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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, or the Philadelphia Flower Show VIP opening, the Academy Ball or the Philly Pops opening concert. ...
‘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 it: merrily trotting down the streets of New Orleans, buffeted by the sound of drums bellowing thro...
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.