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Philly skyline will go mostly dark at night starting April 1 in an effort to save birds Frank Kummer, The Philadelphia Inquirer © ELIZABETH ROBERTSON/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS The Live! Casino Hotel Philadelphia (left) and the Center City Philadelphia skyline. Some of Philadelphia’s most iconic skyscrapers, such as the Comcast towers, BNY Mellon Center, and the Liberty Place buildings will soon go dark overnight as their owners take part in a program to protect migratin...

Species most commonly killed during these events are ovenbirds, common yellowthroats, white-throated sparrows, black-throated blue warblers and gray catbirds. The Audubon Society called last years event Philadelphias largest mass collision in 70 years. When they occur at that scale, there are often confounding weather patterns that further reduce visibility and confuse migrating birds, who are especially prone to reflections in windows. Notable buildings participating in Lights Out Philly inc...

Cheltenham High School students to remain learning remotely due to staffing constraints WPVI Share: WYNCOTE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Students and staff at Cheltenham High School will pivot to remote learning on Tuesday as the district tries to deal with staffing constraints. In a letter to parents and staff, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Wagner Marseille alerted the school community that effective Tuesday, February 16, the high school would temporarily pivot back to all remote learning for at l...

Scientist touts benefits of knitting She promotes it as way to deal with anxiety, ailments By Rita Giordano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Published: February 16, 2021, 6:00am Share: 2 Photos Ellen Rubin is photographed at the Luv2Knit & More in Jenkintown, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 2021.Rubin, a former immunologist, has opened a knitting shop in Jenkintown and started nonprofit to bring what she believes is the therapeutic benefit of knitting to all sorts of people. (Jose F. M...

By Rita Giordano The Philadelphia Inquirer February 15, 2021 101 Ellen Rubin is photographed at the Luv2Knit & More in Jenkintown, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 2021.Rubin, a former immunologist, has opened a knitting shop in Jenkintown and started nonprofit to bring what she believes is the therapeutic benefit of knitting to all sorts of people. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) Ellen Rubin is a scientist. For years, she worked as an immunologist on impressive health-related projects –...

PHILADELPHIA — Ellen Rubin is a scientist. For years, she worked as an immunologist on impressive health-related projects – like analyzing adverse drugs reactions and conducting research on pulmonary inflammation, to name a couple – for major pharmaceutical firms. But life, like scientific research,

Immunologist Ellen Rubin opened her shop, Luv2Knit & More, in Jenkintown in April 2017, and her nonprofit Therapeutic Crafters on Call, to teach others to knit and reap its benefits.

How do you keep a successful nonprofit agency alive during a pandemic, especially when government funding has been completely shut off? David Copperfield may be a magician, but Sharon Pinkenson, the Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO), has a lot more magic! You all recognize Pinkenson, the gal with the amazing head of blonde curls. I always took her photo at any event I was covering, pre-pandemic days. She was always a stand-out at the Marian Anderson Award evening...

‘Kanaval’ documentary celebrates musical link between Haiti and New Orleans WXPN will debut the three-hour national radio documentary ‘Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms and the Music of New Orleans’ on Feb. 1. Haitian dancers participate in the Ti Mache ceremony in Congo Square during Arcade Fire’s Third Annual Krewe du Kanaval celebration on February 14, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Image: Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Imagine...

Police have found a boy safe in New Jersey after saying he could be in danger following his father's Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home being set on fire over the weekend.