Bucks County’s Independent Movie Houses
Back in the day, going to the movies was an ideal low-pressure date; no one was required to be socially adept or even to talk to his or her partner as the film rolled. While that may still be true for the latest blockbuster at some anonymous multiplex, independent movie theaters [...]
SPICE UP THE SUMMER WITH FESTIVALS GALORE!
June 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under Destinations, Featured
Festivals come in all shapes, sizes, and themes, and this artistically rich region offers a plethora of choices. Here are just some of the festivals that will enrich your summer season.
Celebrating over twenty years of showcasing artists from all across the country, The Manayunk Arts Festival, held June 26th to [...]
Dog’s Best Friend – Victoria Schade is Doylestown’s Own Canine Guru
She doesn’t chase squirrels. She doesn’t chew on shoes. She doesn’t pant. But beyond that—if it’s related to dogs—Victoria Schade does it. She trains dogs. She made a DVD about dogs. She wrote a book about dogs. She appears on Animal Planet to talk about dogs. She owns a store for dogs. [...]
Must Love Dogs – Debbi Rotenberg Breeds (and Needs) Portuguese Water Dogs
After living in her Newtown home for 25 years after her two sons were grown, Debbi Rotenberg finally decided to get a pool. For the dogs. Rotenberg and her husband have five Portuguese Water Dogs. “We tried not to,” she said. “But, they’re like potato chips.” She couldn’t stop at [...]
Lovely at a Distance
Deer. Graceful and gentle-eyed, they are a defining feature of life in Bucks County. If you are a gardener, your appreciation of their beauty may be jaded by their propensity to devour the most precious of your plantings.
A full-grown deer can consume over five pounds of food a day, and they’re [...]
Barn, Revisited
“It’s funny, there’s this whole green revolution. I didn’t mean to get on this recent green building bandwagon,” said Sean Tracy of Bucks County Timbercraft. “But we’re recycling these beautiful hand-hewn skeletons. Old barn floors become cabinets, walls, doors, trim, staircases, furniture…there’s not a whole lot of stuff that doesn’t get reused.”
Tracy began restoring barns [...]
Last Minute Reprieve – The Elkins Estate
The Elkins Estate, the stately home at
the heart of Elkins Park, was given another chance.
When asked why he invested a vast amount of time and energy into saving a house he had admired only in passing for 15 years, David Dobson chuckles and answers, “Insanity.”
He [...]
Master of Surprise – Julia Thomas
Peel off the tiles on Julia Thomas’ surface,
and you may discover the unexpected
After spending some time with Julia Thomas, there is something about her that simply seems to say, “Surprise!” Meeting her in the cozy, colorful tile shop she owns in Dublin, she appears awfully content. She sits at [...]
