Philly Faces: Benji Pollock Rides Solo
When Benji Pollock got back from a coast-to-coast bike trip, he longed for more.
In the summer of 2015, he rode with a team from...
Philly Faces: Dot Levine Shares Ukulele Love
A ukulele isn’t a hard thing to describe. Picture a guitar, but small. However, size can be misleading, as the shorthand for the cute...
Philly Faces: And the Oscar (Prediction) Goes to … Ben Zauzmer
There’s much fun to be had in arguing about who should win an Academy Award. “Joker” or “Little Women” for Best Picture? Quentin Tarantino...
Philly Faces: Jared Fenton Wants to Facilitate Honest Conversations
Jared Fenton, 24, is the type of person who, unprompted, praises his parents at length for the example that they set for him when...
Philly Faces: Meet the Next Dr. Ruth
The Forward described her as “a kind of next-gen Dr. Ruth” while the Philadelphia Gay News called her “the sex educator you wish you...
Philly Faces: ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’
Adam Fishbein wants to advocate for people with disabilities and influence disability policy in the public or nonprofit sector.
That’s why, at just 21, he...
Philly Faces: Harry Schley on Jewish Life in Japan
Harry Schley may be one of the few people in Philadelphia able to speak both Yiddish and Japanese.
The 31-year-old Philadelphia native is a Ph.D....
Philly Faces: Alexander Rothman Melds Comics and Poetry
Alexander Rothman, 36, is used to playing in the margins. The co-founder, editor-in-chief and publisher of a small press called Ink Brick is a...
Philly Faces: Brian Ungar Aims to Fly High
Like many 18-year-olds, Brian Ungar juggles school, extracurriculars and fun. Unlike his peers, he does it from 10 feet off the ground.
Ungar is a...
Philly Faces: Reuvena Grodnitzky Cooks up a Storm at Chabad Young Philly
There are busy, hardworking people, and then there’s Reuvena Grodnitzky.
A Cherry Hill native, the 31-year-old has lived in Philadelphia for the past nine years...