Two stories I wrote that ran on Christmas Day in the Inquirer showed some spirit. The first was about a Tacony block that doesn’t do anything by half, especially holiday decorating. Check out some of the great photos by Liz…
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Happy birthday, Frank!
Way back in September, my editor for the Inquirer’s Weekend section asked if I’d like to write a column on Sinatra when his 100th birthday rolled around in December. Is there an Italian American of my generation who grew up…
In the spirit of Thanksgiving…
… I’d like to share two recent articles about local people taking time out of their lives to provide food for others. The first, written for the Associated Press, is about a group called Honey’s Angels. After Helen “Honey” McVey’s…
More from Haverford: Advice on Giving from a Financial Titan and a Class on “Madness”
I have so much fun with every assignment I get for Haverford College’s website and alumni magazine. At the end of October, I was there when Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick talked about how Haverford’s generosity to him when he…
More Sunday columns from The Philadelphia Inquirer
For this week’s column, I interviewed the Ross family of Wynnewood, PA. I’d talked to Wendy Ross last year after she was named one of CNN’s “Heroes” for 2014 for her work with autistic children and their families. I thought…
Fun Fall Stories
After some intense work off the newspaper/magazine grid, it’s nice to relax with some fun to report, easy to write stories for Fall. My article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer is about how pop culture affects Halloween costumes. Last week, I…
Roxane Gay at Haverford
“Bad Feminist” author Roxane Gay spoke at Haverford College recently. What a fun night. Friendly, engaging speaker and a full house of appreciative listeners. I wrote about her talk and the great question-and-answer period that followed for Haverford’s blog now…
More Pope Francis for the AP
After almost a year of waiting, Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia this weekend. I wanted to share some recent Francis feature. I had a good time writing about how the folks at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary will greet Pope Francis,…
A public official deals with his depression and anxiety — in public
I’ve been working on an off-line, un-bylined project for the last month, so it’s nice to be in the newspaper again. Here’s a piece that ran in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer about a public official broadcasting his struggles with depression and…
A real life Mona Lisa Vito. My Inquirer article on a female mechanic.
If you know me, you know how I love the movie “My Cousin Vinny.” While others quote more high brow fare, I’m happy with my stable of quotes like, “It’s an industry term” and “You think I’m hostile now, wait…