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'Sweeter off the vine,' it's strawberry season in New Jersey

By Lindsay Lazarski @llazarski May 31, 2013

Sue Gerardi remembers taking her two daughters to pick strawberries every summer. Today, the family tradition continues as she guides her two granddaughters through a strawberry patch in search of per... More »
The final month: Scenes from Germantown High School's last-ever prom

By Bas Slabbers for NewsWorks, @BasSlabbers May 28, 2013

With all due respect to Donna Summer, what happened on Friday night inside the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing was the truest representation of the phrase "last dance" imag... More »
What's your favorite summertime spot in Northwest Philly? [video]

By Kiera Smalls for NewsWorks, @GTownWOLane May 27, 2013

Kicking back and feeling the summer breeze. Attending outdoor events. Heading to playgrounds and parks for a spell. Going out for a shopping stroll. Just relaxing. Those are among the things Northwes... More »
Scenes from the shore - Traditions prevail, despite the work in progress

By NewsWorks Staff May 26, 2013

Sandy may have done her worst, but the unofficial start of summer must go on – and it did this Memorial Day holiday of 2013. More »
A day in training at Philly Parx racetrack

By Nathaniel Hamilton May 22, 2013

North of Philadelphia, in Bensalem, there is a mile-long dirt track, established in 1974. Then it was called the Keystone Racetrack. Now it is known as Parx Casino and Racing, on 417 acres, with 1,400... More »
First timers build 'Best Breakdown' sculpture at Kensington derby

By Kimberly Paynter, @Kpaynter May 20, 2013

Design enthusiasts from all over Philadelphia turned out to see the 7th Annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and to watch the parade of human-powered sculptures roll through the neighborhood last... More »
Photographer traces Philadelphia's past through fading ads

By Peter Crimmins @petercrimmins May 15, 2013

There is a ghost economy at work in Old City. Hand-painted advertisements from a different era, faded to the point of hardly being there at all, emerge like apparitions during building renovations. More »
Twin VW buses bring good energy and 'thumbs up' on the road

By Kimberly Paynter, @Kpaynter May 14, 2013

One block from Norris Square Park in Kensington, Lola peeks out of a garage onto Hancock Street. David Perry purchased Lola, a 1982, powder blue Volkswagen Vanagan in 2009 to join Ed, a 1975 Volkswage... More »
World Series of Birding calls the young and old to criss-cross N.J.

By Peter Crimmins, @petercrimmins May 13, 2013

Despite heavy rains, hundreds of bird watchers - from grizzled veterans to sprightly novices - spread out all over New Jersey Saturday for the 30th annual World Series of Birding. More »
Crews on the Schuylkill River conclude the Dad Vail Regatta [photos]

By Kimberly Paynter, @KPaynter May 10, 2013

The 75th Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta got underway Friday on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, bringing with it rowers from more than 100 universities in the U.S. and Canada. More »