Living in Princeton U’s 1860s President McCosh’s House
David Meadow leads a short tour through his home, known to the Princeton NJ community as “the McCosh house” because it was the residence of the James McCosh, president of…
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Jyoti Indian Foods to open in Mount Airy
Kevin Belmonte, a builder, was applying finishing touches to the about-to-open eat in-/take out Indian restaurant, Jyoti, pronounced “joy tea’ in Mount Airy. Belmonte has been acquainted with the husband…
Patrons find Chestnut Hill library closed due to staff shortage
John Rauch and other library patrons arrived at the Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia early Monday afternoon and unexpectedly found it closed. A sign posted in…
Why Thoreau went to the woods
On a walk around Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts we stopped at the site where Thoreau had built his cabin. I asked another tourist if she might not read aloud…
Dances midst sculpture: Philly Fringe
Watch video here. Ellie Goudie-Averill of Stone Depot Dance Lab performs structured and improvisational dances amidst art installations in the warehouse space of Pieri Creations in the …
Swifts descend school chimney
Chimney swifts by the hundreds, perhaps thousands, gather swirl in a circle around the tall chimney at the J.S. Jenks Middle School in Chestnut Hill. The circle becomes denser and…
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Chestnut Hill mural is artist’s romp-l’oeil of Wissahickon Valley
I ask mural artist Ann Norththrup to take a break and hold up her paint-spattered hands. We chat about the watercolor she painted of the Wissahickon Park that she and her crew of helpers are now installing on the wall of Bredenbeck's Bakery, the first mural in Chestnut Hill, Northwest Philadelphia. Watch video here.
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From Kickboxing to Childcare: Children of America opens in Chestnut Hill
Children of America greeters with Mascot Bentley Watch video tour and interview here. Assistant Director Katie McDonnell and coworker Mary Catherine of the Lansdale Children of America “Educational Childcare and…
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Argentine bases Philly visit from Chamonix Mansion
Alejandro Martinez, an Argentine who works in the agricultural field, was staying in the American Youth Hostel Chamonix Mansion in Fairmount Park while taking in the historical sites of Philadelphia.…
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Quiet fallen firefighter played “Prince Charming”
Bishop McDevitt High School Admissions Director Christopher Seifert smiles recalling the memory of former schoolmate Daniel Sweeney. The young Philadelphia firefighter died from injuries suffered battling a blaze in a…