DECEMBER 4­10, 1997 n OUR 459TH ISSUE

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City Reporter Politics Sports Viewpoint Editorial Thanksgiving Feature Cover Story Music Music Reviews Sound Advice Movie Reviews Art Books On the Job Devil’s Advocate Letters to the Editor We Recommend Hot Properties Click & Clack's Car Talk* Real Astrology* News of the Weird*

PHOTO BY DAVID SPARKMAN

COVER THE BIG EMPTIES: Michael Finger and photographer David Sparkman look at local landmarks that have stood vacant for years, waiting for someone to bring them back to life.

PHOTO BY DANIEL BALL

STEPPIN' OUT THE MOCHA LATTE ACID TEST: On Friday nights, the crowd at Otherlands turns on and tunes into acid jazz. Amy Lawrence watches the vinyl fly.

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