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About: Michael Thomas Leibrandt
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures
Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: The Day that Jimmy Carter Built Houses in Philly
Not every US ex-President would volunteer to build houses in North Philadelphia. Then again, Jimmy Carter wasn’t just any ex-President. […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: My Philly Snow Bowl bash
It was November of 1992 when my Dad took me to a local party in Philadelphia to see another epic […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Why Cliveden means so much
When I was a young man, few things meant fall for me as a visit to Cliveden with my Dad. […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: America is filled with historic football stadiums. None more so than Philly’s Franklin Field.
You might not think that when your football team dates from 1876 that it would be hard to create any […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: The 1915 Phillies — a whirlwind of talent
When your ball club isn’t just one of the oldest in the country dating from 1883 — but in fact the […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: A log cabin in Penn’s Woods
Standing today at one of America’s most historic intersections — the confluence of Old York Road and Susquehanna Street Road […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Moving Eagles training camp was a mistake
Each summer of my youth, I spent the dog-days of early August in the daily hope that my Dad would […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Madam Mayor, keep the flexibility.
The city needs workers to return, but the mandate won’t work.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt