Chestnut Hill Local

by LEN LEAR
Michael and Jennifer Bilotta are definitely not conformists. They dance to the tune of their own inner musicians, not anyone else’s beat. When they decided to get married four years ago, did they select a big church in the Chestnut Hill area and invite lots of friends and family members? No way. Much too ho-hum.
They perused an Italy travel book and selected a romantic, walled-in city in Tuscany, San Gimignano, with 500-year-old towers that...

by PAT STOKES
The name Stylos (pronounced steelos) pretty much says it all ... this is a shop about Style with a capital S. In talking with owner Maria Reister, one senses plenty of positive energy, enjoyment in what she is doing, and a fondness for fun. The term diversity is called for here to describe the variety of her past interests and the ideas that she puts into action...

Long lenses, short tempers by some TV newspeople

When covering major events like the GOP convention back in 2000, the opening of the National Constitution Center or even the mayoral campaigns, a reporter for a relatively small community newspaper is often treated like a second-class citizen.
There’s a pecking order at these events. The TV networks and affiliates, Time and the New York Times will do anything they can

What’s wrong (and right) with the Barrymore Awards

When the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre were established in 1994, the entire theater community rallied around them. Everyone enthusiastically endorsed the related ideas of creating a series of awards for Philadelphia theater artists that could help forge the local theater folk into a real community.

At first it seemed to work. Then, hardly unexpectedly, the losers...

Mt. Airy jazz singer stars
at festival this weekend

by BILL GODFREY

Sherry Wilson Butler answers the door of her Mt. Airy home dressed in blue, wearing a warm smile and a blue-red head wrap. It’s early for a musician. She shared a stage late into the previous night with fellow local musicians Barry Sames and Monnette Sudler at the Allens Lane Arts Center, but you’d never know it. Her eyes are bright, she’s gracious, and like a true...

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