KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (CBS) — A big day at Longwood Gardens. Its $250 million expansion project gets underway today. It’s hard to imagine, but Longwood Gardens is about to get bigger, better and even more beautiful. READ MORE: Thieves Steal ATM From West Philadelphia Laundromat “There’s no other conservatory in the world like this,” Longwood Gardens President and CEO Paul Redman said. Longwood Gardens is embarking on what it’s calling its most ambitious project in a century — $250 million to transform 17 acres of gardens. And at the center of it all, this crystalline glasshouse, the size of a football field. Glasshouse “Or, as I like to call it, the ‘Crystal Palace,’” Redman said. Redman recently walked Eyewitness News through the breathtaking vision. “It’s going to be a unique structure that’s going to be like floating on water,” Redman said. “There’s going to be a series of canals and islands. When you walk into this new conservatory, it’s going to be like walking into a grand cathedral in Europe or something.” The project is called Longwood: Reimagined. And it’s meant to expand and revitalize what’s now the west side of the conservatory. The colorful Acacia Passage and neighboring Silver Garden will remain, but everything west of that will be fenced off starting March 1. “It’s about horticulture and education and just enjoyment,” Redman said. READ MORE: Philadelphia School District, Teacher's Union To Hold News Conference About Return To In-Person Learning, Sources Say To that end, the fan-favorite Bonsai Display will eventually be featured in an outdoor bonsai courtyard. The plan also calls for new classroom space and a restaurant with spectacular views of the main fountain garden. “So, imagine having lunch at Versailles, and being able to see the waters dance and perform within a beautiful garden,” Redman said. “That will be our new restaurant.” Those parts are expected to open by 2024. First up though, is the much-loved ...
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Here’s What the Strategist Editors Are Gifting This Mother’s Day
To be a Strategist editor is to live with the constant burden of always having the perfect gift ideas. But for you, our dear readers, it’s a burden we’re happy to carry. Presented as part of our Mother’s Day extravaganza , here’s what we’ll be gifting our moms this year. Alexandre de Paris Hair Clip $75 “A few years ago, my mom went crazy on vacation and bought half a dozen hair clips from this shoe box of a store in Paris — apparently, they grip hair painlessly without ever coming loose. Way pricier than the stuff at the drugstore, but she swears by them.” $75 at Shopbop Buy Fitbit Alta $129 “My mom never takes off her Fitbit, which at this point is two-plus years old (I’ve literally walked around the block with her after heavy dinners). I’d get her the newest version, which tracks sleep and steps, but also notifies her whenever she gets a text.” $129 at Amazon Buy Le Feu de L’Eau $65 “My mom loves candles , but instead of a Jo Malone or Diptyque, I think I’ll get her one of these wax-jarred candles (the color is hand-mixed , then sculpted underwater for the groovy swirled look) this year.” $65 at Amazon Buy Davek Lightweight Mini Umbrella $49 “My mom loves to proudly show me the latest teeny-tiny umbrella she’s gotten at T.J. Maxx and say, “Here, feel how small and light this is!” (She has a bad back, and has a deep appreciation for things that are extremely light.) The problem with teeny-tiny umbrellas from T.J. Maxx is that one strong gust of wind, and that’s the end of it. So I did some research, and found the Davek Lightweight Mini Umbrella, which appears to be the strongest and lightest umbrella on the market at the moment. It can fit in the palm of her hand, and will last her through many a rainstorm.” $49 at Neiman Marcus Buy Exit West: A Novel ...
Golden Globe Award co-hosts Tina Fey, Amy Poehler mum on politics, ‘Borat,’ ‘Nomadland’ win big
close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for February 28 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned as co-hosts of this year's Golden Globe Awards , one of the biggest nights for TV and film , and they wasted no time mocking the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who puts on the show. In the week leading up to 78th annual awards show came the revelation that there are no Black voting members in the group, something that only reinforced criticism that the press association — which notoriously controversial host Ricky Gervais last year called "very, very racist" in his opening monologue — is in need of overhauling. "The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is made up of around 90 international no-Black journalists who attend movie junkets each year in search of a better life," Fey cracked. "We say around 90 because a couple of them might be ghosts, and it's rumored that the German member is just a sausage that somebody drew a little face on." When discussing some of the biggest TV shows and movies up for awards Sunday night, the co-hosts joked that Pixar's "Soul" is a "beautiful Pixar animated movie where a middle-aged Black man's soul accidentally gets knocked out of his body into a cat. The HFPA really responded to this movie because they do have five cat members." This year, none of the most acclaimed Black-led films — "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," "One Night in Miami," "Judas and the Black Messiah," "Da 5 Bloods" — were nominated for the Globes’ best picture award. GOLDEN GLOBES 2021: A BREAKDOWN OF THE NOMINATED MOVIES The 78th annual Golden Globes were held bicoastally for the first time ever, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler serving as co-hosts. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Poehler added that the public is "understandably upset at the HFPA and their choices. ...
I got vaccinated. What now?
Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) The United States Covid-19 vaccination program is gaining steam. As of Tuesday, more than 40 million people have received the first dose, representing about 13% of the country. At the same time, national rates of new infection have decreased , presenting a real opportunity to control the pandemic. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz With this progress, though, has come no small amount of consternation. A new set of daunting questions has arisen, the product of an increasing number of vaccines and vaccinees. Reasonably enough, people now want to know the specific dos and don'ts of daily living for the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. The nub is this: are we re-approaching the glory days of before this pandemic began or is the lockdown drag-out pod-life still necessary? And within this broad question are a million smaller questions: if you are two vaccines in, is double-masking still necessary? What about the 20-second hand wash? And all those pocket-friendly bottles of hand sanitizer -- can I toss them already? Despite being top of mind for so many, there is still no real guide for how to proceed most safely. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has addressed this a little, though their guidance has risen only to the level of a Frequently Asked Question response not their more common multi-page, multi-referenced tome. Other than side-stepping the need to quarantine after an exposure, the message to vaccinees basically is this: act like you have not been vaccinated at all. True, Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the President, has indicated that revised guidelines, which he believes "will be coming soon," may "relax the stringency ... when people have been vaccinated," but, presumably, ...
Tom Brady admits unfavorable scouting report ‘still gets me fired up’
close Video Jim Gray reflects on what latest Super Bowl win means to Tom Brady Fox News contributor Jim Gray discusses his Fox Nation 'Talking to GOATS' interview with seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady. Tom Brady , as everyone knows at this point, was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and his scouting report is something he still uses as motivation. Brady admitted it in a tweet Sunday when he reacted to an interview in which the scouting report was read to him. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Still gets me fired up…," he wrote. Brady was reacting to an NFL Films video in which Steve Sabol was reading the former New England Patriots quarterback what scouts said about him coming out of Michigan. "This is the draft report on you. And we condensed it just a little bit, and basically it goes … Tom Brady, poor build. That might be accurate," Sabol remarked. "Skinny. Lacks great physical stature and strength and gets knocked down easily." Brady responded at the time, "that kinda gets me fired up 'cause of I’m thinking, ya know, what the hell do these people know. That sounds like Joe Montana right there." TOM BRADY MORE INJURED DURING 2020 SEASON THAN SOME REALIZE: REPORT Brady was the Patriots’ seventh selection of the draft. The team chose guard Adrian Klemm, running back J.R. Redmond, tackle Greg Randall, tight end Dave Stachelski, defensive tackle Jeff Marriott and defensive back Antwan Harris ahead of him. None of the players the Patriots chose ahead of him played past the 2005 season. Patrick Pass, who was taken in the seventh round, played until 2007. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Brady left the Patriots after the 2019 season to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He helped the team to a Super Bowl title last month – the seventh of his career. Ryan Gaydos is the sports editor for FoxNews.com. Follow him on ...
