Local Life

Marion Ingram, local author, outside of Osaka Restaurant in Chestnut Hill, the site of his “day job.” (Photo by Paula Riley)

 

Osaka manageralso a passionate three-time author
by PAULA M. RILEY
Among Chestnut Hill’s old homes, quaint shops and great restaurants are some fascinating people. We pass by them everyday, knowing only the role they serve in our lives – waiter, shop clerk, neighbor, et al. We often don’t know their passions, heartaches or goals. Take Marion Ingram, for example

 

Paula Riley of Chestnut Hill and her son, Kevin, have a special reason to be thankful in the new year.

 

Just one New Year’s resolution: love your kids more
by PAULA M. RILEY
Over the years, my resolutions ranged from the very easy (call my mother-in-law every Sunday) to those I’ve never quite accomplished (lose 20 pounds by Valentine’s Day). I employed many tactics — posting them on the fridge, sharing them with my spouse or setting them early. None of these methods proved successful.

Mount wins fifth tournament title
by TOM UTESCHER
Some habits are hard to break, and last week neither a previously unbeaten team from the George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science nor an improved Kennedy-Kenrick club could keep Mount St. Joseph Academy from winning the Catholic War Veterans Holiday Basketball Tournament for the fifth year in a row.

Ivy leagues accept area athletes early
by TOM UTESCHER
Mid-December is when most of the Ivy League universities answer high school hopefuls who’ve submitted “early action” applications, and after anxious hours checking mailboxes and special admissions websites, a number of area student-athletes recently learned that they’ll continue their playing careers at the prestigious schools they’d set their hearts on.

Springside School splits in holiday tourney
by TOM UTESCHER
Playing in the post-Christmas tournament hosted by a Neumann-Goretti High School ballclub that features three future NCAA Division I players, a realistic goal for Springside’s hoop squad was to win one of its two tourney outings.

 

CHA Devils defeat GFS Tigers in b’ball face-off
by ANDREW LAZOR
The Dec. 20 meeting between Chestnut Hill Academy and Germantown Friends School proved to be an action-packed match-up between the inter-conference rivals. The Inter-Ac’s Blue Devils managed to defeat the Friends Schools League’s Tigers 49-37 in a game that featured 34 fouls and several technicals.