She wrangles millipedes and beetles
A thousand little legs locomote along the slender hands of an Academy of Natural Sciences educator. Her painted fingernails are brown and shiny just like the six-inch-long and pinky-wide African…
Sew yourself at Handcraft Workshop
Claire Chappelle had passed by the Handcraft Workshop in Germantown for a year before she ventured in and took a pillowcase-making class. So enthusiastic was she about the experience that…
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Historical Society opens archives
Volunteer Shirley Hanson was on hand to greet visitors at the Chestnut Hill Historical Society on their first Saturday of the month open house. The Society’s archives house some 20,000…
Posted inEVENTS HEALTH VOLUNTEERING
Lisa’ Army- Pumpkin Race to help cancer patients
According to her Dad, Bill, when Lisa Loonstyn was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 20, she accelerated the process of having a baby in expectation that she would need…
Started Free Dominion Party, seeking seat on Philly Council
Michael Galganski is the founder of the Free Dominion Political Party. At the Philadelphia 12th Democratic Party Ward meeting on October 2, 2014, he announced he is running for the Philadelphia…
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Young photography profs open their studio
Sarah Kaufman, Vita Litvak and June Yong Lee are photographers who teach at area colleges and share a spacious, well-lit third floor studio space at Kendrick Mill in the Germantown…
Posted inART Children ENTERTAINMENT
Weaving with fabric Harry Potter style
Melissa Maddonni Haims led kids in weaving the fence at the J.S Jenks School in Chestnut Hill with colorful strips of fabric as part of the community’s annual Fall for…
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Mondays without meat
At the Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival, a Humane Society advocate asked people to try going “meatless” on Mondays as a step toward ending the keeping and killing…
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Scot reflects on “No” vote on independence
Andrew, a Scotsman who has been out of the country for the past few years, says he probably would have voted in favor of independence from Great Britain in the…
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Al-Bustan showcases Arab art and music at Morris Arboretum
From the Al-Bustan website "We are thrilled to return to Morris Arboretum where Al-Bustan Camp started back in July 2002. In fact, it was Morris Arboretum’s beautiful gardens that inspired…