Ten Years Ago in City Paper: Feb. 21, 2001

Brennen Jensen's feature pursues the Baltimore-tied story of guano-covered

. In Mobtown Beat, Michael Anft checks in on plans for

while Molly Rath looks at the declining fortunes of an

in Annapolis. Media Circus is Tom Chalkley on the demise of the

Baltimore Alternative

. Brennen Jensen's Charmed Life is on Baltimore's bygone

. The columns are: Sandy Asirvatham's Underwhelmed, on

; Mink Stole's Think Mink, on

; Wiley Hall III's Urban Rhythms, on

; Joab Jackson's Cyberpunk, on

; and Tom Scocca's 8 Upper, on

. In Books, Eileen Murphy suggests reading Carson McCullers' literary work rather than her latest biography, Josyane Savigneau's

Carson McCullers: A Life

. Art is Mike Giuliano on the latest at Gomez Gallery: drawings, paintings, and photographs by

. John Sewell's Zine Pool profiles

, publisher/editor of

Zine Guide

and

Tail Spins

. In Stage, Mike Giuliano likes Arena Players production of Pearl Cleage's

Flyin' West

. Music is Melissa Giannini, explaining the beauty of

. In Know Your Product, Lee Gardner reviews Alec Scott's

Fables of Freedom

, Anomoanon's

Anomoanon

, and Kelly Bell Band's

Ain't Like it Used to Be

. Adele Marley watches two

--ABC's

Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows

and HBO's

Boycott

--in Television. In Film: Mike Giuliano

with Julian Schnabel over

Before Night Falls

; Joe MacLeod gets kneecapped by

The Killer Elite

; Lee Gardner is blessed by

Saint Jack

and serenaded by

Orfeu

; Jaimie Baron takes a holiday with

Last Resort

; and Luisa F. Ribeiro falls

Into the Arms of Strangers

. Susan Fradkin's Belly Up sings for

.

(Editor's note: Please remember that this restaurant review is exactly a decade old, so take any information within with a shaker of salt.)