Dominated by new, young area talent – Woodmere’s ‘totally different’ juried exhibit to open

Local Life May 24, 2013 0 Comments

by Sally Cohen and Len Lear Long known for showcasing work by artists living within 50 miles of its Chestnut Hill address, Woodmere Art Museum’s annual juried exhibition takes a dramatic turn in 2013. “In Front of Strangers, I Sing: The 72nd Annual Juried Exhibition,” which opens this Saturday, May 25, and runs through Sept. [...]
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Culinary Lou Gehrig may be Hall of Famer for Rex 1516

Local Life May 24, 2013 0 Comments

by Len Lear It is not unusual, of course, for a professional athlete to have to take time off because of an injury, and every so often a replacement player is so effective that the injured player loses his starting job permanently. The most famous example of this was Wally Pipp, the starting first baseman [...]
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On Memorial Day, remember men like Peter Mariello, of Erdenheim

Local Life May 24, 2013 0 Comments

In honor of Memorial Day next week, all of us need to honor those veterans who put their own lives in jeopardy for all the rest of us. Such a man is Peter L. Mariello, of Erdenheim, who was an Army Supply Sergeant in World War II. According to a niece and nephew, Philip and [...]
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Empowerment of women growing with Rice in Erdenheim

Local Life May 24, 2013 0 Comments

by Lou Mancinelli After running her own consulting company for 11 years that brought her into Fortune 500 companies like AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Campbell’s Soup and Citizen’s Bank to help empower executives, Erdenheim resident Cheryl Rice is opening her home for 8-week-long “Women’s Coaching Circles” geared towards empowering women. The class is designed to bring women [...]
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Final Choral Evensong a triumph at St. Paul’s Church

Local Life May 24, 2013 0 Comments

by Michael Caruso St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, celebrated its final Choral Evensong of the season Sunday, May 12, for the Feast of the Ascension, the day on which Christians believe Jesus Christ ascended to heaven 40 days after his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Prior to the start of the late afternoon liturgy, organist [...]
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Two-named novelist/ex-Hill editor publishes environmental thriller

Local Life May 24, 2013 0 Comments

by Christopher De Paul and Len Lear Jon McGoran, who up until recently was perhaps best known in the Chestnut Hill area as editor of The Shuttle, Weavers Way’s monthly newspaper, and communications director for the food co-ops, is a man with two lives — or at least two names. For many years, in addition [...]
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Author’s ‘dad with AIDS’ novel based on real life

Local Life May 23, 2013 0 Comments

by Louise E. Wright “When I turned 17, dad took me on a walk,” Cordelia Jensen’s award-winning poem “Caught in Evolution” begins. “He was slow, five months from dying.” The poem offers a taste — but only a taste — of Jensen’s Young Adult novel “Skyscraping.” Written in verse, “Skyscraping” tells the story of 17-year-old [...]
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