Sign Language Students Act Out
Students in an advanced American Sign Language (ASL) class offered by the Deaf-Hearing Communication Center based in Swarthmore, PA took turns acting out and signing [Read More…]
3d Printer for Public Middle Schoolers
A generous school parent purchased a 3D printer for James Hilburt's math classes at the J. S. Jenks Middle School in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood [Read More…]
Started driving at age 33
Jamar White got his first car two years ago at age 33. He had failed his driving test when he was 16 and it wasn't [Read More…]
May a shark swallow Jefferson Davis
Old Frederick County Courthouse Civil War Museum Guide Carol Miller recounts that Winchester Virginia changed hands many times between the Union and Confederate forces during [Read More…]
“Spite” fence goes up
A tall chain-link fence recently appeared dividing the narrow walkway between two buildings on Germantown Avenue in the posh Chestnut Hill shopping district in northwest [Read More…]
Bee boys skeptical about flow hives
Bee Boy Ryan Williamson is happy for any technology advancement that raises the profile of beekeeping but has reservations about the so called flow hive [Read More…]
Shaking heavy ropes
At the Mount Airy Village Fair, Urban Athlete trainers challenged passersby to try to shake two heavy ropes in undulating rhythms and sustain it for [Read More…]
Enthusiasts whack pickleballs on game’s 50th anniversary
Aficionados gathered on Saturday at the Water Tower Recreation Center in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia to play "pickleball" to mark the sport's half [Read More…]
Girl softballers wash cars
The Impact girls fast pitch softball team in Roxborough hand washed cars, including your correspondent's not-too-dirty sedan, this past Saturday on a pay-what-you-want basis to [Read More…]
Air stunts with RC Helicopter
A pilot friend introduced Patrick years ago to the hobby of flying remote controlled miniature helicopters. He got hooked and now flies a high end [Read More…]