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VOICES: Ending homelessness requires collaboration, innovation
Got Housing? With a nod to the well-known Got Milk campaign from the 90′s aimed at promoting the nutritional benefits of milk, a similar question can be posed in response to how our community ends homelessness. The solution to homelessness is housing. While access to safe, affordable housing is the cure for homelessness, it doesn’t…
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A single Lyft ride changed Sarah-Ashley Andrews’ life. Now, she is Philly’s youngest school board member.
Sarah-Ashley Andrews got a world-class education in Philadelphia public schools: top-notch academics, trips to the opera and the Clef Club, a chance to explore her passions and discover who she was. Andrews grew up in North Philadelphia, down the block from E.W. Rhodes Elementary. To have those world-expanding experiences, her parents used someone else’s address…
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Boys basketball: Hall taking new approach, focusing on defense
During the preseason, Hall boys basketball coach Mike Filippini has taken a new approach. So far, his players are responding. “This team has been really fun to coach and really open to some new things we are trying,” Filippini said. “They have worked hard in the offseason and preseason to be a very competitive team.…
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Famous birthdays list for November 19, 2023 includes celebrities Adam Driver, Allison Janney
Birthday wishes go out to Adam Driver, Allison Janney and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on November 19th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on November 19, 2023 Martin Sheen, left, and…
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LIVE! Music: 2024 concert announcements include Lainy Wilson, Greta Van Fleet, Circle Jerks, Desendants, Hagar and Satriani, Hozeir, New Kids on the Block and so many more
Epic concerts for 2024 are being scheduled for major venues in Fayetteville and Fort Smith. Just last week, Sammy Hagar announced that’s he’s bringing Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham and an August concert to the Walmart AMP in Rogers. Also coming to the AMP in 2024 are Hozier, Riley Green, Greta Van Fleet, NEEDTOBREATHE, Parker McCollum,…
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11/19 Big Ten Basketball Preview: Indiana vs UConn
There are five games today, including a triple header on BTN tipping off at four. The highlight of the day is Indiana and Connecticut meeting in Madison Square Garden early this afternoon. Let’s take a look at the upcoming action. Game of the Day #5 UConn Huskies vs Indiana Hoosiers Saatva Empire Classic (Madison Square…
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Health care should be free for all in United States [column]
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America’s health care system is set up differently than those of other countries. One main difference is that America does not have free health care for its citizens. But the question of whether this system should be challenged has been up for debate recently. Based on three things — the statistics surrounding America’s performance compared…
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Prisco’s Week 11 NFL picks: Browns handle Steelers without Deshaun Watson; Bills get back on track vs. Jets
Getty Images Any NFL week this season where I can end up over .500 picking games both against the spread and straight up will be counted as a good week. That’s how brutal it’s been this year picking games. The league is a minefield every single week. Can we say the word upset anymore? Nobody…
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Food containers uncovered in prep area: Chester County restaurant inspections, Nov. 19, 2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar/West Goshen, 1107 West Chester Pike, West Chester, Follow-up, November 9. Pass. No violations. Aramark @ Brandywine – Wallace Elementary School, 435 Dilworth Rd. Downingtown, November 9. Pass. No violations. Avon Grove Intermediate…
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Blair Oaks Media, Book clubs expand students’ technology, literature horizons
On Thursday afternoons, several Blair Oaks students in grades 3-5 stick around after school for Book Club or Media Club. The clubs are new this year, and many students are learning for the first time about new genres and authors, or new technology and software. In Media Club, students get in pairs matching older students…