Harold Golden came to his calling as violin maker and repairer by first building a kit guitar as a teenager. He then discovered he had a talent for fixing friends’…
Faced with condo developments rising high and very close the senior pastor of the 200 year-old Chestnut Hill Baptist Church turns to inviting in the new neighbors and welcoming contributions from the developers for very necessary repairs.
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.
Your correspondent and his spouse spent about 2-1/2 weeks in the Czech Republic mostly doing a longer and a shorter “workaways” (work for room and board). And obligatory sightseeing!
An “alternative Prague” tour, had us taking buses and trains and walking lots to learn about graffiti art, ethical hackers, communist era dissident politics through neighborhoods like Holosevice and visits to artist spaces and hip hangouts.
An working vacation in the countryside of North Jutland, Denmark near the Limfjord brings many delights and an education about Danish culture and history.
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.