CLOSE UP by Brian Rudnick

Skateboarding Steps in Chestnut Hill

Kate Blandy Forges Wissahickon Barefoot

The Cherry Hill West High School swim team came out for a walk along the Wissahickon Creek on a cool day and then a team member, Kate Blandy, decided to shed her sneakers and socks and cross the  Wissahickon Creek barefoot. (This photo was taken by her coach, Scott Sweeten) I shot the video of her crossing from the other [Forbidden Drive]side.

Tree takes tree down on Bells Mill Road during windstorm

n a windstorm (mighty March winds) a dead tree takes down a living tree, whose roots could not hold on after more than a day of drenching rain blocking Bells Mill Road a major conduit from Roxborough to Chestnut Hill in Philadephia, on March 9, 2008

Kip Bronson tells of new animal exhibits at Elmwood Park Zoo

WHAT’S GOING IN HERE? We’re in the process of building a couple different exhibits. Back here will be the roaming area for the peccary and on the other side is  actually a  duck pond which will be filled when it ‘s warm again for the ducks to come back. Up here’s a little terrace area, you come in and watch them. It should be done early, late spring. WHAT ARE THE OTHER EXHIBITS GOING UP? At the other end of the zoo we have a mink exhibit, over here we’re building a mini-monkey exhibit, we’re rebuilding a bobcat exhibit. We just finished building the elk exhibit and at the other end of the zoo we have a redtail hawk exhibit being built”. Kit Branson, Elmwood Park Zoo maintenance worker, Norristown.