We tour run-down train stations before makeovers
Posted inBUILDINGS BUSINESS CHESTNUT HILL

We tour run-down train stations before makeovers

Developer Ken Weinstein hosted open houses of  five dilapidated train stations along the SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) regional Chestnut Hill rail lines in Philadelphia. Through his company, Philly Office Retail, he has undertaken to renovate them. “Bring your ideas. All are welcome!” a flyer announces. The buildings once housed ticket offices but are now vacant and have fallen into substantial disrepair.
He makes beautiful art, eggshell mosaics and..
Posted inART HISTORY

He makes beautiful art, eggshell mosaics and..

Manayunk artist Tom Sonnenberg makes beautiful eggshell mosaics. He believes he's among a small number of people in the United States who practice the art. The technique, he says, originated…
Bermudian ferry worker
Posted inHISTORY INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE

How Bermudians speak English

Bermudians speak with a variety of English accents- upper class, working class, island, West Indian and those who spend much time and are educated in the U.S., American. Four individuals talk about their accents and relay some of their personal narratives.
We build a mudhif
Posted inART BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION

We build a mudhif

Iraqi refugees, U.S. Iraqi war vets, nature and peace lovers combine forces to build a mudhif, a traditional community gathering place and guest house of the swamp Arabs of Iraq.