All tagged 2021/05
When Dorothy Briscoe read our March 16 article that described her experience about how Covid-19 is affecting people who are living with disability in our community, she told her support person from Values into Action — a Delaware County organization that provides services and support to people with disabilities — that the piece had gotten some things wrong. To help set the record straight, here is Dorothy Briscoe telling some of her story in her own words.
In this portrait of a solo cellist, revered teacher, and Swarthmore resident, Amy Barston talks about how her musical family didn’t think she was cut out to be a professional; how she responds to students’ individual needs; and why performing is like story telling. Free to read and share
The story of three people living in a Chester homeless shelter when Covid-19 struck. This is the second article in our series about how the pandemic has affected people who are living with disability in our community. Free to read and share
This profile of Sean Bruton and his new Swarthmore shop, Lunch Break Vintage, tells the story of how the idiosyncratic store came to be, and what you can find there. Free to read and share
We are saddened that a conversation we had with our editor about the paper’s editorial balance is being misinterpreted as an effort to limit coverage of matters of social justice. Our Editor Rachel and our Associate Editor Satya have chosen to resign. We have counted ourselves among their biggest fans throughout their tenure and are grateful for their efforts to help make the paper what it is today.
Jane Billings, who has served as Swarthmore’s borough manager since September 1990, will retire in February 2022. Borough Council President Mary Walk announced the news at the council’s May 3 work session. Free to read and share
