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“We are not all professional actors, but all things considered, watching our show is like watching NASCAR races. There’s definitely some skill involved, but the real fun is in watching the crashes.”
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by Len Lear
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9/25/25
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Longtime Mt. Airy resident and horse lover Dr. Nancy Peter has no problem being saddled with responsibility; after all, she’s co-chairperson of the fifth annual “Horses and History of the Wissahickon” event at Monastery Stables.
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by Len Lear
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9/25/25
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Thousands of Philadelphia children and teenagers have a safe place to play basketball after school, take in classes, and enjoy summer camp, thanks to Mt. Airy’s Kenny Holdsman and Germantown’s Eric Worley.
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by Len Lear
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9/25/25
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For Philadelphia history (and exercise) buffs and anyone looking forward to the 250th anniversary celebration of the United States next year, former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Natalie Pompilio just debuted a fascinating book.
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by Len Lear
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9/18/25
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Like lots of people, Ethan Gold and Eliza Meersman, both juniors at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, love dogs.
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by Len Lear
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9/18/25
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The Rev. C. Richard Cox, 91, who lived for a half-century in Mt. Airy and Wyndmoor, and spent his life fighting for civil rights, racial equity and victims of injustice, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease at Foulkeways in Gwynedd on July 25.
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by Len Lear
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9/18/25
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Helen Elizabeth Haynes, 74, an acclaimed painter and textile artist, former college art teacher, chief cultural officer during the administration of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and cultural affairs director at Montgomery County Community College, died of cardiac arrest March 26 at Jefferson Einstein Hospital.
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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Last week, Kenneth Hilario, an eight-year Mt. Airy resident, was appointed director of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA), where his role is, according to the organization, “to oversee and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.”
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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Sherri Leon, a pharmacist who has operated the 50-year-old Whitemarsh Pharmacy in Lafayette Hill for the past eight years, has figured out a unique formula that keeps her pharmacy thriving.
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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In the 1980s, I was doing quite a bit of freelance travel writing for newspapers and magazines. One day in 1985, I received a phone call from a public relations person for Litchfield County, Conn.
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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According to Dr. Delana Wardlaw — who with her twin sister, Dr. Elana McDonald, are one of only four African American twin sisters in the U.S. who practice medicine — studies have shown that …
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by Len Lear
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9/4/25
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“Mother Culture” is a worldwide movement that has not received much publicity but is changing the consciousness of women who are meeting in living rooms, coffee shops and businesses around the world to discuss mothering, daughtering, and more.
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by Len Lear
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9/4/25
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Janet “Jan” Terry Kollock, a former fashion executive at area department stores, died of Alzheimer’s Disease, Aug. 17, at Palm Harbor Rehabilitation Center in Florida. She was 82.
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by Len Lear
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9/4/25
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It is only natural that Phoenix Ward should be writing fantasy novels in which the main character, a dragon named Mysherra, is “reborn” inside a pen.
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by Len Lear
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8/28/25
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Thirty local artists, mostly Northwest Philadelphia residents and members of the Northwest Village Network (NVN), will present an exhibition at the Center on the Hill in September.
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by Len Lear
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8/28/25
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Tony Sorrentino, a Chestnut Hill resident who has worked on major projects, including the revitalization of the 40th Street retail corridor, was named chief executive officer of the Fairmount Park Conservancy.
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by Len Lear
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8/28/25
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Molly Scanlan Kelly, a mother of eight and a longtime anti-abortion and pro-chastity speaker and activist who was once invited to address the Vatican, died August 14 at age 87.
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by Len Lear
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8/28/25
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Bruno’s, the popular 36-year-old, three-meals-a-day, seven-days-a-week classic malt shop with a jukebox (who has that anymore?) on Germantown Pike serves up frothy classics such as milkshakes, root beer floats, and banana splits.
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by Len Lear
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8/21/25
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On May 10, 1963, I got into a plane at the Philadelphia International Airport to travel to San Antonio, Texas. There, I began basic training at Lackland Air Force Base.
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by Len Lear
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8/14/25
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Wednesday, July 30, was the hottest day of the year, with a heat index of 103 degrees. Nevertheless, about 60 people showed up at Chestnut Hill’s Wednesday Trivia Night at the Chestnut Hill Brewing Company.
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by Len Lear
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8/14/25
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