Philly Tales Blog

Growing up in Philly, I lived to find enough money to buy candy. There were penny candies, such as Grade A, and nickel candy bars, like Milky Way. ...

As I aged, I noticed that sleeping got a little more challenging. I often wake up in the middle of the night, and it is frequently hard to get back...

This post is not only about Kensington and Philadelphia but also the two crises that profoundly affected the residents of both and the entire count...

There were three parks that I visited in Kensington as a child. They were all important to me and my friends, as they represented some of the only ...

The Boys Clubs have been an important part of Philadelphia for many, many decades. They are spread out in the city and offer an alternative to many...

There were two kinds of Ys, the YMCA for men and the YWCA for women. We had a YWCA just around the corner from where I lived in the 100 block of We...

Organized Play Time Most of the time, when we were children, we played in the Streets of Kensington, Philadelphia. You name it, we did it. We used...

Free book will be available for 5 days starting at 3 AM on October 3rd. Occasionally, Amazon lets an author make an eBook FREE for a five-day per...

Every season growing up In Philly (Kensington for me) was a great experience. The snow in the winter provided many hours of fun. Spring brought a w...

There was a small store called the Rigging Loft at Fisherman’s Wharf in Cape May, NJ. The owner asked me to research and write a pamphlet about the...

My first recollection of Cramp Elementary was kindergarten.  I would have been five years old, which by law you had to be to go to kindergarten bac...

"Spring has sprung," my grandfather, Pop, used to say. It was a time for celebration for him because he could go fishing again. Every April the 15t...