News
Huge Turnout in Doylestown As Part of Nationwide ‘Hands Off’ Protests Against Trump Administration
This is what democracy looks like.
Edie Weinstein
April 5, 2025
Edie Weinstein
News
Nastasha Raisley Wants to Change the World by Fighting for Racial and Social Justice in Bucks County
“I am an eternal optimist. I know change doesn’t come easily and setbacks come with the territory. I believe that the work I am doing is helping to move the ball toward social justice.”
Edie Weinstein
February 11, 2025
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with Karen DeHaven of AHA! Studio for Integrated Therapies
“When we bring creative process into the healing work with kids and adults alike, breakthroughs often happen more quickly, AHA! moments become more freely accessible,” says DeHaven.
Edie Weinstein
January 7, 2025
Opinion
10 Things to Do to Maintain Emotional Stability and Basic Wellness in the Face of a Second Trump Term
Bucks County psychotherapist Edie Weinstein shares tips for those suffering from post-election anxiety.
Edie Weinstein
November 18, 2024
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with LisaBeth Weber: Using Creativity in Service to the World
“I would love to work out a way that long after I’m gone, that my art and my songs can still help raise funds for causes I believe in,” said LisaBeth.
Edie Weinstein
September 26, 2024
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with Alana Hardison
How does she find the time? Learn about all the ways Alana is working locally to create a kinder world that prioritizes community well-being.
Edie Weinstein
August 30, 2024
News
California Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Doylestown, Urges Bucks County to ‘Help Save Democracy’ in November
“Voting rights. Civil rights. LGBTQ rights. Women’s rights. Not just access to abortion. Access to contraception. All of those things are on the ballot,” said Newsom.
Edie Weinstein
July 8, 2024
News
PFLAG Bucks County: Creating a Caring, Just and Affirming World for LGBTQ+ People and Those Who Love Them
An interview with PFLAG Bucks County co-leaders Rachel Fitzpatrick and Jessica Dziobecki.
Edie Weinstein
June 1, 2024
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with the NAACP’s Karen Downer
Karen talks about her work with the Bucks County NAACP to dismantle racism and disrupt inequality to create a society where all people can truly be free.
Edie Weinstein
May 2, 2024
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
Photo Essay: Bearing Witness to America’s Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Immigrants
July 29, 2025
After covering weeks of abductions and disappearances of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City starting on May 29, I remain stupefied that I am witnessing the harvesting of human beings in real time, writes photojournalist Michael Nigro.
The Battle Over Hearts and Minds in Pennsylvania’s Bible Belt
July 27, 2025
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
July 26, 2025
Environmentalists say that allowing the industry to drill in Pennsylvania’s part of the watershed would risk contaminating drinking water for some 15 million people with toxic chemicals.
