2011 - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Soil Kitchen tilts at windmills

Dan and his father, Chilean born Francisco Allende, read alternatingly in English and Spanish from Miguel Cervantes' "Don Quixote" in front of the legendary knight errant's statute at 2nd and…

April 8, 2011

ANIMALS ART HUMOR

Pink flamingos a wedding tradition for Flemings

Robert Fleming and his wife returned from vacation 15 years ago to find a flock of pink flamingos planted in their front yard by, as it turned out, good friends…

April 7, 2011

ANIMALS KIDS

Catching escaped chickens

Kids came running to catch their chickens which had wandered away from their back yard near Mermaid Avenue and Winston Road in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Watch video here.

April 7, 2011

INTERNET JOURNALISM POLITICS

WHHY and the federal funding cut to NPR – CEO Bill Marrazzo

WHHY President and CEO Bill Marrazzo doesn't diminish the importance of the federal grants to public radio but points out that federal dollars consitute only a small portion of the…

April 6, 2011

CRIME INTERNET JOURNALISM

Gadfly, Radio Host Ed Feldman writing book, interviewing candidates

SO ED, WHY AREN’T YOU TORMENTING CHESTNUT HILL ANY MORE? I got tired of it. I tire easy and I thought other neighborhoods need to be tormented a little bit,…

April 6, 2011

EVENTS POLITICS

Philly 8th District Council Candidates, in their own words, what they would do in office

Five of the seven candidates in the Democratic primary for Philadephia's 8th district City Council seat milled around 3 groups of about 12 particpants each and a swarm of reporters…

April 6, 2011

ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL Public Safety

Nuclear faith, nuclear fears- workmates differ on energy alternatives

Workmates Stephen McShane and Jarek Heljak (seated on other side of table) of Northeast Philadelphia talk about the nuclear plant crisis in Japan and energy generation alternatives. McShane has a…

March 28, 2011

CARS AND VEHICLES HOBBIES

Racing, maneuvering miniature cars

Matthew Glover maneuvers his finely tuned miniature vehicles with a remote device at the Water Tower Center and elsewhere. Here HE has them doing sharp turns, climbs and leaps on…

March 19, 2011

Books libraries WRITERS

Student cuts school to hear author

Tim Wood and Kate Stover picked up their daughter Lydia during school to come and see a talk by author Sherman Alexie, whose works Lydia has been reading in school.Lydia…

March 18, 2011

Education KIDS STORES

Chestnut Hill Newsstand News- cigarettes and handouts out, treats for A grades?

New owner, Chestnut Hill resident Stewart Graham is introducing Brings healthy snacks and flowers to the top of hill newsstand. And cigarettes are out. Jazz pianist Chris Marsceill daylights behind counter…

March 15, 2011