge of becoming Major League Baseball's all-time home-run king....

FBI digs deeper into past of disgraced referee.
August 2, 2007... Byline: William Bender and Joseph Santoliquito PHILADELPHIA _ Federal investigators have descended on the Philadelphia suburbs this week, digging deeper into Tim Donaghy's past as they seek to bolster their case against the former NBA...

Charlie Manuel should have another year.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Charlie Manuel probably isn't going to be voted the National League Manager of the Year. His national profile is too befogged by being the butt of jokes based on his chicken-fried speech and his battles...

Vikings' quarterback job is wide open.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Paul Domowitch MANKATO, Minn. _ Tarvaris Jackson's fourth pass in the 11-on-11 portion of the Minnesota Vikings' training-camp practice Tuesday morning sailed over the receiver's head and into the arms of safety Dwight Smith. His...

Chris O'Donnell relishes `Company' time.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Ellen Gray BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. _ Cable programmers have lately lured a number of high-profile actresses to the small screen _ from TNT's Holly Hunter and Kyra Sedgwick to FX's Glenn Close _ but where are the guys? Starting...

Real, live Bratz: Fashion dolls played by - fashion dolls.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Kate Mays Aug. 3--The dolls with the inordinately large heads are moving to the big screen as the live-action film "Bratz: The Movie" hits theaters today. Armed with their friendship and a "passion for fashion," the real-live...

Philadelphia Daily News Ronnie Polaneczky column: Ronnie Polaneczky / On this hand, SEPTA's playing the dumb card.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Ronnie Polaneczky Aug. 3--TODAY, as a judge continues pondering the fate of SEPTA's transfer fares, let us ponder the reason SEPTA wants to ditch transfers in the first place. And then let us ponder the typically lame-brained...

OPINION: 'Snitching' is risky; staying silent even riskier.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Elmer Smith Aug. 3--WE CALLED IT "dropping a dime" back when that was all it cost to call the cops on somebody. It costs a lot more today. Back then, if you "dimed out" a brother from the block, you were shunned or...

Philadelphia Daily News Joe Sixpack column: Joe Sixpack / Keeping the beer cold: New twists on an old problem.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Don Russell Aug. 3--MAN'S AGE-OLD pursuit to keep his beer cold is getting a boost this summer. The big beer companies have rolled out new, high-tech cold technology, while several beer outfitters are offering an array of thermal...

Trotter and Spikes: So happy together.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Aug. 3--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- They are big, vocal, physical 30-year-old linebackers who have played in the Pro Bowl, but not the most recent one. Mention either guy and there are people who will question whether injuries have...

Call this the political side of cagefighting.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Aug. 3--Carlos Condit won his only professional boxing match in 2004, but that probably isn't what best prepared him for the rough 'n' tumble world of mixed martial arts. If you want to see some real...

A bill to boost 'stop-and-frisk'.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Damon C. Williams Aug. 3--A bill in the state House would require prisoners convicted of violent crimes to sign away their right to refuse to be stopped and frisked by law-enforcement officers as a condition of parole. The...

FBI digs deeper into former ref's past: Talks to Donaghy's former neighbor.
August 3, 2007... Byline: William Bender and Joseph Santoliquito Aug. 3--FEDERAL investigators have descended on the Philadelphia suburbs this week, digging deeper into Tim Donaghy's past as they seek to bolster their case against the former NBA referee, and...

Bonds comes up short again.
August 3, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood Aug. 3--LOS ANGELES -- Barry Bonds got his 2,911th career hit last night at Dodger Stadium. But it was about 200 feet short of where the San Francisco Giants slugger wanted it to land. Bonds got his first...

Considine eager to shoulder more.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Aug. 3--BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Brodrick Bunkley, Jevon Kearse, Takeo Spikes, Chris Gocong, the new, slimmed-down Jeremiah Trotter -- all these names have been invoked in discussions of why the Eagles feel they'll be better...

School budget cuts in jeopardy?
August 3, 2007... Byline: Valerie Russ Aug. 3--When the School Reform Commission approved its $2.18 billion budget for the next school year on May 31, with a $140 million deficit possibly looming, there was much public talk about making $100 million in...

Irreverent comedy from Commandments in 'The Ten'.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Gary Thompson Aug. 3--"The Ten" is based on the Ten Commandments, but it's not one of those movies aimed at Christian fundamentalists. Its skit related to adultery, for instance, features a prison "bitch" trying to explain to...

A dull documentary tries to tell tale of global warming.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Gary Thompson Aug. 3--Several years' worth of rare wildlife footage from the North Pole are assembled into an unbelievably flat-footed documentary in "Arctic Tale." Photographers Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson spent several...

Art events for First Friday.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Jennifer Barkowitz Aug. 3--ART GALLERIES in and around Old City stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Here's a rundown of local exhibits and First Friday arts events: Artists' House Gallery. 57 N. 2nd St.,...

A forum for baby mamas and daddies to air their gripes.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Julie Shaw Aug. 3--Stop fighting and start talking. It's hurting your kids. That's the message a local film producer and father of two children wants to get out to single moms and dads. And he's giving them an opportunity...

Correction.(Correction notice)
August 3, 2007... Aug. 3--The air date was wrong in yesterday's Daily News for the special edition of "20/20" about the Rev. Billy Graham's relationship with American presidents. The show airs at 10 p.m. next Friday on Channel 6. A photo on the cover of...

Bourne again: The villian changes in 'Ultimatum,' but the plot doesn't.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Gary Thompson Aug. 3--When we last visited assassin-turned-avenger Jason Bourne, he was facilitating the suicide of a renegade CIA bureaucrat. The guy was played by Brian Cox, who is on the speed-dial of every casting director...

Not so hot: Slapstick stunt flick stunningly unfunny.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Gary Thompson Aug. 3--The mind wanders during the forgettable, pain-based slapstick of "Hot Rod," and mine wandered to the peculiar American-ness of stunt culture. Are we the only country in the world whose citizens see a bunch...