I was lucky enough to get an invite to Dr. Audrey Evans’s 90th birthday party at The Union League last week. If you haven’t heard of her, read my column in Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, which mentions just a few of…
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LGBT Philly
In April, I posted a column I wrote for the Currents section of The Philadelphia Inquirer about a gender neutral bathroom at a suburban school. Today, I’d like to share an article I wrote for this week’s edition of Philadelphia…
More from Yes! magazine
I wanted to share some more work from Yes! magazine. It’s all about variety, of course. I’ve written about: the U.S. military’s efforts to go green the U.S. military’s efforts to go green; an NYU professor/artist/engineer who wants to change…
Philly’s got it going on!
The Pope will be visiting in September. The Democratic National Committee is holding its convention here next summer. When the NY Times listed its top 52 places to visit in 2015, Philadelphia was third, behind Cuba and Milan, Italy. I’m…
A daughter dead from a drug overdose, a grieving father who wants her death to make a difference
Joe Giandonato emailed me a few months ago after I wrote about an unsolved murder and a family’s continued efforts to keep the public and police interested in the case. His daughter’s death, he said, had also received little attention.…
Fun with Foals
Late last year, I saw an ad for volunteers to serve as foal sitters at UPenn’s New Bolton Center. Intrigued, I contacted the folks there. Five months later, we have publication! This was a fun story. The people I interviewed…
Update: Philadelphia Cops Found Not Guilty of All Charges in Corruption/Racketeering Trial
On May 5, I shared my coverage of a federal trial involving six Philadelphia police officers charged with bad behavior ranging from theft to kidnapping to dangling suspects from balconies. The jury returned not guilty verdicts on all counts for…
And suddenly, this story I wrote almost two years ago is relevant….
Back in the summer of 2013, I wrote an article about the Trans Pacific Partnership, a proposed trade agreement, for Yes! magazine. Much fear and loathing among the opponents at that time. And then…. nothing happened. Until now. For those…
Reuters
It’s been a busy month for me and Reuters. I’ve written about the reinstated conviction of a Philadelphia church leader, anti-Muslim bus ads and the group behind them, and last week’s Philadelphia for Baltimore rally at City Hall. I’ve also…
Variety is the spice of….
When people ask what I write about, I don’t know what to say. Because I pretty much take on any topic and run with it. Example: I kill plants. I’m just not good with keeping them alive and happy. Yet…