Science
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Imagine Tarantulas Climbing All Over You at Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Photos, video, story by Cassie Hepler We like to get our hands dirty furry here at Explore Philly. And if that means holding a huge, fuzzy spider, so be it. Meet Misty, a rose haired Chilean tarantula with blue tones on her butt. She’s 8 years old and was very calm, cool and collected. We were eager to hold her which really resulted in her climbing all over our hands. She felt weightless and we only spazzed out slightly once but fortunately Invertebrate Specialist Karen Verderame and Misty didn’t even notice. Now you too can see the biggest, baddest and most fearsome of all spiders in Tarantulas: Alive and Up Close…
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Scoliosis Surgery Set for February 12 at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia
Story, photos by Cassie Hepler You have probably been wondering where have my personal blog posts have gone? Well, it’s been one busy year with passion projects! We launched Explore-Philly.com and Explore-NJ.com in January of 2015 and have been making waves since then. From what I’ve been told, even people who don’t read anything follow our online magazines. Thank you for your continued support! Including working weekday mornings as assistant editor at the Philadelphia Public Record and going to casting calls with my agency, modeling and acting when I can squeeze it in, I’ve been one busy bee. The bad news? My once manageable lower lumbar scoliosis (read the blog…
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Victory Brewing, Waste Oil Recyclers Tackle Brandywine River Clean Up
Story by Cassie Hepler If there’s one thing that inspires me about the human race, it is the concept of giving back especially when your company is doing so well. I am proud to feature this event as just one of the ways Victory continues to be committed to the environment, giving back to the local community and show their outstanding appreciation for clean water (after all, you can’t make a good beer with filthy water). These core principles inspired Victory to start the Headwater’s Grant, donating one cent of every bottle of Headwaters Pale Ale sold to the protection of the delicate Brandywine Watershed. Waste Oil Recyclers, a local…