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Vaulting bride and groom sculpted by blind uncle

Michael Gieschen, left Because Mike Gieschen’s niece met her fiancée while competing at vaulting event, a passion they share, the blind artist decided to create a wedding gift depicting their…

June 15, 2013

EDUCATION HEALTH HUMAN BODY

Exercise science major no meathead

College students majoring in exercise science are not just a bunch of meatheads who love to work out and run around lifting up things, says Tristan VanderMeer, majoring in the…

June 14, 2013

BUILDINGS ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Philly Film Society Renovates Roxy

The Philadelphia Film Society is renovating the venerable Roxy Theater on Sansom Street downtown, installing new seats and screens and converting to a digital projection system. Marketing Director Katie Powell…

June 12, 2013

BUILDINGS WORK

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…

June 7, 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT FOOD + DRINK

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…

June 3, 2013

FAMILY FOOD + DRINK GARDENING

Pick your own berries

The “locally” grown strawberries that are now showing up at Chestnut Hill groceries can be yours for the picking at farms in Montgomery and Bucks Counties and in New Jersey…

May 31, 2013

ANIMALS EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

Lead keeper welcomes giraffes

Two bull giraffes, 3-year-old Dhoruba and 10-month-old Jukuu, are making their official debut this Memorial Day weekend at the Elmwood Park Zoo, according to the Lansdale Reporter. They are on…

May 26, 2013

INTERNATIONAL RELIGION

Krishna Devotee engages Afghan immigrant

A passerby sat down and engaged in a long conversation with Dwija Mani, a Brahmacari monk of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who was camped with a display near…

May 24, 2013

CHILDREN DANCE EDUCATION

Children learn ballroom dance from Champ

Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Estonian and Italian can be heard spoken as mothers of these heritages prepare their 5, 6 and 7 year olds for a ballroom dancing class at the Water…

May 18, 2013

BUSINESS HOBBIES INTERNET

We Freecycle recycle bookcase

Amy Hsu came by our house in her car to pick up a tall bookcase. She had seen my post on the popular Northwest Philly Freecycle website, where people give…

May 14, 2013

CLOSE UP Video Interviews

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

50 years on, Wyck heir gives New Year cake 2nd try