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Children love bunnies. They’re soft and cute, with the tails and the ears and the way they squish their little noses. Okay, everyone loves bunnies….especially at Easter. And pet stores are stocking their shelves with a surplus of the fuzzy creatures. But sadly, many only make a brief stop in a loving home on…
National Night Out
Tonight is America’s 29th Annual Night Out Against Crime!!! National Night Out has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation. Tonight, there are two separate National Night Out celebrations in the Wood Streets beginning at 5:30 pm. 3465 Ramona…
Let Us Not Forget…
Growing up just outside of Philadelphia, as children, Tara and I would visit relatives in Manhattan every summer. We remember visiting the World Trade Center shortly after it first opened in 1973. The photo above was taken when my father and I visited the Empire State Building in the late 1990s. In May 2006, we…
Easter 2009
Most people associate Easter with the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts; however, Easter is an important annual religious feast, and according to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead three days after his crucifixion. Many Christian denominations celebrate this resurrection on Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday Easter is linked to the Jewish…
Happy Halloween!
Hope everyone has as much fun this Halloween as we did at our raging Halloween party back in 2008 here in the Wood Streets neighborhood! Our friend Tom built the electric chair above and it was the hit of the party! He purchased some kind of various colored “e-wires” online and hooked them to…
Tips for a Safe Fourth of July
The Humane Society of the United States reminds people that pets can become distressed by the additional noise and commotion involved with the Independence Day holiday. In fact, animal shelters across the country are accustomed to receiving “July 4th” dogs — dogs who run off during fireworks celebrations and are rescued by animal control officers…