Entertainment
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Outdoor Ice Rink Is Back in Delaware County This Winter
Flight on Ice, an outdoor ice rink, is returning to Newtown Square, writes Max Bennet for patch.com. The pop-up rink became a popular Delaware County winter attraction last year, voted Best of Delco 2022 Fun Day Family Outing. It’s set to open again in mid-November and remain open through February at the Energy Transfer Veterans…
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This Delco Man Brought Us Christmas Prism. Now a New App Tracks Halloween Displays
Michael Kane, the Delaware County man who gave us Christmas Prism, a free app that lets you track Christmas light displays, now has a new FrightMaps app for Halloween, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The free FrightMaps app is easy to use. Decorators can upload photos of their Halloween display along with a location, title,…
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Chester Man on ‘The Voice’ a ‘Cool, Cool Cat,’ Judge Says
Chello, from Chester, impressed some of the coaches on “the Voice” singing competition on NBC with his rendition of “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington Jr., writes Deb Kiner for pennlive.com. “You are a cool, cool cat,” said coach Camila Cabello to 22-year-old Chello. “The fact that you could make it so cool…
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Halloween from Timid to Traumatic: Lancaster County Has Both Extremes and Everything in Between
The broadening of Halloween’s appeal over the past decades has evolved it — perhaps mutated it — into something much more than candy collectors in costumes. In response, organizers of October-themed experiences — especially in nearby Lancaster County — have gauged their seasonal entertainment options accordingly. Some skew mild. Some skew wild. Dutch Wonderland Dutch…
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Film Comedy Highlights Upper Darby Bars Where Everybody Knows You’re Delco
Two Upper Darby bars will be featured in a new Delco film comedy by Main Line real estate developer Greg Lingo that wraps up filming this week, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. “Crabs in a Bucket” is set in the fictional town of Darby Heights, focusing on Callahan’s Tavern. It is based on Callahn’s…
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‘Irishman’ Mobster Frank Sheeran Is Buried in a Delco Cemetery
Martin Scorsese’s latest mob film offering, “The Irishman,” features many Philadelphia area locations that were part of reputed mobster Frank Sheeran’s life. One location, Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, became his final resting place, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Robert De Niro portrays Darby-raised mobster Frank Sheeran — a former president of Wilmington’s…
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Delco-Themed Mini-Golf Offers All Things Delco Past and Present
Welcome to Delcoland, Delaware County in miniature golf form. You’ll find this unique course behind the former Charlie’s Hamburgers lot in Folsom, now home to a Delco Steaks. The golf course is the brainchild of home-grown entrepreneurs Nick Reynolds and John McKenzie, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The goal was to somehow make…
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2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Weekends of Minstrels and Merriment, Jousting and Juggling, Frolicking and Feasting
Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa. Take a trip of fun and fantasy to a 35-acre English Village where colorfully costumed characters take visitors on an adventure of jousting knights and royal delights. Music, stunts, theater, magic, comedy and live jousting…
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‘Mare’ Actor Anthony Norman Back in Philly Starring in a Musical
Mare of Easttown devotees will no doubt remember the character of band member Nathan Forde, played by Anthony Norman. Now Norman, is coming back to Philadelphia next week with a much bigger role as Evan Hansen in the 2022-2023 North American Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The…
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Ridley Park Natives Take Fresh Look at Menendez Brothers on Investigation Discovery
Two Ridley Park natives are taking a fresh look at the Menendez brothers murder case in their new show, “Menendez Brothers Misjudges?” airing Sunday, Aug. 7, 9 p.m., on Discovery, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The show is part of Discovery’s “Shocking Crimes of the 90s“ series. Steve McLaughlin is a Ridley High…
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Yo! You Think You Know What Pa.’s Favorite Movie Is? Youse Are Probably Wrong
Ask a Philly sports-movie fan about a favorite film, and responses are likely to include Rocky (1976) or Invincible (2006) or even Silver Linings Playbook (2012). But according to a survey by streaming service provider Sportrscriber, they’d all be wrong. Well, one would be close. Sportscriber — working aside Mindnet Analytics (a New York data…
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For Over a Century, This Camp Has Positively Impacted Region’s Youth Amidst Nature
Paradise Farm Camps in Downingtown has a long history of positively impacting youth amid the nature in the region, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. That includes one boy from Glenolden, Steve Molineux, who went to the farm camp as a boy and went on to serve on its board of directors. The farm’s…
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Peddler’s Village in August: Peachy-Keen
This may come as a shock, but summer 2022 is elapsing. The time for outdoor fun is growing short, but fortunately, local event calendars are stocked, including Peddler’s Village’s, which is celebrating Peach Month. Highlights of all things Prunus persica (the genus of a peach) are: A sidewalk sale kickoff to the event (Aug. 5–7),…
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Aston Native Talks About His Role in Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Mockingbird’
“To Kill a Mockingbird,” Aaron Sorkin’s take on the Harper Lee classic novel has arrived in Philadelphia and one of its performers is Aston native Greg Wood, writes Brenda Hillegas for gohomephillyblog.com in Philadelphia RowHome Magazine. Wood has performed at the Walnut, the Arden, and the Hedgerow Theater in Media. He didn’t start out with…
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Alfresco Antics: The Roar of Laughter to Ring Across Peddler’s Village
The kid-friendly site at Peddler’s Village, Giggleberry Fair, provides a silly site for the younger set. But adults in search of belly laughs for themselves can take advantage of tonight’s show in the destination’s outdoor event tent. Three comics — Dwayne Dunlevy, Rob Epple, and Doug Karpf — are on the bill; their observations are…
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2 of the Best Eagles Movies of Course Have Delco Connections
Delaware County can be associated with two of the best-known and arguably the best Philadelphia Eagles movies — “Invincible” and “Silver Linings Playbook”, writes Colin Newby for Philly Sports Network. Delco is a visual presence in “Silver Linings Playbook”. For “Invincible”, its main character, Vince Papale, played by Mark Wahlberg, went to Interboro High School…
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Hope Still Abounds for a Second Season of ‘Mare of Easttown’
So many people want to see a second season of “Mare of Easttown,” but does wanting it make it so? For those who need a refresher, the story concerns the fictional town of Easttown, modeled very much after our own Delaware County, with Mare Sheehan, the protagonist, played by Kate Winslet, a Philadelphia police detective…
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‘Back to the Future’s’ Tom Wilson (Biff) Is From Wayne and He’s a Pretty Nice Guy
Biff Howard Tannen is a legendary villain in the “Back to the Future” franchise, but the actor that plays him, Thomas F. Wilson Jr. is nothing at all like the character, writes Michael Palan for looper.com. Wilson grew up in Wayne and graduated Radnor High School, more like a “regular guy from a normal family…
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