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Since joining The Inquirer as a staff writer in 1988, Daniel Rubin has reported from 27 countries, but most of them were small. He's been the European Correspondent for Knight Ridder Newspapers, based in Berlin, and a metro reporter and feature writer for the paper. He started the Inquirer's first daily blog, Blinq, which he still maintains. Dan began newspaper work in Norfolk and Louisville, Ky., after getting his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northwestern University. He has lived in all four commonwealths, most recently in Pennsylvania, with his wife, twin 22-year-old sons and a large, slobbering cowherd. He teaches urban journalism at the University of Pennsylvania.
His column appears Mondays and Thursdays in Local & Region.
His column appears Mondays and Thursdays in Local & Region.
- From Phila. area, a coming together in Washington
- Euphoric group of early risers treks to D.C. from Philly
- Big corporate, union money paying for tonight's bashes
Daniel Rubin: On this historic day, I thought we'd go once more into the breach with the Field Negro, the plain-talking, fire-stoking Philly blogger about all things Black.
He led a renewal of a classic township park, but then things abruptly changed.
By all accounts, what Bill Earley got done in his short, shocking stewardship of the Merion Botanical Park was a marvel.
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On website, contractors hammer their customers
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Approaching the Walt Whitman Bridge on the way to South Jersey, there's an ad for a website that seems so Philly.
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Local students hear realities from teen who fled Syria
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If the newest student at Lower Merion High School was nervous, standing before several hundred of his peers, it didn't show.
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A holiday gathering for those who feel devastated
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A Facebook friend put up his Christmas tree Monday, then wondered how he and his wife could ever celebrate, given what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Group of WWII vets still meets to swap tales
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Daniel Rubin: Abe Milkis called the other day, asking if I wanted to have lunch with the last men of Gamma Lodge.
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Business inspired by dogs finds an angel
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Daniel Rubin: It seemed like a good idea at the time, Evy and Ted Inoue advertising their new business by customizing their $25,000 Ford van to resemble their beloved dog.
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A friend of birds? Then, don't rake leaves
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I warmed to Steve Saffier as soon as he said we'd be better friends to the birds if we did a little less raking.
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Twins who survived the worst reach 100
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Ruth Tengood arrived early for her birthday party Saturday afternoon. Didn't want to miss her 100th. "I'm waiting for my brother," she announced. "Where is he?"
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On a cruise during the worst of Sandy
- Schwenksville couple rode out roiling ocean, but wish they had other options.There are people who love cruises, and people like Jim Hoser who see them as floating penal colonies. "I'm too restless," says the scuba instructor from Schwenksville.
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SEPTA bus driver a national hero in Poland
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If you're riding through Roxborough and Manayunk today on SEPTA's Route 35 bus, you might want to tip your hat to the driver. He's a national hero of Poland.
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National Novel Writing Month has fictionistas fired up
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National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 when Chris Baty, a San Francisco freelancer, e-mailed his friends, challenging them to spend the next 30 days on fiction.
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