Installing replacement windows
As he goes about his work of installing replacement windows in an old house, Paul Piccone, an installer with Matus Windows of Glenside, PA describes the process. After carefully prying…
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Bhutan refugees renew farming in Philly
At the age of six, Bishnu Kamar (left) fled her native Bhutan where, she says, the government was trying to kill its own people. She lived the next twenty-two years…
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Inky photographer happy to have job
Ed Hille, a staff photographer for the Philadelphia Inquirer was at the Allens Lane Art Center on Wednesday April 3rd taking photos for a future story about the “Vision through…
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Sheet Metal Union pickets Chestnut Hill College
The Sheet Metal Workers Union has been protesting Chestnut Hill College’s use of non-union, Delaware-based contractor DJ Wagner. Eddie Guinan, a sheet metal worker who is manning the picket this…
Waves down cars for Liberty Tax Service
With a shiny turquoise gown and spiked Statute of Liberty hat to match, bearded Tom Humphrey waves at cars passing by on Ridge Avenue in Roxborough to drum up business…
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Secrets of Prolific Writers
In her book, “The 7 Secrets of the Prolific, the definitive guide to overcoming procrastination, perfectionism and writers bloc,” Hillary Rettig offers many insights and tips for authors and others…
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Can you give her a couple dollars?
Personable "Flower" accosts passersby for money to get something to eat while sitting on the bench at the bus stop on Evergreen near Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. She…
Laying concrete sidewalk
Watch video interview here. In Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, where many sidewalks become buckled or broken because of large tree roots , Bill Hackett of Husky Masonry, Perkiomenville, PA sawcuts a…
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NCCC Raven team plants trees
Raven Team members from the National Civilian Community Corps (AmeriCorps) based in Maryland plant sugar maples and other trees to restore the understory in Carpenters Woods Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The…
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HIs work: sucking up shit
Darryl Leonard services portable toilets for Royal Flush Portable Restrooms, a company owned by his uncle. The company does work for special events like regattas on Kelly Drive and…