2013 - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Tooling around in midget pickup

Rob Porter used his large 90s Cadillac to haul his Daihatsu Midget II pickup truck from Cheyenne, Wyoming to the east coast to tool around in while he’s in the…

August 26, 2013

Children ENVIRONMENT HOBBIES

Night geocaching at Andorra Natural Area

Scenes from the video featuring Wen-Young and his son Manny of Plymouth Meeting, PA. “That’s what we’re looking for- the waypoints” “It’ll say the gecoache is that way but the…

August 26, 2013

ANIMALS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

“Royal” pets get to romp in Wissahickon Park

The dogs being served by Queenies Pets service ("Treating Your Pets Like Royalty") love romping around the Wissahickon Park (offleash) and swimming in the creek, reports Tim Abrams whom I…

August 22, 2013

ANIMALS Education ENTERTAINMENT

Feeding Elmwood Zoo’s Giraffes

Elmwood Park Zoo’s two giraffes use their long black tongues to draw offerings of romaine lettuce into their mouths. And they seem single-purposed enough to hardly notice getting oohed and…

August 20, 2013

Books ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Sings the trumpet with her voice

Mo Speller played the trumpet growing and now, as a singer with the Nothing Wrong Band, plays the trumpet without a trumpet – just using a supple voice. The self-described…

August 20, 2013

BUSINESS Education Food and Drink

Herr’s potato chip factory tour

The story goes that in 1853, a restaurant patron at a New York resort who complained of a soggy french fry gave rise to the invention of the potato chip.…

August 14, 2013

ANIMALS Current Affairs Life and Death

Help find their doggie now – you did!

At the top of Forbidden Drive this Tuesday evening, Robin Gold and William Russell of Mount Airy were handing out fliers seeking help in locating their lost dog Truman. A…

August 13, 2013

JOURNALISM Photography Young Adults

Photgraphing his daughter’s first front page article

I came across Bill Cusick in a proud moment, taking photos of his daughter’s first front page article in the Chestnut Hill Local as it appeared in the newsbox outside…

August 9, 2013

Books Food and Drink STORES

For the love of books and cupcakes

Claudia Stemler (right) and Laura Belmonte (left) are cramming bookshelves wherever they can into their“ brunettes’ bookshopbakery” – in a low swinging door and into upright support columns. They hope…

August 4, 2013

DANCE ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Mount Airy community beats drums

The story, according to Ron Kravitz, goes that some years ago, Elise Rivers of Community Acupuncture of Mount Airy called him from Ashland, North Carolina 9 pm one Saturday night…

August 1, 2013