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For the Week of
January 29-February 5, 2003

Cover: Tips From the Top
How do restaurants survive tough times in what is notoriously one of the most fickle of all industries? A few Santa Cruz eatery icons reveal the secrets of their success.

Nüz: Anti-Dubya rallies; KUSP revamps its programming.

Bruce Bratton: 'The Lost House' is found; KUSP's future.

Prison Bound: Film noir '25th Hour' shows off director Spike Lee at his sharpest, angriest best.

Slipping a Gere: Rob Marshall's 'Chicago' is tin-eared and lead-footed.

This Must Be the Place: Sometimes it's easy to confuse the track listing on New Yorker Ben Verdery's albums with a map of Santa Cruz County. Now he takes the songs home.

The Rock Show: The Reverend Billy C. Wirtz; Victor Wooten.

Food: Live, Without a Net: The 418 Organic Cafe pushes the limits of eco-friendly food with live and organic options.