Posted inART DISABILITY Elderly

Blind, they sculpt

Michael Gieschen, who lost his vision due to retinitis pigmentosa, sports a tee-shirt emblazoned with a group of walkers under the words “Blinds to Go” the name of his team…
Posted inENTERTAINMENT EVENTS KIDS

Kids dance to Jazz Flute

WHAT WAS IT LIKE HAVING DANCERS PERFORM WITH YOU? Wonderful. We always love to do this for the kids. I’m not doing this to get rich. I enjoy playing at…
Posted inMusic RECREATION

Going Phish-ing

Scott Chassy of Washington,D.C. secures the wooden frame of a portable horseshoe bean-bag game to the roof of his car. He and seven friends were preparing for a tailgate party…
Posted inNATURE RECREATION Sports

Downhill skiing in Conshohocken

Just outside the city’s northwest boundary, there’s downhill skiing.  Soldiers returning home after World War II joined together as the Wissahickon Ski Club to create their own micro version of…
Posted inKIDS RECREATION

The Box Sled

WHAT KIND OF TECHNIQUES ARE YOU USING WITH YOUR BOX? Jimmy Maurer: “We’re opening it up so we get inside it. You open it up- ” Skyler Jahn: “- so…
Posted inRECREATION

Flourtown pool might get dome

"We’ve enjoyed a lot of success with the swim club and we’ve had a number of schools and outside clubs approach us on the possibility of making the season longer…