Money never sleeps: mining litecoins in basement
A father and son "mine" bitcoins and litecoins 24/7 in their unfinished Chestnut Hill basement. These "coins," son explains, are virtual currencies not under the control of any government. As…
Posted inCurrent Affairs HOUSING JOURNALISM
Taking a step away from homelessness
On the eve before Christmas Eve, Paul Rossetti was standing in the rain at the corner of Highland and Germantown Avenues hawking “One Step Away” newspapers for a $1 each.…
Posted inBUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT Food and Drink
French Bistro Jazz Cafe gets ready to open
Partners Robert Bynum and Chef Al Paris are excited that construction is nearing an end at the long empty site of the former Melting Pot Restaurant and that their French…
How Lego conquered the toy industry brick by brick
The Lego Company has been fantastically successful. In each of the last 5 years sales have risen 24% and profits, 40%. But it was not always so. For most of…
Posted inENVIRONMENT NATURE NonProfits
Dozens clean up Cresheim Creek new parkland
(Above, volunteer Marilou Buffum) Dozens of volunteers showed up on Saturday to help remove invasive plants and debris from newly acquired Philadelphia parkland in Mount Airy. Efforts of the Wissahickon…
Posted inAfrican-American BUSINESS Food and Drink
McDonald’s high school worker aims higher
Danielle Taylor of Germantown, a 12th grader home schooled through Agora Cyber Charter School, works 30 hours a week at the Chestnut Hill McDonald’s. She’s paid at the rate of…
Posted inCurrent Affairs EVENTS PERSONAL GROWTH
Chabad Rabbi lights public Hanukah menorah
It appeared that Rabbi Yitzchok Gurevitz’s faith in the accuracy of the weather forecast was rewarded last evening. Skies cleared just before the public lighting of a large Hanukah menorah…
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From Stage to Box Office
Growing up, Devon Ingold performed in more than forty plays and productions but has migrated behind the scenes and just started managing the box office at the Allens Lane Theater.…
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Empty Bowl Dinner fights hunger and homelessness
Twenty five percent of Philadelphians live below the poverty level. This somber statistic was delivered last night to hundreds of diners, along with delicious soups and breads donated by dozens…
Posted inBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Food and Drink
Ploughing new ground at urban farm
Scott Blunk employs a moldboard plow to break new ground at the Henry Got Crops Farm in Roxborough, Philadelphia. Blunk, who worked for the John Deere company at one time,…