Dawn Kane Writes

The dogs announced the landing of the plastic wrapped package on my doorstep. Used shoes. In terms of limiting my impact on the planet,...

Last Friday, Juneteenth, under beautiful blue skies and pleasant breezes, I meandered through the celebratory crowd enjoying the vibe of the day at the Norristown Jubilee Street Festival. Smoke from the BBQ tents wafted through the air, and vendors offering everything from psychic readings, Juneteenth t-shirts, jewelry, and public information from public health organizations lined the streets. In addition to having fun, I had signed up for a tabling event for Fair Districts P

Inside the Pivott Boxing Academy, in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood, Damian Lobato found young people improving their lives through the discipline of boxing. It was a story he was compelled to share through photographs—and I'm sharing it here because many of us are in need of a little good news. Photo credit: Damian Lobato Forged In the Ring, a collection of twelve natural-light photographs on display at the Temple Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, captures the young

When Lee and I moved into our Penn Wynne home, we were delighted to have a little postage stamp of a backyard and looked forward to enjoying the long days of summer outside. One of the first things we did was to fill the space with trees and perennials, creating as we soon came to find out, a perfect haven for mosquitoes. Of course, we reached for the topical repellents first, but as I'm sure you have experienced, mosquitoes have a knack for finding that unprotected patch of