Lansdowne
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Take a Tour of Delaware County’s Neighborhood Delis
A Delco tour of neighborhood delis lets you experience an Americana that is slowly dying, writes Maria Panaritis for Philadelphia Inquirer. Delis often die when their founders do. With fast-growing Wawa and supermarkets corporatizing our cold-cut options, mom-and-pops are harder to keep around. A recent Dietz and Watson delivery tour included Westbrook Market on Springfield…
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Lansdowne’s Michael Millon a Rising Star at Lark Restaurant
Restaurants are more than the person that owns them. The hardworking chefs, sous-chefs, managers, servers, dishwashers, bartenders, and farmers keep the restaurant going, writes Craig LaBan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. LaBan featured 16 rising stars at the region’s top 10 restaurants, including Michael Millon from Lansdowne, executive chef at Lark Restaurant in Bala Cynwyd. …
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Camellia Coffee House Opens in Lansdowne
A new specialty coffee house, Camellia Coffee, Is now open in Lansdowne, writes the staff at Sprudge.com. The new shop is located in a former thrift shop in a 100-year-old building at 20 N. Lansdowne Ave. The coffee house will serve fresh roasted coffee, specialty teas and other seasonal beverages, along with house-made pastries and…
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Lansdowne’s Tritan Soap Reaches Out to Queer, Trans Community
Jesse Brajuha launched Triton Soap & Skincare out of Lansdowne last November, filling a gap in the market for an inclusive queer and trans-owned brand of skin care products, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. His entrepreneurial efforts started during the pandemic. He had earned a master’s degree in public health form Drexel University…
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Lansdowne Symphony Wins American Prize For Orchestral Recording
The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra was honored with a national award by The American Prize for its premiere recording of compositions by American female composers, writes A.A. Cristi for Broadway World. Orchestra Music Director Reuben Blundell selected the compositions to be recorded from the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of the Philadelphia Free Library. This is the…
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Jamey’s House of Music Partners With Conshohocken Brewing
Jamey’s House of Music in Lansdowne has partnered with Conshohocken Brewing Co., writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Jamey’s is a regional live music club and restaurant in Lansdowne. A public ribbon cutting for a grand re-opening ceremony will take place at the 32 S. Lansdowne Ave. location today at 3 p.m. Jamey’s House…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $2.8 Million in Main Replacement Projects in Delaware County
Aqua Pennsylvania announced that $2.8 million in water main replacement projects are underway in Glenolden and Lansdowne boroughs. This investment is part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to improve reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. Crews are working to replace 4,581 feet of aging 6-inch water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron water mains…
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Wall Street Journal: Excess Inventory Is a Shopper’s Delight
Nikaiya Snell is an elementary school cafeteria worker in Lansdowne who has felt the sting of inflation. She’s had to take on extra work to pay bills, so new clothes and other luxuries haven’t really been an option. Then she saw some trendy summer tops marked down from $16 to $3 each at Walmart’s super…
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Lansdowne Native Kurt Vile’s Bringing a Daddy Vibe to His Music
Dad-ness is on display in Lansdowne-raised rock star Kurt Vile’s ninth studio album, (Watch My Moves), writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The cover shows Vile sitting on a footbridge, wearing a crocodile mask with daughter Delphine, 10, and her sister, Awilda, 12, nearby. Inside album photos feature the 42-year-old unmasked, again with his…
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Judge Moves From Court to High School to Keep Teens on the Right Track
District Justice W. Keith Williams II, whose court covers Yeadon, Lansdowne and East Lansdowne, is tired of seeing young people in his courtroom, writes Antionette Lee for KYW Newsradio. That’s why this 1983 Penn Wood High School graduate has stepped up as a volunteer with Men on Mission. “The program is just an opportunity for…
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Lansdowne Expands Access to Parks, Trails With Gateway Slope Opening
The Gateway Slope walkway officially opened in Lansdowne Borough this week, part of a continuing effort to provide park and nature trail access to the Delaware County and Lansdowne community, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Lansdowne Borough Council and Mayor Magda Byrne celebrated the opening of the walkway this week, with a dedication…
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2nd Oscar for Lansdowne Native Byron Howard With Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Win
Lansdowne native Byron Howard received his second Oscar win Sunday when “Encanto” won best animated feature, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.com. “Encanto” was one of three Walt Disney Animation Studios Films up for the award this year. Howard’s been a doodler and a cartoon fan going back to his younger years at Ardmore Elementary School…
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Here’s What to Expect When New Lansdowne Theater Opens
The Lansdowne Theater, a product of the Roaring ’20s, was once a regional hub for the arts. Now there’s a chance it will hold a similar role as a live performing arts center. Here’s what to expect if a projected 2023 reopening comes about, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Matt Schultz, executive director of the…
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony heralds opening of Brandywine LaunchBox in Lansdowne
The Brandywine LaunchBox, an innovation space for entrepreneurs and innovators, opened with a ribbon-cutting and dedication March 18 in Lansdowne. Several dozen community leaders, elected officials and business owners joined Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Penn State Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells at the ceremony. The Brandywine LaunchBox is located at 18 N.…
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A Summer 2023 Opening for the Historic Lansdowne Theater? It’s Looking Good
After 35 years, the Historic Lansdowne Theater could open its doors to the public as early as summer 2023, writes Katheleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The accelerated timetable was helped by an additional $3.5 million in county and federal funds, including $2 million from the American Rescue Plan. Twelve months of construction is…
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Lansdowne’s Theresa Pettaway Gives New Moms a Helping Hand
Theresa Pettaway of Lansdowne is a mother figure to women across the Delaware Valley, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com. Two of the three babies for this teen mom were premature births. The first time, she didn’t even know she was pregnant, and doctors didn’t think she would make it. Now she works hard so other…
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Supers Testify: Lack of Funds Lead to William Penn’s ‘Deplorable Conditions’
Two William Penn School District superintendents, one current and one former testified recently at a historic lawsuit trial arguing Pennsylvania is not meeting its constitutional requirement to give all children a high-quality public education, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The 2014 lawsuit was filed by William Penn and five other school districts, parents,…
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Complex Guitar Lines Highlighted Steve Gunn’s Homecoming Performance
Steve Gunn, who grew up in Lansdowne but now is based in Brooklyn, came back to the region Friday for a solo 60-minute set at Ardmore Music Hall, writes Steve Klinge for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Friday set was the penultimate date of a co-headlining tour he is doing with post-rock/jazz guitarist Jeff Parker. The…
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