Episode 1 of “Working through Corona” features Jacy Dickstein interviewing Jessie Bixby, an employee at Amazon. Listen to this podcast if you want to hear more about how the company has adjusted due...
Samantha Roehl, Eastside Editor-in-Chief
• April 30, 2020
When newlyweds Alexander Schneider and Christina Rosso-Schneider opened A Novel Idea in East Passyunk, Philadelphia, they hoped their bookstore could become part of the community while also supporting...
While everyone is locked inside during the pandemic, Eastside has been busy exploring the wonderful world of food! We've compiled a bunch of our favorite recipes to share, from friends and editors of Eastside. Enjoy the delicious recipes, and stay tuned for more recipes to be added soon!
Jakob Silvert (‘20), Jacob Kernis (‘20), and Harry Green (‘20) discuss the different things they’ve learned through the quarantine. They also discuss the effects Coronavirus will have on their...
Samantha Roehl, Eastside Editor-in-Chief
• April 16, 2020
“It’s a nightmare,” said Addie Thorley, a young adult author from Princeton, New Jersey.
With COVID-19 shutting down “nonessential” businesses and disrupting daily life all around the world,...
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, numerous school events have been cancelled. This has been upsetting for all East students, especially seniors. Unfortunately, the end of their senior year has not gone...
“OMG! There are only 1,087 more days until your sweet sixteen,” said my friend Ava, in the midst of my seventh-grade year. Planning my sweet sixteen in middle school might seem crazy from afar, but...
Meghna Thomas, Eastside Online Editor
• April 13, 2020
Since childhood, I found best friends in words. Whenever I fell ill or felt lonely, stories pulled me into their world, dazzling me with the beauty of language. Although the quarantine instilled in me...
Aine Pierre, Eastside Editor-in-Chief
• April 11, 2020
Mah nish ta na halila hazeh, indeed, but perhaps, not in the way I first thought.
Passover in quarantine ended up exemplifying a concept we Jews love so very much: irony. But it also captured the true...
Alexa Atlas, Eastside Online Editor
• April 9, 2020
After an hour-long class, the bell finally rings. It is time to walk down the hall and up the stairs to your next period class. This means, more learning goals to record, more notes to jot down and more...
Jacy Dickstein, Eastside Features Editor
• April 7, 2020
In a nutshell, coronavirus has impacted virtually every industry across the market. One specific industry taking a hit in response to the virus is experiential marketing, such as utilizing office signs.
What...
The annual April holidays are right around the corner, but due to the increasingly infectious virus; COVID-19, some family traditions will have to change.
With the circumstances at hand, such as restricted...
Alexa Atlas, Eastside Online Editor
• April 6, 2020
BOREDOM. Many people around the world have been experiencing this over the last couple of weeks. What everyone thought would be a few short weeks have turned into the unknown. Everyone is living in a world...