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Browsing a local shop in Philadelphia while shopping local for thoughtful gifts
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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 18, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

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

Person placing a lump of coal into a Christmas stocking on a table with holiday decorations, illustrating the idea of unwanted surprises and setting limits.
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Ask Athena: Not Today, Santa

December 15, 2025 Athena 0

Coal happens, but it doesn’t have to end up in your stocking. [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…]

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…]

A person holds a round red button reading “More Voters More Better,” symbolizing the idea that democracy improves with full participation.
Life

The People Must Vote

November 4, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

A case for compulsory voting [more…]

Electric plug and stack of U.S. dollars against a glowing city skyline, symbolizing how AI’s rising power demand drives up energy costs.
Life

Big Tech, Bigger Bills

October 27, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

Paying the price for AI’s growing power demand. [more…]

Two women laughing and carrying stacks of gift boxes in a vintage department store, capturing the joy and bustle of Philadelphia’s golden age of shopping.
Contributors

Carry It Home

October 22, 2025 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Looking back to the days when shopping felt special — and the bag came free. [more…]

A wooden utility pole covered in tangled electrical wires branching in every direction against a pale sky, symbolizing connection overload.
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Ask Athena: Connection Overload

October 19, 2025 Athena 0

When technology, family, and friendship all need a reset.   [more…]

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