Q&A: Michael Shelton’s ‘Family Pride,’ a New Book on LGBT Families
With today’s re-inauguration of the first president ever to endorse gay marriage, the cultural winds seem unmistakeable: America will continue along the path toward full equal rights for LGBT citizens. With that in mind, Michael Shelton, director of sexual minority treatment services at Equilibria Psychological Consultants in Philadelphia, wrote the new...
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New Book Highlights the Colorful Legacy of FDR Skatepark
By Caroline Newton For 15 years, skateboarders have called the area under the South Philly portion of the I-95 overpass their home. What began as a couple city-built pyramids has since morphed into a world-renowned, do-it-yourself skatepark known as FDR. Three skateboarders in particular are so taken by FDR Skatepark that they decided to produce a book documenting...
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Free Library Feels Pain of State Cuts, Asks For Help
With all the cuts to welfare, health and schools in Pennsylvania, the library drain has gone mostly under the radar. But under the proposed state budget, the libraries may have lost as much as $330,000 in funds—and here, that’s on top of big city budget cuts. And today, the library sent out an urgent email message noting those cuts and asking the public for...
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