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Philadelphia’s City Council honors pioneer journalist Michael Days with resolution

Former editor of The Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Days, participated in a roundtable discussion on the 40th anniversary of the MOVE bombing at The Philadelphia Tribune in May 2025.

Philadelphia City Council honored the life and legacy of pioneer reporter and editor Michael Days on Thursday. Days died on October 18 at the age of 72.

He served as the first Black editor and the last overall editor of the Philadelphia Daily News before its merger with The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he was managing editor from 2011 to 2012. A Roman Catholic graduate, Days worked for both papers from 1986 until his retirement in 2020.

Even after leaving the industry full-time, the NABJ Hall of Famer remained deeply invested in journalism. He helped start the NABJ-Philadelphia chapter in August 2023 and served as its president.

“His resume was extensive and impressive but there was so much more,” said Inquirer reporter and NABJ-Philly’s President Melanie Burney during public comment. “Husband, father, grandfather, brother, mentor, and friend to many. He was a proud son of Philadelphia. He often reminded us he was from North Philadelphia, and the beauty of Michael Days was his ability to make everyone feel special.”

Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced the resolution on behalf of Council President Kenyatta Johnson. The resolution passed unanimously with a moment of silence.

Inquirer columnist Jenice Armstrong called on NABJ members and working journalists “whose lives have been impacted by Michael Days” to stand during her remarks.

“He was fair, he was compassionate and he was committed, especially committed, to helping underserved communities,” Armstrong said. “Our city is better because of his work at The Daily News and The Inquirer, and I’m better, as a person and a journalist, for having had him as a boss, as editor, mentor, and a friend.”

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City of Miami unveils mural honoring children of the Pedro Pan Program and hero Cuban general

MIAMI (WSVN) — A new mural has been unveiled in the City of Miami to honor a significant chapter in South Florida’s history.

The artwork pays tribute to more than 14,000 children who participated in the Pedro Pan Program. During the 1960s, these children were sent from Cuba to the United States by their families in an effort to escape the Castro regime.

In addition to honoring the Pedro Pan children, the mural also celebrates General Antonio Maceo, known as “The Bronze Titan.” Maceo was a hero who fought for Cuba’s independence against Spain in the 1800s.

This meaningful display is located at the intersection of Southwest 13th Avenue and 10th Street, where visitors can view and reflect on this important piece of history.
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1989 Toyota Supra Turbo at No Reserve

This 1989 Toyota Supra Turbo spent time in Idaho before being acquired by the seller in 2017. It now shows 97,000 miles on the odometer. Finished in Black Ruby Pearl (206) over Maroon cloth, this A70 Supra Turbo is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine paired with a four-speed automatic transmission and a limited-slip differential.

The car rides on silver-finished 16″ alloy wheels, fitted with a mix of Mastercraft and Toyo tires measuring 225/50 at each corner. Its exterior features include pop-up headlights, fog lights, a fixed roof, a distinctive three-piece rear spoiler, and twin exhaust outlets. Notable cosmetic issues include cracked taillight lenses and a non-functional rear window wiper. The clearcoat was professionally reapplied in June 2025 to help restore the paint’s finish.

Inside, the front bucket seats and bolstered rear bench are trimmed in Maroon cloth, with the driver’s seat power-adjustable for added comfort. Amenities include automatic climate control, cruise control, a cassette stereo, and power windows and locks. The three-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel frames a 160-mph speedometer, a tachometer with a 6,500-rpm redline, and gauges for coolant temperature, oil pressure, turbo boost, and fuel level. Please note that the cluster trim is cracked.

The turbocharged 3.0L 7M-GTE inline-six engine was factory rated at 232 horsepower and 254 lb-ft of torque, delivering strong performance characteristic of this iconic Supra model. The vehicle’s battery was replaced in August 2025, though the hood support struts currently need replacement. The seller also notes a power steering fluid leak.

Maintenance work performed in 2025 included the clearcoat reapplication and battery replacement, helping keep the car in good mechanical shape. The six-digit odometer shows approximately 5,200 miles added under the current ownership.

A clean Carfax report accompanies the sale, with no accidents or damage reported. The car is being sold on its Connecticut registration, which serves as the ownership document in that state and lists Antique registration status.

Additional items offered with the vehicle include manufacturer’s literature and a car cover. This 1989 Toyota Supra Turbo is now available at no reserve, presenting a great opportunity to own a well-preserved example of this classic Japanese sports car.
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Europe by the book

Getting close to some of the big icons of Western civilization—the Acropolis, the Palace of Versailles, the Colosseum—can be the spine-tingling high points of a European trip. But don’t overlook Europe’s “smaller” achievements. Many of Europe’s lasting cultural contributions are captured on dusty sheets of vellum or parchment, and paging through the Continent’s literary treasures can raise a few goosebumps of their own.

Here are some of Europe’s best cities and sights for bookworm travelers.

**London, England**
The vast British Library has managed to cram everything that really matters into a two-room exhibition called “The Treasures.” Early Bibles, a First Folio of Shakespeare’s works, Lewis Carroll’s *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland*, the Magna Carta, and multiple early Jane Austen manuscripts vie for your attention. Surrounded by this bounty, it’s clear that the British Empire built some of its greatest monuments out of paper.

Fans can also pay their respects to Britain’s literary masters in the Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey. Geoffrey Chaucer was the first literary great to be buried here (in 1400), and those interred nearby include Charles Dickens, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy, Alfred Tennyson, and Edmund Spenser.

**Prague, Czech Republic**
Given their imaginative, sometimes fanciful culture, it’s no surprise that the Czechs have produced some famously clever writers. Prague native Franz Kafka wrote his renowned *Metamorphosis* (elevator pitch: man wakes up as cockroach) in an Old Town apartment overlooking the Vltava River. That building was destroyed in 1945, but fans today can visit the Franz Kafka Museum and the Franz Kafka Society Center.

Ironically, until recently, many Czechs weren’t too familiar with Kafka, a Jew who wrote in German. During World War II, his writings were banned when Germans occupied the city and, after the war, his work was caught up in a wave of anti-German feeling. The ensuing Communist regime had little use for him either. Locals began to take him more seriously after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, when tourists from around the world started showing up wearing Kafka T-shirts.

**Edinburgh, Scotland**
The lives and literature of Scotland’s holy trinity—Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and Robert Louis Stevenson—are the focus of Edinburgh’s inviting Writers Museum. Burns was Scotland’s bard, extolling his native land in poetry. Stevenson stirred the Scottish soul with evocative classics like *Kidnapped* and *Treasure Island*. Scott wrote the historical novels *Ivanhoe* and *Rob Roy*, reviving his countrymen’s pride in Highland culture and the Gaelic language.

With exhibits mingling first editions with personal artifacts like Scott’s pipe and Burns’ writing desk, the museum gives an intimate view of these masters. To enliven all the history, follow up a museum visit with Edinburgh’s popular literary pub tour, where actors wittily debate whether Scotland’s great literature was high art or creative recreation fueled by a love of whisky.

**Paris, France**
The European love affair with books is charmingly demonstrated in the green metal bookstalls that line the Left Bank of the Seine River. Second-hand booksellers, called “bouquinistes,” have been a Parisian fixture since the mid-1500s, when such shops and stalls lined most of the bridges in Paris. Business boomed after the Revolution when entire libraries were “liberated” from rich nobles.

Another literary landmark is the Shakespeare and Company bookstore. Ernest Hemingway regularly borrowed books from the store. When James Joyce struggled to find a publisher for his now-classic *Ulysses*, the book was published here. Although the Nazis shut the shop down in 1941, its post-war incarnation near the banks of the Seine carries on the tradition by supporting struggling writers.

**Dublin, Ireland**
Of all the places I’ve traveled in Europe, Ireland excels in literary passion. Around the turn of the 20th century, Dublin produced some of the world’s great writers. Oscar Wilde wowed Britain with his quick wit and clever satires of upper-class Victorian society. William Butler Yeats won a Nobel Prize for his Irish-themed poems and plays. Most inventive of all was James Joyce, who captured literary lightning in a bottle with his stream-of-consciousness *Ulysses*, profiling Dublin’s seedier side.

The Museum of Literature Ireland is the place to view authorial bric-a-brac. But to experience the Irish gift of gab in its highest form, treat yourself to a night out at the Abbey Theatre. Founded by Yeats to bring to the stage the “deeper emotions of Ireland,” the theater has been promoting Irish writers and artists for more than a hundred years.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Europe’s literary documents changed the course of history. From pubs to museums to libraries, if you decide to explore the literary culture of Europe, the entire continent can be one very good read.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/rick-steves-europe-europe-by-the-book/

Work and funding underway to repair and program John Coltrane’s Strawberry Mansion house

Val Gay, Philadelphia’s arts and culture leader, introduces Ravi Coltrane during a celebration of his father, John Coltrane, at The Yard, a public space behind the John Coltrane House on North 33rd Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Tonnetta Graham, executive director of the Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation, welcomes visitors to The Yard on John Coltrane Street, a public space behind the John Coltrane House on North 33rd Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Lovett Hines introduces some of his students in the Philadelphia Clef Club music education program, who performed during a celebration of John Coltrane. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Students in the Lovett Hines Creative Arts Initiative Legacy Ensemble perform during a celebration of John Coltrane held in the backyard of the home where he lived in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Audience members applaud during a musical performance behind the John Coltrane House. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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The house where jazz legend John Coltrane lived in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood is on its way to becoming a public cultural space. It has been the subject of tangled legal ownership for years and is in dire structural disrepair. But its future now seems more secure due to a recent legal settlement and the support of a national preservation fund.

“This is a house that I assumed would always be there,” said Ravi Coltrane, John’s son who used to visit the house as a child to see his father’s cousin, Mary Alexander. “My kids could come, my grandkids could come, and they could see this home,” he said. “But as we all know, without the proper care and the proper people supporting a historic home like that, these homes can vanish.”

The Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation has begun repairing the façade of the John Coltrane House and its immediate neighbors. Repair to the roof and rear wall of the home will begin soon with help from a National Trust for Historic Preservation grant.

“This definitely is a long time coming,” said Ravi.

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### The Home’s Ownership History

In March 2024, the deed to the house at 1511 N. 33rd St. was transferred to the descendants of John Coltrane from Norman Gadson, now deceased. Sons Ravi and Oran Coltrane won a settlement that claimed Gadson did not have legal ownership of the house.

Gadson bought the home in 2004 from Mary Alexander, also known as “Cousin Mary,” with the intention of turning it into a jazz museum. But the Coltrane family said Alexander did not have the right to sell the property, and that Gadson had actually bought an illegal deed from a third party.

With the title now secured, Ravi and Oran Coltrane formed a new nonprofit, Coltrane House Philadelphia. They are in the process of transferring ownership of the house to the organization.

With a nonprofit in place and title to the house on the way, money can finally be released from the National Trust for Historic Preservation toward stabilizing the building.

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### National Trust Grant and Preservation Efforts

In 2024, the trust’s program called the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund launched a special focus on historic Black sites stewarded by direct descendants of prominent Black figures, known as the Descendants and Family Stewardship Initiative.

The first grant of that initiative was directed to the Coltrane house in Philadelphia, amounting to $200,000.

“It’s an important investment, but it’s a modest investment. What we really get from them is their expertise,” said Kathleen Hennessy, Ravi’s wife and vice president of Friends of the Coltrane House, a support organization for the John and Alice Coltrane Home in Deer Park, New York.

“They lend expertise around restoration at which they are pretty much the gold standard,” she said. “They lend support around capacity building, too, which can be a huge obstacle for groups when they’re trying to do this kind of work.”

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### Looking Ahead

Kathleen and Ravi recently attended a celebratory rally in an empty lot behind the Coltrane house that has been transformed into a small public park. Called The Yard, it was opened a year ago by the Strawberry Mansion CDC as part of an effort to support the preservation and programming of the Coltrane house.

“Hardly weeks go by when I don’t hear: What’s going on with the John Coltrane House?” said Tonnetta Graham, Strawberry Mansion CDC president. “In Strawberry Mansion, to have had so much taken away from us and so much disinvestment, to see this revitalization here — and not only to see it but to be part of it and have ownership in it — that’s what I celebrate.”

The 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth is Sept. 23, 2026. Hennessy doubts that building renovations will be completed in time to invite the public in for Coltrane’s birthday, so she’s setting her sights on 2027.

The timeline does not cool enthusiasm for the prospects of a Coltrane historic site in Philadelphia.

Lovett Hines, former artistic director of the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts who now leads the Lovett Hines Global Creative Arts Initiative, told the crowd at The Yard he has already assumed bragging rights.

“When I go to New York and I see the Louis Armstrong museum and his house, and somebody asks me, ‘What’s happening in Philadelphia? What about John Coltrane’s house?’” Hines said. “Now I can hold up real hip, wear my dark glasses and say, ‘We have it. Right now. Come to Philadelphia. The house is here. It’s inspiring. It’s functioning. It’s here.’”

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October 20 In Labor History: Asbestos? More Like As-WORST-us.

On October 20, 1969, a construction worker named Clarence Borel filed suit against 11 companies for asbestos exposure. This key moment in the movement against asbestos reveals the dangers workers faced on the job, the decades-long coverup by companies, and how workers finally began to win compensation.

By the late 19th century, asbestos had become common in American construction. Johns Manville, founded in 1858, soon became the largest asbestos producer in the country. In fact, the company’s founder, H. W. Johns, died in 1898 due to asbestos exposure—though he was unaware of the risks at the time. The company pioneered asbestos-based roofing, insulation, and cement products.

The dangers of asbestos were not unknown. Even the ancient Romans realized asbestos caused illness. Pliny wrote that slaves working with asbestos seemed to die, and proto-masks made from animal bladders were used to protect themselves. Despite this, early warnings were largely ignored as the modern asbestos industry developed.

In 1897, a physician in Vienna wrote the first modern report on the health problems faced by asbestos workers. Awareness of these issues grew in the following decades. Nevertheless, workplaces remained unsafe for a long time. Even with the rise of successful unions in the mid-twentieth century, many workplaces remained hazardous. While unions fought for more obvious safety issues, pollutants such as asbestos were not a major priority, resulting in many workers dying from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.

Change began in the early 1960s, at least for asbestos workers. When physicians asked a company to share medical records after discovering a cluster of asbestos-related illnesses among its workforce, the company refused. The doctors then contacted the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, which gladly assisted them.

Though unions generally supported improved workplace safety, they did not fully understand the hazards involved. Their help allowed the doctors to publish a landmark 1965 study strongly affirming the link between asbestos exposure and construction work. The union’s records for death benefits enabled a longer-term study, despite most workers already being deceased.

The racial demographics of asbestos deaths during the peak asbestos use era are striking due to the segregation of construction labor. Between 1990 and 1999, nearly 11,000 Americans died from asbestos-related causes, many exposed decades earlier. An overwhelming 96% of these deaths were men, 93% were white, and 98% were over the age of 55.

By 1998, asbestos-related illness had surpassed black lung disease as the leading cause of workplace deaths related to lung conditions.

Workers had attempted to seek compensation for asbestos-related illnesses for decades. In 1927, a foreman filed the first known suit for damages and won a disability claim in Massachusetts. Lawsuits against Johns Manville began in 1929, and by 1933, the company settled claims from 11 workers in New Jersey.

However, by 1949, facing continued lawsuits, the company opted to withhold information about health risks from workers, covering up the dangers.

In 1969, Clarence Borel, who had worked in construction since 1936, discovered he had contracted asbestosis. His case became pivotal in the fight against asbestos exposure. This occurred alongside the rise of the modern workplace safety movement, which led to the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1971 and spurred increased union focus on such issues.

Borel testified about the pervasive dust in his work environment:

> “You just move them just a little and there is going to be dust, and I blew this dust out of my nostrils by handfuls at the end of the day, trying to use water too, I even used Mentholatum in my nostrils to keep some of the dust from going down my throat, but it is impossible to get rid of all of it. Even your clothes just stay dusty continually unless you blow it off with an air hose.”

He admitted he suspected the work was dangerous, as were many jobs in the mid-twentieth century. Access to respirators came late and was limited; these were often hot and uncomfortable. Many workers pointed out that the burden of safety rested entirely on them, with companies failing to control airborne asbestos.

Interestingly, union safety attempts sometimes caused complaints among workers. Cultures of work often included risk and discomfort as accepted elements.

Borel filed suit against 11 companies. The jury found 10 guilty of negligence but also found Borel partly responsible. The companies appealed, denying responsibility and questioning how Borel got sick. Borel countered that none of the companies took safety seriously—none warned workers about risks or conducted tests to determine safe exposure levels.

At this point, some companies began settling with Borel to limit their losses. Others fought on, prolonging the case through appeals.

Then, in 1974, the discovery of the so-called “Asbestos Papers” during an inspection of an asbestos factory in Connecticut dramatically altered the legal landscape. These documents definitively showed that companies knew what asbestos did to workers’ lungs and had conspired for decades to cover it up.

This revelation led to many workers, including Borel, routinely winning their court cases. Johns Manville filed for bankruptcy in 1982 to protect itself from lawsuits totaling $2 billion.

Companies pooled funds to pay claims, but the industry was overwhelmed. Claims continue today, as evidenced by the many television ads encouraging people exposed to asbestos to join class-action suits.

While proving such claims can be difficult, and courts often less sympathetic due to the rise of conservative judicial appointments, asbestos exposure at workplaces has declined sharply in recent decades. However, the toll of decades-long exposure continues to affect working-class families.

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**Further Reading:**

– Dorceta Taylor, *The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s*
– Carl F. Cranor, *Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law*
– Michael Bowker, *Fatal Deception: The Terrifying True Story of How Asbestos is Killing America*
– Jeb Barnes, *Dust-Up: Asbestos Litigation and the Failure of Commonsense Policy Reform*
https://www.wonkette.com/p/october-20-in-labor-history-asbestos

Royal Family Death Shock: Lady Annabel Goldsmith Dead at 91 — Nearly 30 Years After Close Pal Princess Diana’s Tragic Passing

Oct. 18, 2025, Published 1:00 p.m. ET

Lady Annabel Goldsmith — the socialite whose name became synonymous with London glamour after inspiring the famed Mayfair nightclub Annabel’s — has died at the age of 91, RadarOnline.com can report.

Her death was confirmed in a joint statement from her six children, including Conservative politician Zac Goldsmith and filmmaker Jemima Goldsmith.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, who died peacefully in her sleep this morning at the age of 91,” the family said.

Lady Annabel

Lady Annabel was the daughter of the eighth Marquess of Londonderry and the younger sister of Lady Margaret. She was first married to hospitality entrepreneur Mark Birley, who founded Annabel’s in 1963 — naming the now-iconic private members’ club after her.

The venue soon became one of London’s most exclusive gathering places, frequented by royals, rock stars, and politicians alike.

Her youngest son, Ben Goldsmith, paid tribute in a statement to the BBC, describing her as “quite simply irreplaceable.” He said,

“We are bereft, not for her – because her life has been extraordinary and complete – but for us, because of the immense hole in our lives she leaves behind. I spoke to her every day for 45 years; she truly had my back and we loved each other very much. I will miss her terribly.”

Her Family

Lady Annabel had three children with Birley — Rupert, Robin, and India Jane — and three more with her second husband, businessman Sir James Goldsmith — Jemima, Zac, and Ben.

In a 2006 interview with The Times, she described herself as “a hands-on mother and a hands-on grandmother,” adding, “I’m not judgmental about women who work, but I was so besotted with my children I never wanted them out of my sight.”

Her first marriage ended after she discovered Birley’s infidelities, later telling Vanity Fair: “Like a butterfly, he had to seduce every woman.” Yet she also admitted, “It’s quite difficult to live with a perfectionist, but the thing is, life with Mark was fun.”

The two remained close until his death in 2007.

Lady Annabel’s Legacy

Lady Annabel’s long affair and eventual marriage to Sir James Goldsmith made her a fixture in 1960s and 1970s gossip columns.

She faced early tragedy, losing her mother to cancer at 17, and later her firstborn son, Rupert, who disappeared off the coast of West Africa in 1986 — an event she described as “the worst thing that has happened to me.”

She later became an author, penning Annabel: An Unconventional Life and a book about her beloved dog, Copper — a fitting reflection of a woman whose life, both glittering and marked by loss, was anything but conventional.

https://radaronline.com/p/royal-family-death-lady-annabel-goldsmith-dead-91-princess-diana/

Ancient underground freezer unearthed at South Korean castle

The 1,400-Year-Old ‘Bingo’ is the Oldest Known Facility of Its Kind

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient underground freezer, known as a ‘bingo,’ at a historic castle site in South Korea. This remarkable discovery dates back approximately 1,400 years, making it the oldest known facility of its kind.

The bingo was used to store perishable food items, utilizing natural cooling from underground temperatures to preserve them long before the advent of modern refrigeration. This finding offers valuable insight into early preservation techniques and the ingenuity of past civilizations.

Located within the castle grounds, the structure highlights the advanced engineering and practical knowledge that existed during that period in Korean history.

The post Ancient underground freezer unearthed at South Korean castle appeared first on Popular Science.

https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-freezer-south-korea/

仮面と攻防、炎に悲鳴と歓声　大分県国東市で「ケベス祭」

大分文化仮面と攻防、炎に悲鳴と歓声「ケベス祭」国東市で開催

2025年10月15日 6:00

記者：穴井友梨

燃えさかる炎を前に、白装束の男性と押し合う「ケベス」（木彫りの面を着けた男性、右）＝14日午後7時48分、大分県国東市（撮影・穴井友梨）。

大分県国東市で14日、「ケベス祭」が開催されました。この祭りは国選択無形民俗文化財に指定されており、木彫りの面を着けた「ケベス」と白装束の男たちが、燃え盛る炎を巡って激しい攻防を繰り広げます。

燃え上がる炎の中、悲鳴と歓声が響き渡り、地域の伝統文化が力強く受け継がれている様子が印象的でした。

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Lady Annabel

Her Family

Lady Annabel’s Legacy

The 1,400-Year-Old ‘Bingo’ is the Oldest Known Facility of Its Kind

大分 文化 仮面と攻防、炎に悲鳴と歓声 「ケベス祭」国東市で開催

大分文化仮面と攻防、炎に悲鳴と歓声「ケベス祭」国東市で開催