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Finnegan's Furniture Store in Darby, PA, seemed hardly the place for mind expansion when I went to work there at 18. In fact, there was little room for expansion of any kind. Every piece of space was …
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by Hugh Gilmore
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9/17/21
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Saturday, July 24, started out as just another day in the park for Chestnut Hill resident Anthony Stover. As he did every Saturday at 8 a.m., he brought Biscuit, his 7-month-old mini–Australian Shepherd, to Pastorius Park. Biscuit was playing with about six other dogs when he suddenly started to squeal.
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by Barbara Gaines Winkelman
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9/2/21
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As noted in my first Letter from Maine, a sub-theme of easily provoked COVID wariness followed us north.
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By Hugh Gilmore
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8/26/21
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Okay, so you figure that if you're going to take a chance and travel out of town during this pandemic, you have to have a plan. A sort of how-to dodge-between-the-rain-drops scheme that gets you to the cabin in Maine without getting a whopping good dose of delta variant blown up your nose by an unmasked yahoo on the I-95 turnpike.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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8/12/21
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He can be found in Pastorius Park, chasing after his ball, or on a two-mile hike in the Wissahickon. Paralysis in his two back legs has not slowed him at all.
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by Barbara Gaines Winkelman
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8/6/21
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Captain, our 14-year-old Yorkie-poo, had been eating the same brand of kibble since he was a puppy.
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by Roz Warren
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8/6/21
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Sunday, August 8th, it’s time to pamper your fur baby or feathered friend at Petapalooza, the area’s biggest pet play date!
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8/5/21
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The Montgomery County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has received an $80,591.05 grant from the Arthur E. Pflaumer Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation.
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by Walt Maguire
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8/5/21
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The entire Central Mount Airy Commercial Historic District will be the subject of the six-week long opportunity for residents to learn about the recommended zoning changes and make comments and suggestions about any future changes.
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by Diane Fiske
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8/4/21
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The Dude's left gluteus max kept seizing up, a major and literal pain whenever he stood still, so he went to see his sports medicine doc.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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7/29/21
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When thinking about adopting a dog, Chestnut Hill’s Daryn Ray was sure she did not want a husky.
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by Barbara Gaines Winkelman
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7/9/21
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Fairmount Bark provides boarding for a night or a week or two; day care, including day care home visits by staff members; bathing; and all grooming services except for hair cutting.
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by Len Lear
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7/7/21
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In this, a first installment of The Dude, or “Tales from the Pre-Crypt,” the author considers the everyday slings and arrows of advanced age.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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6/18/21
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My library system had a strict “no library cats” policy, but Shadow Perlmutter didn’t know anything about that. And if he had, I’m sure he would have disregarded it.
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by Roz Warren
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6/11/21
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During the pandemic, taking care of a dog proved to be a great way of coping. In appreciation to dogs for helping us get through this difficult year, we’re starting “Citizen …
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by Barbara Gaines Winkelman
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6/10/21
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I know, I know, the world is waiting to see how I resolved my reading chair dilemma, so now I can finally finish this series of columns and tell you the happy ending.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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5/21/21
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Streetscape is a local column about architecture, city planning, and urban design.
The controversy over the proposed townhome development at 30 W. Highland Ave. has sparked a debate not only about …
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by Diane Fiske
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5/19/21
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I drove home thinking how wonderful it was to own a card once held by the immortal Henri Matisse – one on which he had warmly inscribed thanks to a person who had contributed, even in such a humble way, to making his dream come true. I vowed to always cherish it.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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5/14/21
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Awbury Arboretum has received funding to restore its water gardens in order both to reduce the possibility of potentially fatal flooding along nearby Belfield Avenue and to resuscitate a beloved neighborhood amenity.
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by George McNeely
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5/13/21
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The City is asking people to take part in a survey to choose from art work proposals by four artists about ways to decorate the walls and benches bookending the mall.
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by Diane M. Fiske
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4/16/21
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