2010 - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Eating to Fight Hunger : Northwest’s Empty Bowl Dinner

Featuring Mike McGrath, celebrity host, Thomas Uhas, Wharton Freshman interning with NWIHN and Frank Green. From NWIHN literature "In every state in America, housing costs outpace wages. Approximately 2.3 to…

December 1, 2010

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Batik artist brings Bali to Philly: Crafts, Music, Dance for 2 weeks in Chestnut Hill

Batik artist Laura Cohn traveled to Indonesia as a visitor in 1988, fell in love with the country, its crafts and culture and ended up living there 6 years.…

November 30, 2010

DISABILITY Food and Drink HEARING

Friends, one blind, walk Chestnut Hill

I'VE SEEN YOU GENTLEMEN WALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MANY YEARS. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT'S YOUR ROUTINE? JM: My name is John Manola. WT: And I am William Talero.…

November 29, 2010

ENVIRONMENT HEALTH SOUND

Leaf Blowers Roar in Chestnut Hill

In the tree filled neighborhoods of Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill, autumn brings the gentle, rustling sound of fallen leaves but, just as commonly, the roar of leaf blowers used to collect them.

November 22, 2010

ENTERTAINMENT Film KIDS

Girl with Voldemort’s blaze on her forehead on opening night of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

I NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE THE MARK OF HARRY POTTER. Yes, I do. WHY? Well the movie’s opening tonight and my father gave me these round glasses and all my…

November 19, 2010

Current Affairs Education Food and Drink

Going door to door for college financial aid

“My name is Anice Austin and I am a culinary arts student at Montgomery County Community college. I am going door to door to ask for a donation to help…

November 12, 2010

Current Affairs INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Marie Colette, Paintre on the protests in France over retirement age

WHAT’S GOING ON IN FRANCE? “In France, the people, I think have been too spoiled because before Mitterand, the retirement was at 65. But to be voted for, [they] reduced…

November 5, 2010

ANIMALS ENTERTAINMENT FASHION

Jo D-Maggie-O wins most creative at NW Equestrian Costumed Horse Halloween Contest

SO HOW DID MAGGIE, “D-MAGGIE-O”, GET HER NUMBER “5”? Joe DiMaggio was number 5 because he was fifth in the batting order for the New York Yankees and they were…

November 4, 2010

ANIMALS EVENTS FASHION

Jasper the horse becomes unicorn for Halloween parade

WHAT IS IT WITH GIRLS AND UNICORNS? WHAT’S THE MAGICAL CONNECTION? [giggle]WHAT IS IT WITH GIRLS AND HORSES? HOW COME YOU SEE SO MANY GIRLS AND WOMEN AROUND HORSES BUT…

November 3, 2010

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“Killing Deer Doesn’t Work” Protest

THE SIGN SAYS, “KILLING DEER DOESN’T WORK.” I THOUGHT KILLING DEER GIVES THE VEGETATION THEY BROWSE ON A CHANCE TO REGENERATE. “Normally, when you kill deer they rebound. It’s their…

October 30, 2010