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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 of Philadelphia and Hilburt is…

January 13, 2016

CARS AND VEHICLES PERSONAL GROWTH WEDDING

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 until he met his future…

January 12, 2016

African-American BUILDINGS HISTORY

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 the Civil War. And during…

January 1, 2016

BUILDINGS BUSINESS CHESTNUT HILL

“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 Philadelphia. And now, next to…

December 28, 2015

ANIMALS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

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 with preformed plastic combs. New…

October 15, 2015

CHILDREN GAMES SPORTS

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 a minute. Not easy! Watch…

October 4, 2015

ELDERLY FUNNY RECREATION

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 century mark. The sport, a…

September 22, 2015

CARS AND VEHICLES SPORTS YOUNG ADULTS

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 raise money so they can…

September 22, 2015

CARS AND VEHICLES HOBBIES TECHNOLOGY

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 German model. At the Allens…

September 17, 2015

ANIMALS DISABILITY ELDERLY

52 paws delight nursing home residents

Marjorie Shoemaker brings her "Paws of the Spirit," to nursing homes and other venues. Her passel of animals include an easygoing white Labrador retriever service dog named Archie who, she…

September 10, 2015

CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Master violin repairer and designer Harold Golden shows of his workshop and wonders

Condos block historic church’s sunlight

We tour run-down train stations before makeovers

He makes beautiful art, eggshell mosaics and..

Hungry piglets suck at sow