From Barber to Baker — EFN Jan. ‘25Kevin Palmer, of Fresh Cuts on Midvale Ave, has had quite an eventful couple of years. After a casual baking competition with friends…Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 2024
I Do Love Lucy — EFN Dec. ‘24It’s December 2024 — that time of year when we leave behind the stress of an election and enter into the stress of the holidays. It’s also…Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024
Work in Progress — Laurel Hill Gatehouse Gets a Facelift — EFN Nov. ‘24Laurel Hill Cemetery, built in 1836, is the first cemetery in America to be honored as a National Historic Landmark. With a birthday like…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
America Young and Old — EFN Nov. ‘24We are a culture obsessed with prodigy. We look at the seven-year-old who can perform a Mozart sonata with cosmic wonder, but the…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Overflowing with Enthusiasm — EFN Sept. ‘24I rarely look at a long line with a sense of excitement. Well, I can’t say I was excited, per se. My initial thought, as it always is, was…Sep 8, 2024Sep 8, 2024
Economic Fallout — Pittsburg Post-Gazette Sept. ‘19Let us, for a minute, widen our lens. With the economic chatter these days being sharply speared toward the topic of the potentiality of an…Aug 10, 2024Aug 10, 2024
Is This our Moveable Feast? — EFN August ‘24Could our originality problem be a cost of living problem?Aug 10, 2024Aug 10, 2024
Buried Alive — EFN April ‘24Long before COVID made sequestering a public health necessity, my mother and I shared a fondness for the indoors. Summer heat waves brought…Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 2024
Hundreds Rally to ‘Save the Train’ in Chestnut Hill — EFN March ‘24On January 28, 2024, hundreds came out, signs in hand, to the Chestnut Hill West regional rail to protest the proposed SEPTA cuts that…Feb 23, 2024Feb 23, 2024