Philly, it’s almost solar eclipse time, and we have your guide to getting excited to watch it (safely) on Monday. Plus: the battle for New Hope's soul.
Married for 53 years and seeing their very first eclipse, Sue and Reinhard Kruse joined hundreds of others along the Ben Franklin Parkway on Aug. 21, 2017.
“It’s exhilarating and wonderful and once you see one you’ve got to see more,” a local physics professor and NASA eclipse ambassador told Farr. “I wish more people would find the joy in this because it’s so bizarre.”You can, of course, step outside wherever you happen to be between 2:08 and 4:35 p.m. this Monday. But you might also consider the eclipse a chance to gather with others seeking oneness with nature.
“They’re trying to make New Hope into an enclave for the very rich,” one local creative said. “But New Hope has always been a place where you see a drag queen next to a biker next to a millionaire.”U.S. Rep. Summer Lee is Pennsylvania’s most progressive representative and the state’s lone Democratic incumbent facing a serious challenger in April’s primary. Her race is a
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