Residents want revitalization with 16th Avenue expansion
by Tom Babin

Storm water pollution program gets funding boost
by Tom Babin

Blood donors
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Reader nauseous over Bash review
by FFWD Reader

RANT & RAVE

About those cover charges...
Patrons should be willing to pay fair price for the musicians who entertain them
by Tom Wilson

VIEWPOINT

Buzz speaks out
On big oil and blessing the poor
by Hamish MacAulay

WEB WATCH

Giant cellphones liberate their siblings
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Beltline united in urban vision
Comprehensive study lays ambitious foundation for development
by Tom Babin

Adjusting your TV for colour balance
CHUM bid pledges to address lack of multicultural programming in Calgary
by Wes LaFortune

FOOD

Daikichi changes your perspective on sushi
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

Winemakers embracing biodynamics
Wisdom from the past brings a solution for the future as growers turn to nature
by Kevin McLean

BOOKS

True grit
Tough-minded poet Fred Wah leaves legacy at U of C
by Patricia Robertson

Ad busters
Authors tout P.R. as key to corporate success
book review: The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of P.R. by Al Ries and Laura Ries
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh

Bookends
One week in a thriving literary community
by Jason Hammond

MUSIC

Folk festival unveils this year’s model
Elvis Costello one of many stellar musicians to grace us with their presence
by Jaime Frederick

It’s the band that rocks, not the province
Manitoba trades in laptops for guitars, smashed cymbals and broken fingers
by Mark Hamilton

Brand new future classics
Texas songwriter Guy Clark lives up to the hype
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Lubbock calling
Songwriter Joe Ely finds music is the tie that binds
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Exploring the SIANtific method
SIANspheric experiments in sound with Swervedriver’s Adam Franklin
by Christine Leonard

It’s both what you know and who you know
With an all-star lineup, punk band All Systems Go is, well, you know... all systems go
by Jason Lewis

Big wheels and even bigger rock sound
Bitchin’ Cameros prove that some people really are what they drive
by Aubrey McInnis

Mushroom jazz goes mainstream
Mark Farina the latest DJ to make a name on the touring circuit
by Rob Faust

Hell bent on sound and energy
Trombonist and pianist Hugh Fraser not your conventional jazz musician
by Dennis Slater

Jaidene Veda’s quiet, subtle Voisces
Singer cultivates a unique blend of electronic music and jazz motifs
by Rob Faust

RECORD REVIEWS

Arab Strap, where’s your troosers?
CD Reviews
Arab Strap’s Monday At The Hug & Pint
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Fleshtones’ Do You Swing?
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
The Black Keys’ Thickfreakness
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Imitation Electric Piano’s Trinity Neon
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Martin L. Gore’s Counterfeit 2
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Nada Surf’s Let Go
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Finding sweet relief at The Banff Centre
Careful, the Big Rock Candy Mountain residency might just give you a toothache
by Sandra Vida

THEATRE

Schoolyard wars immersed in ‘90s culture
Energetic young company gives theatre a Wedgie with meditation on war
by Brad E. Simkulet

A sense of Vertigo
Programming in new theatre complex beginning to take shape for fall
by Martin Morrow

Reversal for fortune
Fund-raiser turns tables on directors and critics
by David King

COVER

Better living through puppetry
Red Smarteez makes your trash beautiful in junk art and puppet films
by Jaime Frederick

FILM

A killer in their midst
State of Denial sheds light on factors behind South Africa’s AIDS crisis
by David King

Beggar rides horses in Bruce Almighty
Disney-fed comedy warns viewers to be careful what they wish for
by Rachel Deahl

Convergence of Asian cinema
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO

Twisted noir musical in canon of TV greats
Dennis Potter’s crowning achievement The Singing Detective now on DVD
by John Hazlett

VIDEO VULTURE
British sitcom has dirty mouth
by John Tebbutt