Amy Z. Quinn
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14 things you didn’t know about Philly and World War I [photos]
One hundred years ago this week, the first military actions of World War I were stirring across Europe as Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia, ...
11 years ago
Wildwood days, neon lit nights draw the next generation of beachgoers
I can’t think about the Wildwoods as anything but members of a family with similar features, yet each is somehow a distinct, unique ...
11 years ago
ListenLewis Katz: The biggest local celebrity we never knew [photos]
In a city known to fuss about the caliber of its celebrities, Lewis Katz should have been a Philadelphia superstar. And of course ...
11 years ago
To the teacher who showed me how to carry a big shtick: ¡Gracias!
Classroom teaching, I am learning, is a bit about performance art. That is, it’s more than simply the challenge of being int ...
11 years ago
Record Store Day dispatch: The kids are alright — with vinyl
Raising a son, you learn to expect the unexpected, to embrace the random. Still, this recent statement threw me for a minute: ...
11 years ago
NewsWorks readers help a writer in search of the sour-cherry dumplings of her bubba
Stacia Friedman’s search for a lost sour-cherry varenyky recipe led her to discover her Ukrainian heritage. But where can she find ...
11 years ago
As spring approaches, there’s always something there to remind us
Spring begins on Thursday, March 20, but winter has been lingering in the form of piles of shifted, filthy snow. Here’s hoping that ...
11 years ago
Say yes to female empowerment, and give a Barbie girl a break!
Say what you want about the Barbie doll’s out-of-proportion female physique, but give her credit for a strong back and shoulders. ...
11 years ago
Paranoia, casual sexism, and the petty politics of ‘Bridge-gate’
I’m trying to finish writing this as quickly as I can, because pretty soon I’ll need to nip out of the house to pick up my so ...
11 years ago
Amy Quinn gets married again, Jersey Shore-style, as same-sex couples say ‘I do’
As a long-wedded Amy Quinn, I’m happy to congratulate another Amy Quinn — the Asbury Park City Council member — as she ...
12 years ago
Cape May-Lower Township schools controversy headed to court
Perhaps inevitably, the disagreement between the City of ...
12 years ago