Cover: There Goes the Neighborhood
Are mini-mansions destroying the integrity of the valley's best historical neighborhoods?

News: Venture Void
Female entrepreneurs say it's still a man's world at the top, where their bids for venture capital often fail.

Metropolis News Extras

• Willow Glen: Car wash was 'robbed' by employee's friend.
  
• Campbell: Del Grande told to get rid of abandoned cars--once again.
  
• Key West: We all what for ice cream?

Word Play: The Poetry Bug keeps the spirit of creativity alive.

Stubbornly Original: Lowlife bard Tom Waits continue to elaborate on his unique musical niche on Mule Variations.

Wolf on His Own: Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos goes solo on Soul Disguise.

Kernel of Korn: A brief review of Korn's hard rockin' Oakland show.

Aural Fixation: Wet weather failed to dampen spirits at last Thursday's SFMX.

Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Laurie Geltman, Friends of Dean Martinez and Ian Moore.

Waif Until Dark: Eacute;lodie Bouchez soars in new French drama The Dreamlife of Angels.

Lizards in the Bed: Michael Powell's Peeping Tom is one of the most gorgeous horror films ever made.

Crab Feast: Sunnyvale's Crab Station is a reasonably-priced live-searfood extravaganza,where diners choose their entrees from tanks.

Raising the Dead: Sweet Chaos traces the strange history of the Grateful Dead.

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