The pandemic has been hard for many, but some disabled people have had unique challenges. The first of a series of articles about COVID and people living with disability, this piece looks at three local residents and how they have managed.
How Far We’ve Come
Editor Rachel Pastan looks back to a year ago, when COVID hit Swarthmore, and considers the future.
Talking Trash: Swarthmore Questions Chester Government’s Stance on Incinerator
Columnist Stefan Roots on attitudes about Chester’s Covanta waste incinerator.
Winter Flowers: The Witch Hazels
Garden columnist Andrew Bunting on his favorite varieties of the early-blooming witch hazel.
Something to Listen to: ‘Songs in the Key of Life’
We are definitely in a Stevie Wonder season.
Zero Waste and Environmental Justice
At the March 8 Swarthmore Borough Council legislative session, council voted to approve a zero-waste resolution. The resolution was supported by many local residents who spoke at the meeting.
Human Relations Commission Seeks Intern
The Swarthmore Human Relations Commission has a new internship opportunity. The intern will work alongside them as they seek to foster a community where all are empowered to stand up to hate and discrimination. Their mission is to raise awareness and inclusivity in our community through education and community engagement.
The 14th Annual Media Film Festival
The annual Media Film Festival returns this spring, presented by the Media Arts Council. It will take place Friday, April 9, through Sunday, April 18.
New Town Center Coordinator Planning for Spring
A profile of Sarah Matthews, the new Swarthmore Town Center coordinator, who started work as the nonprofit’s sole paid employee on February 1.
Snow Mountain
With winter’s first snow, plows clear the parking lot at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church by piling the snow in one spot. That spot becomes a magical landscape on the playground of Swarthmore Presbyterian Nursery Day School, lasting at least until spring.
Youngest Students to Lead Way Back Into Buildings Full Time
Many students in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District are headed back to full-time in-person school. Elementary school students will have this option starting Thursday, March 18, with middle and high school students to follow on Monday, April 12.
Swarthmorean Silence
Historian Laurie Bernstein notes a missed opportunity to discuss race and segregation in the Swarthmorean in 1931.
In the Cloud Kitchen: Bringing the Feast Home to Swarthmore
Former Blue Hill at Stone Barns chef Jane Brendlinger, who grew up in Swarthmore, returned to town last summer because of the pandemic. She is now cooking with her partner, Cem Teoman, in the kitchen of Vicky’s Place.
Swarthmore College’s Roadmap to Zero
A new $69 million Energy Master Plan, also known as Roadmap to Zero, will help Swarthmore College eliminate 98% of on-site and purchased-electricity greenhouse gas emissions. This is a major step toward the college’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035.
Humans of the Swarthmorean: Nicole Liu
I feel like, as a student, you automatically enter into a different relationship with a college town. It’s like: How can I, as someone who probably will only live in Swarthmore for four years, offer any meaningful discussion that contributes to the wider Swarthmore community?
Spring Cleaning for Our Watershed
At least once a year, I and hundreds of other volunteers take part in the Chester Ridley Crum (CRC) Annual Streams Cleanup, now in its 23rd year. We put on old clothes, glove up, and wade in to pull tires and much more out of our local streams and creeks. This year’s Annual Streams Cleanup will be on Saturday, March 20.
Helpers: Swarthmore Trinity Chutch
In honor of National Women’s History Month, and as a Lenten service project, members of Swarthmore’s Trinity Church are collecting monetary donations to purchase feminine hygiene products for low-income and homeless people.
Bugs in the Backyard
The rapid decline of insect populations in recent decades has serious environmental implications. But there are things we can all do to make bugs welcome in our yards and gardens.
Moving Toward Zero Waste and Forward With Parklets
At its March 1 work session, Swarthmore’s borough council discussed zero waste, parklet guidelines, and community access to the Crum Woods.
Swarthmore High School Seniors: Apply Now for the Edmund Jones Scholarship
The Swarthmore Centennial Foundation is once again offering its annual Edmund Jones Scholarship of $6,000, to be awarded to a high school senior who lives in Swarthmore and has contributed to the betterment of the borough.