The long days of winter are on their way, so our winter issue brings you plenty of ideas for celebrating the season right here at home, in our region.
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11/29/23
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During much of the late 1800s, it wasn’t the creek that had tourists and day-tripping residents traveling to the shores of the Wissahickon.
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by Dan Macey
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11/28/23
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Repetitive winter fitness routines can be boring. Your mind may wander. That doesn’t happen at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts.
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by Len Lear
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11/28/23
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During the pandemic, like many people, Germantown artist Kiki Gaffney spent more time outdoors. It brought her both peace and inspiration.
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by Virginia Friedman
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11/28/23
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Nothing beats the experience of shopping for holiday gifts where you can touch and feel each object and learn about the artist who created it.
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by Catherine Lee
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11/28/23
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When it comes to ways you can celebrate yuletide festivities, the Delaware Valley presents an embarrassment of riches.
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by Jeff Meade
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11/28/23
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When Dan Macey first saw the listing for Louis Kahn’s iconic Margaret Esherick House, he set up a tour just to see it -- not buy it.
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by Carla Robinson
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11/28/23
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Autumn, "that season of mists and mellow fruitfulness," is once again upon us - and Wissahickon Magazine is here to help you make the most of it.
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10/19/23
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When the world didn’t quite live up to her expectations, artist Barbara Bullock, the little girl from Philly, imagined a different one.
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by Kristin Holmes
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10/18/23
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As anyone who loves fly fishing can tell you, it’s a sport that requires skill, artistry and focus. It can also steal your heart.
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by Carla Robinson
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10/18/23
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"Philadelphia Trees," the newly reprinted field guide to the trees of the Philadelphia region, arrives at an opportune time.
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by Carla Robinson
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10/18/23
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The good news is that a new chapter is being written for Lynnewood Hall. The not-as-good news is that it will cost almost $100 million.
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by George McNeely
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10/18/23
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Once the barren remains of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds, today it is a spectacular bouquet of natural and artistic treasures.
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by Nancy Parello
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10/18/23
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Where Butler and Skippack pikes meet in Blue Bell, a long fence follows the road and stretches into the distance.
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by Francesca Chapman
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10/18/23
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Summer, with all its warmth, has returned to bring us the predictable but somehow always surprisingly joyful display of blooming color.
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7/21/23
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On a cool, cloudy morning, dozens of bees instantly swirled up from the open hive, surrounding beekeeper Dave Harrod.
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by Francesca Chapman
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7/20/23
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If you want to get lost in a verdant labyrinth of plant life so charming and magical you may never want to come home, you don’t have to go very far.
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by Carla Robinson
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7/20/23
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The frenzy of 35,000 people did not emanate from a gymnastics or basketball championship.
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by Wendy Univer
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7/20/23
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Dan Levine learned early that particular pleasure that comes with the snap of a sail as it unfurls to catch a big gust of air.
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by Tom Beck
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7/20/23
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Visitors to the Woodmere’s annual juried exhibition might be tempted to ask: What do these artworks have in common?
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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7/20/23
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