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Library Acts of Culture–Kùlú Mèlé African Dance and Drum Ensemble It was another typical Tuesday at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Regional Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, when members of Kùlú Mèlé African Dance and Drum Ensemble broke into a performance of Fula Fare, a celebratory dance of the Fulani people in Guinea, West Africa. Also, […]

Library Acts of Culture–BalletX It was just a typical Tuesday at the Chestnut Hill branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, when a group of ballet dancers from BalletX performed two excerpts from their recent shows, Slump by Joshua L. Peugh and Head in the Clouds by James Gregg. The dancers whizzed around book shelves and twirled […]

Chefs Matthew Ridgway and Paul Mitchell have collaborated to create The Pass, a restaurant in Rosemont, New Jersey in the French roadhouse style. Just up the road from Stockton, NJ, The Pass features a seasonally-inspired prix fixe menu that changes weekly and a casual dining atmosphere. In addition to the sit-down dining experience, patrons can […]

The Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania helps to raise awareness about epilepsy through its Project School Alert program. In addition, the EFEPA also offers kids like Joe Cancel, who live with epilepsy, the opportunity to attend Camp Achieve. The camp helps children and teens cope with the stresses of living with epilepsy and helps them […]

This year on National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter, honored several people active in philanthropic endeavors. The late Philip Lindy was honored as Philanthropist of the Year. Since he was not able to accept the award I was charged with producing a short video about Mr. Lindy’s good work with […]

Back in October, I spent a day at the Delaware County SPCA in Media. The staff there works hard to be a“life-saving organization,”in that it takes in animals from other shelters, both in the Philadelphia region and beyond, where the animals are more likely to be euthanized for no other reason than that […]