In the 1960s, folk music was all the rage in many parts of the country. In downtown Philly, for example, fans flocked to the Gilded Cage, The Artist Hut, The Focal Point and the Second Fret, or the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, to hear legends like Pete Seeger... See more
Longtime West Mt. Airy resident Sadie Elva Marie Spencer Torrence, an entrepreneur, mentor, loving mother and devout Christian, died April 10 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania of age-related causes. She was 83. A memorial service was held ... See more
Long-time Chestnut Hill resident (30 years, and before that, eight years in Wyndmoor) Doug Wechsler, one of the most prolific nature writers in the country, might well be called the Charles Darwin of Chestnut Hill. Wechsler, who retired 10 years ago after... See more
Charles “Chaz” Holesworth, 48, has been a mail carrier for 20 years, the last 12 in Glenside, where he lives. He may be one of the area’s only mail carriers who is also a published author, having just released “Life and How to Live It: Near Wild Heaven,” ... See more
David Contosta has done it again. Contosta, 81, a longtime professor at Chestnut Hill College, has written his 27th book. “The Survival of American Democracy: Abuse of Presidential Power and Reforms,” released earlier this year, marks another milestone in... See more
