CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Can do wheelies on his wheelchair

Jim Leonard combats the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis with the assist of an advanced mobility vehicle. No glorified “seat with wheels” Leonard’s device can zip through a mall at…

August 15, 2011

DANCE ELDERLY FOOD + DRINK

Saint Mad’s Drummer also taps for the band

Audrey Bookspan of Wyndmoor is a longtime local dance teacher and performer. She once performed with the the Martha Graham Dance Company. She has been the percussionist with Jim Harris…

August 7, 2011

INTERNATIONAL RELIGION SPORTS

Adventist basketball player seeks gig in Israel

Kelvin Green hopes to play professional basketball in Israel, where the Jewish sabbath coincides with the sabbath he observes as a practicing Seventh-Day Adventist. Watch video interview taken outside House…

July 25, 2011

CRIME CURRENT AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL

Israelis jail him for peaceful protest

Lucas Koerner from the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia talks about being seriously roughed up and arrested by Israeli police as seen in the video here during a trip with…

July 23, 2011

CRIME CURRENT AFFAIRS PUBLIC SAFETY

Police Seargent to citizens: Get organized

HOW CAN WE HELP [YOU,] THE POLICE, DO YOUR JOB? The way citizens can help out the police department- we're supposed to work in partnership with each other. I would…

July 19, 2011

ROXBOROUGH MANAYUNK SPORTS

Mount Airy Stars are Baseball Champs

After being tied with the talented and determined Panthers one game to one, on Friday evening, July 15, 2011, the Mount Airy Stars under coaches Andy, Kevin, Paul and Jerry,…

July 16, 2011

HOUSING POLITICS

Homeless homeless advocate from DC comes to Philly

Eric Jonathan Sheptock was placed in foster care until the age of 5 after being battered in the head by his natural parents as an infant. At five, he was…

July 14, 2011

BOOKS CHESTNUT HILL EVENTS

Readers are leaders: Chestnut Hill Book Festival 2011

Somewhere I saw, a long time ago, a button or bumper sticker that said "Readers are Leaders" And I think that's really true- that people who read find out details…

July 13, 2011

ANIMALS BUILDINGS FOOD + DRINK

Bees make hive in home: Highland Avenue honey

It’s really great. They took the fascia off and the amazing thing to me is as they’re crow barring, and this and that , the bees completely ignored them. So…

July 7, 2011

JOURNALISM WOMEN WORK

TV Weather Camerawoman

Fox 29 TV camerawoman gets sent out every day to different places to shoot the weather and people out and about for the station's morning show. She may be sent…

July 6, 2011

He makes beautiful art, eggshell mosaics and..

Hungry piglets suck at sow

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

Storm causes electric transformer to crash down

Lantern Theater gets ready to renovate Mt Airy church sanctuary