All tagged 2021/03
The Swarthmore Centennial Foundation will recognize a person or organization who has made Swarthmore a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable place to work, learn, do business, or live. Fostering human dignity and an awareness of our common humanity is difficult work. The “Shine a Light” award honors a person or organization who has demonstrated compassion, perseverance, courage, and leadership in working to strengthen the Swarthmore community in this way.
A routine meeting of Swarthmore’s Zoning Hearing Board sparks an exploration of the history of zoning decisions in the rapidly gentrifying Historically Black Neighborhood of Swarthmore, and some questions about the borough’s future. Free to read and share
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. Free to read and share
A Swarthmore College student reflects on the things students left behind last year when the college closed — initially just for spring break — and what it was like to be reunited with them. Free to read and share
A profile of Sarah Matthews, the new Swarthmore Town Center coordinator, who started work as the nonprofit’s sole paid employee on February 1. Free to read and share
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.
