Entertainment
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Interactive Map Shows Where Delaware County’s Best Holiday Decorations Can Be Found
Real estate agent Suzi King has created a “treasure map” of Delaware County’s best holiday light displays, writes Matt Bennett for patch.com. She started putting a list together last year and wanted to continue the tradition in 2020, particularly in a year where everyone’s facing a pandemic Christmas. “I think it’s what we all needed…
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Media Musician Jay Carlis Releases First Album With a Prescient Theme
Jay Carlis decided the theme of his first album, “Here We Are”, would be about how life was changing. He finished the album in March, just before the pandemic and had no idea how accurate a theme it would be, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Daily Times. Now the Media musician is hoping just to…
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Creative Lawn Display in Springfield Is a Thing of Delco Legends
For the past 10 years, the front lawn of the Agency by the Mall in Springfield has hosted a variety of unique (some say strange) displays, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Like a family of six with large unicorn heads. Or an electric kid car pile-up. It’s not unusual for visitors to check…
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Delaware County Native Creates Free Blockbuster Boxes, Where Neighbors Share Free DVDs
You’ve seen the little free library public boxes popping up all over that invite you to take a book. Now the same thing is happening with DVDs, writes Stefanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Former newspaper honor boxes are being converted to Free Blockbuster boxes, an homage to the old Blockbuster video stores. People can…
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Delaware County Symphony Offers ‘The Sounds of Strings’ in Its Golden Anniversary Virtual Concerts
The Delaware County Symphony continues its Golden Anniversary Season with the second of six virtual “Concerts on Demand” series on YouTube and Facebook. This two-part program “The Sounds of Strings” features strings in a string chamber orchestra comprised of 10 players (three first violins, three second violins, two violas, and two cellos) and a piano…
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Answer: Alex Trebek. What Famous Game Show Personality Visited Delaware County?
Daily Times guest columnist Bette Alburger lamented the passing of “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek this week and recalled his visit to Delaware County years back. He was the keynote speaker at a Delco Hi-Q academic quiz dinner at the Drexelbrook Corporate Events Center in Drexel Hill. Alburger was covering the dinner and got a last-minute…
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Reviewer Describes Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester as ‘one of the best casinos on the East Coast’
Harrah’s Philadelphia offers an Atlantic City type of gaming experience, “so if you’re local, lady luck is already on your side,” writes Bradley Retter for bestuscasinos.org. He described Harrah’s Philadelphia, located in Chester, as one of the best casinos on the East Coast. Harrah’s has evolved from its origins as a racetrack. Built at the…
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Upper Darby Family Remembers Mom in Traditional Halloween Dance
An annual dance tradition at Halloween for an Upper Darby family took on special meaning, reports 6abc.com. Five Heistand family siblings lost their mom earlier this year. She was the one who would choreograph the moves for each Halloween dance. The kids grew up with this annual tradition, performing the dances in their back alley.…
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Strath Haven Grad From Swarthmore Debuts New Film at Philadelphia Film Festival
A Swarthmore filmmaker and Strath Haven High School graduate is debuting his film,”Islander” at the 29th Philadelphia Film Festival that’s running this week to Nov. 2. The film looks at the destruction at Long Beach Island during Hurricane Sandy, reports Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.com. This year, movies are being streamed or held at drive-ins. Derek…
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94-Year-Old Media Trick-Or-Treater Gets Into the Spirit of Halloween
A four-year mother and daughter Halloween tradition for Florence Lauria, 94, and her daughter, Annette Reyman of Media, will continue this year despite the pandemic, with some precautions, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Florence’s daughter makes sure that each year they don a themed costume and make a trick-or-treat call to Berkshire Hathaway…
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Archbishop Carroll High Grad and Comedian Chris Morris Takes on the Movies
Chris Morris fine-tuned his comedic skills at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor. Now his comedy career is in motion, starring along-side George Wendt of “Cheers” fame in the indie film “Stealing a Survivor,” writes Rick Cawley for Montgomery News. Morris also finished a second independent film “Sagacity” in early October. Morris grew up on…
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Luck Shines Down on 2 Winners in Delaware County as Harrah’s and the Lottery Hand Out Big Payouts
Delaware County is turning into a lucky location if you’re looking to win some major cash. On Oct. 10, Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester gave away its largest jackpot in its history, $1,319,265.50. Meanwhile, the Wawa in Chadds Ford just sold a lottery ticket worth $3.6 million, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. A Philadelphia guest at…
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Bonner’s Father Atkinson Now Subject of PBS Documentary Nov. 1
“ExtraORDINARY/The Bill Atkinson Story,” will air on WHYY Sunday, Nov. 1, 5 p.m., in celebration of All Saints Day, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Father Atkinson, who taught at Monsignor Bonner High School from 1975 until 2004, is the first quadriplegic priest to be ordained in Catholic Church history. The documentary looks at…
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Pandemic Took Out Media’s Halloween Costume Parade But Media Theatre Has a Solution
The Media Theatre is offering an alternative to the cancelled 56th annual costume parade in Media. The theatre is teaming up with Media Borough and the Media Business Authority for “Spooktacular! A Virtual Halloween Party,” writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. People can submit a photo or video dressed in their costume of choice,…
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Local Towns Like Upper Darby Letting Families Decide on Trick or Treating
Officially, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is discouraging “traditional trick-or-treating,” calling the tradition of handing treats to children door to door a “high-risk activity,” writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Across the Philadelphia region, most local officials have erred on the side of letting families decide for themselves whether they’re comfortable trick-or-treating.…
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A Wedding Day at the Radnor Valley Country Club Captured in Song and Music Video
A special wedding day for a singer/songwriter and an actress at the Radnor Valley Country Club has been immortalized in a new song and music video, writes Kristen Schott for Philadelphia Magazine. Jesse Ruben and Jen Jacob married Oct. 7, 2016. Jesse wanted to capture that special day in a song, “Future,” released this past…
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Delaware County Symphony Launches First Concert of Its Golden Anniversary Season
The Delaware County Symphony has launched its Golden Anniversary Season with the first of six virtual Concerts on Demand, “European Flavors,” available on the orchestra’s YouTube Channel and/or Facebook Page. This first concert, directed by chamber music director Jennifer Nicole Campbell, featured selections by Bach, Brahms, Handel, Faure, Granados and Schubert. Delaware County Symphony musicians…
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Haverford Native Wrote, Produced, and Co-Stars in New Historical Drama
Sarah Megan Thomas, a Haverford native, wrote, produced, and co-stars in A Call To Spy, a new historical drama about three women who worked as spies during the Second World War, writes Ukee Washington for CBS Philly. “I grew up in Haverford, I was born on Lombard Street, huge, huge Eagles fan,” said Thomas. “Went…
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