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Dec 10, 2020

Arthur H. Foresman MD Obituary - NY | The Citizen - Legacy.com

M.D., of Brook Hollow Drive, Auburn, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on December 8, 2020. He was born on May 26, 1933 in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA to the late Arthur M. Foresman and Marie B. Foresman. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA in 1955 with a B.S. in Biology. He was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. He received his M.D. from Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, in 1959. He was a member of Phi Chi Medical Society, and AOA, the Medical Honor Society. His Internship was served at Abington Hospital in Abington, PA from 1959 to 1960. From 1960 to 1962, he served on active duty as a Captain in the United States Air Force, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, 819 Medical Group SAC, Abilene, TX. Following his Air Force tour of duty, he completed his Dermatology Residency at the Skin and Cancer Hospital of Philadelphia, at Temple University Health Science Center. He received a M.S. in Dermatology and was certified by the American Board of Dermatology in 1967. Upon moving to Auburn in 1965, he started his dermatology practice at the Carr Building, 188 Genesee St., subsequently moving to 77 Nelson Street. He was joined in his practice in 1993, by his daughte...

Dec 10, 2020

Rare, giant, smelly corpse flower about to bloom for 24-48 hours at Longwood Gardens - pennlive.com

University of California Berkley in 2008, moved to the Chicago Botanic Garden, where it bloomed previously, and then to the Philadelphia-area gardens in 2018.After repotting in March of this year, Sprout began to exhibit new growth in May and was back into public display.After the flower blooms and dies back, a gigantic leaf, as large as 20 feet tall and 16 feet across, will grow from the underground corm, which is an underground energy-storage organ consisting of a swollen stem base covered with scale leaves.Thousand bloom Chrysanthemum, rare blue poppies and more: Here’s what’s in store for Longwood Gardens in 2020For those who won’t be able to visit Longwood Gardens during Sprout’s short bloom period, the gardens have set up a livestream of the corpse flower on its YouTube channel.[embedded content]Thanks for visiting PennLive. Quality local journalism has never been more important. We need your support. Not a subscriber yet? Please consider supporting our work.

Dec 10, 2020

Karen Hannis Meinhart Obituary - Mt. Holly Springs, PA | Cumberlink Sentinel - Legacy.com

Richard Meinhart of Carlisle; her daughter, Lauren Meinhart of Oslo, Norway; her son, David Meinhart, of Philadelphia; and five siblings: Jeanine Johnson of Emmaus, Sheila Mangano of Clifton, Virginia, Steven Hannis of Easton, Brian Hannis of Naples, Florida, and Kelly Cuetara of Downingtown. She was preceded in death by her brother, Michael Hannis, of Santa Rosa, California. She will be remembered as a selfless and caring mother, wife, and friend, as well as an unmatched home cook and Christmas cookie virtuoso, who filled the house with her wonderful singing. She was an aficionado of Broadway musicals and art museums; an avid reader of news and current events; and a dog lover, among the many passions that she passed to her loved ones. Karen will be laid to rest in Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery following a service that will remain private due to COVID-19 restrictions. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to World Central Kitchen (wck.org), a non-profit organization she admired that believes in the power of food to unite people, just like she did. Arrangements are being handled by the Hollinger Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Mt. Holly Springs, PA. Please visit www.HollingerFuneralHome.com to offer condolences to the family. Published by Cumberlink Sentinel on Dec. 10, 2020.

Oct 15, 2020

If a sunflower blooms in a city, does it make a difference? - Columbia Chronicle

When Sunflower City was created eight years ago, only a handful of sunflowers were planted. Similar to an initiative in Philadelphia where vacant lots were turned into green spaces, Sunflower City was created to demonstrate what it means to heal the environment and a community. McHugh has a background in clean energy and once created fuel out of cooking oil. He wanted to test what growing a biofuel crop in contaminated soil would do. “We looked at sunflowers grown in contaminated soils and if we could produce a seed oil that remained free of lead and other contaminants,” McHugh said. Sunflowers were chosen because they can grow well even in contaminated soils, McHugh said. They can also contribute to clean energy and product development through the use of sunflower oil. The experiment soon became secondary, McHugh said. When the sunflower heads turned downward for the first time in 2012, McHugh knew it was time to harvest them. But he found the residents of the Washington Park neighborhood wanted the sunflower patch to become a permanent fixture. “Over time, I realized that there was something more important than a technical-scientific research project,” McHugh said. “There was something that took precedence over that, and that was what can natural beauty do for neighborhoods.” In addition to being beneficial for wildlife, green spaces in urban areas are also important for “our own human benefit and emotional well-being” to break up what is otherwise a concrete jungle, said Michele Hoffman-Trotter, adjunct faculty member in the Science and Mathematics Department. In Chicago, groups such as Chicago Eco House, 6439 S. Peoria St., are using urban agriculture to beautify ne...

Oct 15, 2020

Florists 'bomb' Philly mailboxes for 2020 election ballots - WHYY

Called Porch Petals, Love keeps the delivery radius tight – she only services Philadelphia’s Northwest neighborhoods near her farm. To her surprise, it worked. Porch Petals caught on and saved her business. Floral designer Diane Floss (left) and Jennie Love of Love and Fresh Flowers decorated the mailbox at Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike with a rainbow of flowers for the United by Blooms event. (Emma Lee/WHYY) “Porch Petals is a COVID pivot, but it proves our community here in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy – they are phenomenal. I would start weeping if I think about it too much,” she said. “This community saved our farm.” Love is fortunate that she is both a grower and an arranger: she supplies herself. Other florists who rely on shipped flowers have fared much worse as international supply chains have broken down during the global pandemic. Flowers, after all, cannot sit in warehouses. United By Blooms is ostensibly a get-out-the-vote campaign addressing anxieties about voting by mail and the tenuous financial position of the Postal Service. Love says, “I don’t have answers to any of that.” More important to her is that this floral arrangement be a love letter to the community that proves, even during a pandemic, flow...