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Browsing a local shop in Philadelphia while shopping local for thoughtful gifts
Businesses and organizations

The Year Without a Christmas List

December 27, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

No gift cards, no Amazon. What happened next was magic. [more…]

Editors of The Local holding one of the first DIY issues of the newspaper, with a collage of front pages from ten years of community journalism in the background, with balloons
Businesses and organizations

Print Happens

December 15, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Ten Years of DIY News — and Why It Still Matters [more…]

North American river otter in a snowy winter scene with twinkling lights and frosted trees, used as a festive feature image for a Philadelphia wildlife story.
Critter Chronicles

Holly Jolly Otters

December 12, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

A merry little comeback for Mother Nature.  [more…]

Holiday model train set circling under a Christmas tree, with wrapped presents and festive lights creating a nostalgic holiday display.
Businesses and organizations

All Aboard for the Holidays

December 4, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Why trains go under Christmas trees, and how their spirit endures.  [more…]

Illustrated winter scene of the 1921 Bryn Athyn Train Wreck, showing a burned wooden coach in a narrow snowy ravine on the Pennypack Trail as onlookers stand above.
History

Calamity on the Tracks

November 23, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

The Great Train Wreck of Pennypack Park [more…]

Bronze Pilgrim statue on Kelly Drive shown against an old illustration of the Speedwell ship, highlighting the forgotten story behind Philadelphia’s monument.
Art & Entertainment

Lost Ship, Found Democracy

November 17, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 3

The legacy of the other Mayflower. [more…]

Turkey Vulture perched against a soft green background, showing its red bald head and dark iridescent feathers — common urban wildlife in Philadelphia
Critter Chronicles

The Other Turkey

November 12, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

While we feast, they savor the scraps — a hard-wired hazmat unit on wings. [more…]

Little brown bat flying under a full moon in a purple night sky during October.
Critter Chronicles

Season of the Bat

October 16, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

October belongs to these vital, mysterious, emblems of the night. [more…]

Illustration for No Kings Day protest costumes: an American-flag fist punching through a crowned skull against a Halloween moon with bats, symbolizing democracy fighting back against monarchy and authoritarianism.
History

Down with Crowns

September 26, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 2

Protest meets Halloween in No Kings 2.0 (Oct 18th). [more…]

Three high school co-founders of Kind Koala nonprofit smiling outdoors beside the group’s cartoon koala mascot, symbolizing a youth-led healthcare initiative.
Life

Next Gen Nonprofit

September 14, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Behind the short-attention-span jokes, Gen Zers build big change on their own terms. [more…]

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