Lynette Hazelton

2 months ago | inquirer.com | Lynette Hazelton

If you view Nicetown only as an exhausted industrial neighborhood in need of revitalization, you’re most likely an outsider. Insiders, like Don “Ike” Jones, 50, have a vision shaped by deep friendship and kinship bonds. Jones moved to Nicetown from Anderson, S.C., when he was 7 years old, and grew to love it. “My community is beautiful,” he said. “All the kids played with each other from blocks around.

Mar 29, 2025 | inquirer.com | Lynette Hazelton

Wake up, Saturday. We’ve got partly sunny skies and will approach 82 degrees. Today, I’m talking about the Philly origins of an ice cream company that’s making the rounds again now that the weather’s warming up. Plus, there’s news on Philly’s AI-powered plan to crack down on noisy cars, a new indoor pickleball facility coming to the city, and what President Donald Trump is doing to get Independence Park ready for the nation’s 250th birthday.

Mar 28, 2025 | kdhnews.com | Lynette Hazelton

PHILADELPHIA - In April, Richard Glazer, 82, will put on his blue shirt and start his 28th year as a baseball umpire, now with the Tri-State Elite Umpires Association, officiating high school games and men's semi-pro games within a day's drive of his Cherry Hill, N.J., home. He is certain he is the oldest umpire of this group of 500 officials, and he suspects he is the oldest active umpire at any level of baseball.

Mar 28, 2025 | miamiherald.com | Lynette Hazelton

PHILADELPHIA - In April, Richard Glazer, 82, will put on his blue shirt and start his 28th year as a baseball umpire, now with the Tri-State Elite Umpires Association, officiating high school games and men's semi-pro games within a day's drive of his Cherry Hill, N.J., home. He is certain he is the oldest umpire of this group of 500 officials, and he suspects he is the oldest active umpire at any level of baseball.

Mar 28, 2025 | gazettextra.com | Lynette Hazelton

PHILADELPHIA — In April, Richard Glazer, 82, will put on his blue shirt and start his 28th year as a baseball umpire, now with the Tri-State Elite Umpires Association, officiating high school games and men's semi-pro games within a day's drive of his Cherry Hill, N.J., home. He is certain he is the oldest umpire of this group of 500 officials, and he suspects he is the oldest active umpire at any level of baseball.