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Solstice Story

June 1, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

A hot June night in the wild Wissahickon  [more…]

Contributors

SEPTEMBER QUIZZO: It’s Always Crummy in Philly

September 11, 2021 Sean Maguire 0

Bronx cheers for the City of Brotherly Love! [more…]

Germantown history

Tuomi’s Time Machine: Defending Our Drinking Water

August 15, 2021 Alex Bartlett 0

Water was once so important to Philadelphia that the Wissahickon Valley Park was created to protect it [more…]

Politics

Pushing for Progress in the Northwest

January 10, 2021 Steve Fillmore 0

Reclaim Philadelphia starts a new East Falls/Roxborough group Last year’s “Count Every Vote” block party in Philly was a rare bright spot in a dark season. Instead of violence in the streets, there were festive [more…]

Politics

Better Know a Candidate: Ron Adams

May 7, 2019 Steve Fillmore 0

This sports fan, poker player and juggler keeps his eye on the ball in his first political campaign for Philly’s 4th District (The Fightin’ Fourth!) Where are you from originally? Where do you live now? [more…]

Pets and wildlife

Not So Fast

May 7, 2018 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Weather, work, and holidays can throw real roadblocks into training plans. Even when we couldn’t make our schedules fit, Naomi had our back. [more…]

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Pets and wildlife

Attack Closes Dog Park

October 27, 2017 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Following a brutal dog attack September 7th, Roxborough Dog Park closed to the public & switched to a members-only model. [more…]

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Food and Drink

Mind-Blowing Mash-up

October 26, 2017 Carolyn Fillmore 1

Candy. Turkey. Cookies. Pumpkin spice. When – not if — you reach Holiday Food Overload this season, Chef Jimmy’s Korean-Jamaican cuisine’ll take your taste buds to a whole new dimension.  [more…]

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Businesses and organizations

Rolling Back the Years

July 9, 2017 Carolyn Fillmore 2

Vintage cars are more than classic lines and colors — they’re dreams, they’re memories, and connections to a grand American history we can all take part of, thanks to passionate preservationists next door. [more…]

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Local faces

Roaming with the Roxborough Runner: Mount Vernon Cemetery

March 6, 2016 Mark Pugnetti 5

Further afield with a long-distance runner who shares eerie, fascinating images of a mysterious giant pyramid at abandoned Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  [more…]

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