Loving couple break up; how to share ‘Governor Monkey?’

Local Life June 7, 2013 0 Comments

by Adina Silberstein I love my ex. I really do. Jordan and I aren’t in love anymore, but we are still each other’s family. Though our breakup wasn’t without paralyzing pain, the foundation of mutual love and respect still exists, and we still share our greatest joys and sorrows with one another. And we share [...]
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Education aid from June 15 Wyndmoor event – Deceased father of 4 inspired help for victims’ kids

Local Life June 6, 2013 1 Comment

by Len Lear More than 400 children and adults, some as young as two years old, are expected to attend an event in Wyndmoor on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to honor a great man who died way too young and to learn firsthand about the importance of giving back to [...]
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She hopes to get you ‘high’ with fresh produce – New book on rooftop agriculture by Mt. Airy author

Local Life June 6, 2013 0 Comments

by Lou Mancinelli “Eat Up: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture” (New Society Publishers, 2013) is a new book from author and green roof designer Lauren Mandel, who was raised in Mt. Airy and now works at the green roof firm Roofmeadow, also in Mt. Airy, as Project Manager and Rooftop Agriculture Specialist. The book [...]
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It’s not for expectant mothers! – See all Shakespeare plays in Mt. Airy (in 97 minutes)

Local Life June 6, 2013 0 Comments

by Carole Verona Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield — authors of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” — posted this message about the play on their Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) web page: “Warning! This show is a high-speed roller-coaster type condensation of all of Shakespeare’s plays, and is not recommended for people [...]
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His creation is fighting childhood obesity – Mt. Airy vet also helping save the lives of children

Local Life May 31, 2013 0 Comments

by J.B. Hyppolite Dr. Jonathan Wilkerson, 42, a veterinarian at the Mt. Airy Animal Hospital for more than eight years, is used to saving the lives of four-legged creatures. “A couple months ago Dr. Wilkerson operated on our Maltese, Angel, who is almost 15 years old,” said Local Life editor Len Lear, a Mt. Airy [...]
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Episcopal priest, 79, given new life in ‘hybrid’ O.R.

Local Life May 31, 2013 0 Comments

by Rita Charleston Still in his 60s, he was getting older, but like many of us, still feeling pretty good for his age. Retiring in 1998 after 17 years as rector of the Church of the Messiah in Gwynedd, Vincent Liddle, now 79, and his wife, Rosemary, bought a motor home and decided to see [...]
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Poems from The Prime of Dr. Jean Brodey – ‘The Brodey Bunch’ loves acclaimed Flourtown prof, 84

Local Life May 31, 2013 0 Comments

by Fred P. Gusoff and Len Lear Parkinson’s disease may have slowed Dr. Jean L. Brodey’s speech at times, but it can’t stifle her expression. The 84-year-old retired Temple University communications professor and long-time resident of Flourtown has just published her second book. “My Way to Anywhere” is a collection of more than 50 of [...]
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