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Local Life
Memoir tells of pioneering Hill journalist, 97 by BILL GODFREY "I was born in a white pebbledash house with green shutters at the end of a street called East Gravers Lane. Some people thought the name so funereal that they would not have it on their visiting cards." From: Wings on My Heels: A Newspaperwoman's Story, by Ellen Taussig, 1986. CAPE MAY — Ninety-seven-year-old Ellen Taussig began life as a privileged child of Philadelphia society — a "marcher in the parade," as she described it. But fate had other challenges in mind for the Chestnut Hill native. From a sheltered upbringing,... Newest Hill store, for the paws that refresh by PAT STOKES OK, so it's a really, really weird, weird world out there. No one will argue with that. People keep shooting each other and themselves right and left, leaving everybody else bewildered and sad. It's, like, the world is going to the dogs. So what happens? Up comes a pretty, upbeat, cheerful, friendly young woman, and she opens a shop strictly for the above-mentioned creatures. Dogs, that is. And why not? Dogs, everyone will agree are g-r-r-eat pets. Responsive, loyal, not designed to carry handguns, and best of all, just plain warm and cuddly. "So," said... Concert by Mt. Airy trio thrilling for kids, adults by MICHAEL CARUSO Although neither the Pennsylvania Ballet's new production of Swan Lake nor Lyric Fest's children's concert was an overwhelming triumph, both managed more than successfully to take my mind off the weekend's sad news. (Ronald Reagan and Smarty Jones). Lyric Fest is the creation of three Mt. Airy musicians: mezzo Suzanne... Philly's Smarty is great, but he's no Secretariat By CLARK GROOME Smarty Jones: A remarkable bonus for Philadelphia Who do you think was the only athlete ever to appear on the covers of Newsweek, Time and Sports Illustrated in the same week? It wasn't Mark McGwire or Lance Armstrong or Wayne Gretsky or Andre Agassi or Magic Johnson or Mickey Mantle or Julius Erving or Martina Navratalova or Arnold Palmer or Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus or Cal Ripken or Wilt Chamberlain or... Harry Potter's 'Azkaban' lacks that old black magic by NATHAN LERNER As Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opens, it's year three, adaptation three of the beloved J.K. Rowling's series. At 13, our protagonist is making the transition from childhood to adolescence. Harry learns that, after a dozen years of captivity, the enigmatic wizard, Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), has escaped from Azkaban Prison. It is believed that Black, acting as an agent of the evil Lord Voldemort, had betrayed Harry's parents... |