The 26 teens, celebrating their bar and bat mitzvahs in a Philadelphia suburb, said that highlights of their summer trip to the U.S. included Hersheypark and meeting American campers.
This summer, the Wildwoods’ iconic boardwalk tram celebrates its 70th anniversary. Its neighbor, the Morey’s Piers amusement park, marks a more modest half-century.
The “Lights for Liberty” demonstrations were to take place in all 50 states and 13 foreign countries, including Australia, Germany, Israel, and Japan, organizers said.
Ash NYC Inc., which has redeveloped historic buildings into housing and hotels across the country, had been negotiating to lease a historic five-story structure and neighboring lot on Vine Street.
Two Philadelphians who have been awarded $150,000 each for their work in fostering public spaces say they’re thinking of using the funds to support communal programs.
