It’s been a busy summer and fall promises to be even busier! Thought I’d share here a few articles I put together for The Philadelphia Citizen in recent months. Here’s the most recent, about the Philadelphia’s Center for Black Educator…
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Coming soon!
Thrilled to announce that Historic Maps of Philadelphia will be shipping this week! First public event: Free Library of Philadelphia’s Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., at 6pm. For more information, go here.
Wear a helmet!
For reasons unknown, I wrote two articles recently that dealt with bike helmets. Here’s the first. The second, which hasn’t published yet, is about singer Amy Grant and how a bike accident changed her life. Stay tuned!
Saturday, April 25 — Independent Book Store Day
Hurray for independent book stores! As someone who grew up dreaming of owning a book store and reading all day, I am all about Independent Book Store Day. I’ll be signing “Philadelphia: A Walk Through History” at Lahaska Bookshop tomorrow…
Citizen of the week: Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou
Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou rocks. I was thrilled to have the chance to tell her story for The Philadelphia Citizen. (And to shop at Philly Aids Thrift.) (And I went to Stina, the restaurant she runs with her chef husband, and it…
When a made-for-tv moment becomes a reality
New Orleans attorney James Williams often tells potential jurors that real-life court cases are very different from the ones they see on TV. “There’s not going to be an aha moment,” he says. “We won’t have a smoking gun. You’re…
Not just books …
As a freelancer, I write about many topics for many publications, and this was a fun one: For The Philadelphia Citizen, I wrote about the unexpected trauma some people experience while serving on jury duty. I also talked about the…
Profile — Mekia Elizabeth
I really enjoy writing profiles — see earlier post about winning first prize in the PA Press Club contest in that category — and this one was special: Mekia Elizabeth was The Philadelphia Citizen’s Citizen of the Year and she…
And now for something completely different ….
…. I didn’t write this article, but it is about me and my house and the major home renovation my husband and I embarked upon after the pandemic. https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/home/a/queen-village-rowhouse-remodel-20240821.html
Queen Village Crier in the house!
I love living in Queen Village, less than a mile from the Liberty Bell. I’m grateful to the folks at the Queen Village Crier for always supporting my work. Here’s the article they ran in their last issue of their…