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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 migrating birds from being lethally drawn to the lights. The new voluntary program, called Lights Out Philly...

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 year's event Philadelphia's 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 include BNY Mellon Center, Comcast Technology Center, Comcast Center, Jefferson Center, One South Bro...

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 least a few weeks. The exception for in-person learning will be limited to students with special ne...

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. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer) Photo Gallery PHILADELP...

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 – like analyzing adverse drugs reactions and conducting research on pulmonary inflammation, to name a...