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Local Life
On D-Day, let's all say 'Thank You' to Mike Sabia by LEN LEAR Chestnut Hill native Mike Sabia is too modest to call himself a hero, but when the 60th anniversary of D-Day arrives June 6 and the rest of us look around for someone to thank for the fact that we're not all speaking German and marching in lockstep, we can all give Mike Sabia a well-deserved standing ovation. Mike, 83, grew up in a house on the 8100 block of Germantown Avenue, across the street from what is now Frankie's Barber Shop. Mike's dad, Dominick, was in the brick business in a big way; his company, D.M. Sabia & Company, was the biggest brick contractor on the East Coast. One of six siblings, Mike attended Jenks Elementary School and Germantown High School. He had worked as a waiter at Valley Green Inn through high school and at Cooperman's Drug Store, which was next to the Sedgwick Theater at 7137 Germantown Ave. In 1939 Mike and nine Chestnut Hill friends, all... A Bush policy sparks anger by SOFIA BAGLIVO I am a 17-year-old senior at Springside School in Chestnut Hill, and it has become apparent to me that I am a part of a generation characterized by our tremendous desire to be individuals. When I think about all the people I have met during the past four years of high school, I recognize that not one of us is completely the same. The way we dress, our political views, our tastes in music, our athletic abilities and our love or detestation for writing, science or math is what distinguishes us as people. My generation is filled with strong and intelligent men and women who have concerns and distresses that should be handled with respect. Wissahickon High School students speak their mind in a display in the Millard Gallery at the Woodmere Art Museum that will continue through June 20. By means of artwork and essays, students... Community Arts Festival at Allens Lane Art Center by GAIL COHEN Allens Lane Art Center (ALAC) will welcome the community to the second annual Community Arts Festival on Saturday, June 5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., for a day of music, special performances, children's arts & crafts, activities, carnival games, a silent auction, a Student & Faculty Art Exhibit and homemade food. The Festival incorporates the multi-cultural flavor that has been part of Allens Lane since the beginning, with musical acts that include jazz, folk, Afrobeat, world music, a cappella, R & B and engaging music for children. Performers include: Sherry... 'Dolly' back where she belongs — on a Philly stage by CLARK GROOME Well, Hello Dolly, it is nice to have you back where you belong: on the stage, working your magic. Boy, can that girl work magic. Whether it's arranging marriages or teaching a 33-year-old chief clerk to dance, Dolly Gallagher Levi is one of the most delightful stage characters ever created. She first appeared in Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, which Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman turned into the musical Hello, Dolly! in 1964. Carol Channing, who played Dolly off and on for more than 30... Implausible 'Raising Helen' prompts sinking feeling By NATHAN LERNER In the dramedy Raising Helen, Times' Kate Hudson portrays Helen Bradley, a free-spirited career woman. By day, Helen works as an executive assistant at a Manhattan modeling agency. By night, she's a status-obsessed habitu of the club scene. At a family function, Helen's decision to remain a bachelorette is placed in stark contrast to those of her two older sisters, both of whom have become suburban mommies. Tragedy strikes when Helen's oldest sister and her husband are... |