Posted inENVIRONMENT NATURE Science
Chasing rainbows and music festivals
When you have three kinds of clouds coming together and catch the "rat's end" of the storm, you have a good chance of catching a rainbow she says. We ran…
Knitting in public, celebrated worldwide
About 20 women and your correspondent gathered in the park outside Lovett memorial library in Mount Airy on Saturday June 13, 2015 to celebrate World Knit in Public day. According…
Posted inBUILDINGS BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT
Nirvana restuarant opens- fills house
Anita Chhantyal didn't know why the Nirvana Indian restaurant she and her husband had just relocated to Lafayette HIll from Conshohocken was filling up this opening night. But she suspected…
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Best Bucks County strawberries
The Hellerick family prides itself on having the tastiest strawberries in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at their farm near Doylestown. And your correspondent is not one to gainsay them. Along with…
Smelling Wyck’s potent heritage roses
A mother and daughter, Bea Weidner and Emily Linso (not shown in this photo) took time to smell the roses in the bright and fragrant heritage rose garden at Wyck.…
Posted inCurrent Affairs Education POLITICS
Poll worker interviews candidates and poll workers
Your correspondent interviewed candidates and poll workers at the Grace Epiphany Church polling site in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, home to 3 voting divisions. Video playlist here. ----------------…
Posted inART STORES TECHNOLOGY
Makes custom pewter gifts
Kyle Gerckin, head of the caster department at Wendell August: American Made Gifts in Grove City, PA shows how to pour pewter into a custom-made mold to create an ornament. …
Posted inENTERTAINMENT Games HOBBIES
Crazy for Bingo
Every Friday night and Sunday afternoon Bingo happens at the Sallmen’s Social Center and Bingo Hall in New Castle, Pa. All proceeds go toward organizations like the American cancer society…
Divide and conquer plant sale draws shoppers
At a residence in Mount Airy shoppers busily browsed and made purchases from the 500 plus plant collection at the much advertised "Divide and Conquer" plant sale on a beautiful…
Posted inANIMALS ENVIRONMENT NATURE
New composting toilets at Andorra
Elizabeth Fink has been using the new composting toilets near the Wissahickon Environmental Center (formerly Andorra Tree House) at the northwestern edge of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It never smells, she…