Upper Darby
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Pawn Shop Business Booms in Pandemic But It’s Not Why You Think
The pandemic has been good for pawn shops, writes Mike D’Onofrio and Taylor Allen for Axios Philadelphia. Sales and loan redemptions have spiked in the past year and a half, says Stanton Myerson, owner of Lou’s Jewelry & Pawn in Upper Darby. “Sales were brisk because people had nothing to do but spend money. ……
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Bonner Priest Father Atkinson a Step Closer to Sainthood
Father Bill Atkinson is one step closer to sainthood, writes Chris O’Connell for fox29.com. After an hour-long ceremony at Villanova University Oct. 19, Archbishop Nelson Perez signed off on a package going to the Vatican and to Pope Francis. The package contains hundreds of documents and interviews, evidence that Atkinson should be considered for the…
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Upper Darby Mayor’s Plan Moves Publicly-Funded Summer Stage to Private Nonprofit
Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer announced a proposal Tuesday night to preserve the future of Upper Darby Summer Stage, writes the staff for CBS 3 Philly. Her proposal calls for the program to be administered by the nonprofit Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. It would have “full artistic, personnel and financial control,” according to…
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Todd Rundgren Performance Highlights His Hall of Fame Legacy
Todd Rundgren is going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he doesn’t really want to, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Upper Darby musician, who performed his “The Individualist: A True Star” tour at the Filmore in Fishtown, called the Hall of Fame selection process “a scam.” “True halls of…
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100-Year-Old Pawn Shop in 69th Street Still Run by the Same Family
There’s a family-run business in Upper Darby’s 69th Street that’s been helping residents come up with some extra cash for 100 years, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Lou’s Jewelry & Pawn is a block up from the Tower Theater. It’s now under second generation ownership by 72-year-old Stanton Myerson. It’s one of the…
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TikTok Challenges, Social Media Stirring Up Concerns at Local School Districts
School districts like Ridley and Upper Darby are facing a new problem in social media — TikTok challenges, writes Maddie Hanna and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ridley was hit with multiple incidents of toilets being clogged with paper towels. “That’s when we started to find out that there’s this little challenge going…
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Determining the Future of Upper Darby’s Summer Stage
There’s a discussion going on over Upper Darby Township’s popular theater program, Summer Stage, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Its former director, Harry Dietzler, has suggested the nonprofit Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation take over the program. The township and the school district have run the program through a joint Department…
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New Upper Darby Police Superintendent Puts Focus on Community
Timothy Bernhardt, 49, was sworn in on Sept. 22 as Upper Darby’s new police superintendent, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bernhardt has been acting as interim superintendent for 21 months after former superintendent Michael Chitwood retired in November 2019. Under his leadership, the Upper Darby Police Department will take a community-driven approach to…
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‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience’ at Tower Theater? ‘Not Too Bad ‘
It was a shaky opening for “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby thanks to some early mis-communication about when and where it would open. But the show itself? Not too bad, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two timed tickets cost $99 for a Sept. 5 show. Inside,…
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Pandemic Made Home Delivery Apps Explode. What Happens Now?
Jeanne Patterson, 67, of Upper Darby Township, went to the home deliveries platform Instacart in the early days of the pandemic, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now she’s a fan. Online ordering saves her hours of shopping, she said. And, she can use the app at multiple stores. “It’s really opened up the…
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Upper Darby Lists Ways to Spend $41M, From Flood Relief to Rental Help
Covering COVID expenses. Repairing bridges, culverts, and storm water run-off to reduce flooding. Upgrading fire equipment. Replacing lost revenue. Building the new community center. These are some ideas being floated on how Upper Darby will spend $41 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The township received half…
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This View From The Balcony in Upper Darby Also Looks Back in Time
The Balcony was a head shop/clothing store in Upper Darby’s Terminal Square that catered to the counterculture hippies of the 1960s and 70s, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Now one of The Balcony’s founders, Mike Smith, has written a book about the experience. “My View From the Balcony” looks at the 69th Street…
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It’s Van Gogh at the Tower in Upper Darby, But Only Some Seem to Know That
There’s been plenty of confusion and frustration over a virtual reality art exhibit supposedly coming to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn.com. Fever, the European events company producing the show, announced Thursday that its “secret location” for “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” would be the Tower Theater. “One of the…
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Delta Variant Worries Could Disrupt School Masking Plans
Masks in school? It depends on the delta variant, who you talk to, and where you are, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The CDC is recommending school masks as a precaution against the contagious delta variant. Philadelphia region school officials point out that vaccination rates here are higher and COVID-19 cases lower than…
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Cinderella Guitarist Jeff LaBar, From Upper Darby, Dead at 58
Upper Darby’s Jeff LaBar, guitarist for Cinderella, has died at 58, writes Michael Christopher for [email protected], as reported in the Daily Times. “So I just got the call…Jeff LaBar, my father, my hero, my idol, passed away today,” wrote his son, Sebastian, on social media. “I’m currently at a loss for words. I love you…
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Tina Fey, Monica Horan Jump Start Upper Darby Summer Stage Theater Fund
The Upper Darby Summer Stage theater program is off to a good start on its fund-raising campaign, to the tune of about $500,000, writes Jane M. VonBergen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Helping it happen are Summer Stage alums, comedian Tina Fey; and Monica Horan Rosenthal, from “Everybody Loves Raymond.” They’ve hooked up with the Upper…
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They Love Delco, Wawa and ‘Mare of Easttown’ So They Stood in Line for All 3
This time, there was more going on than free coffee. The opening of the new Wawa at Baltimore Pike and Oak Ave. was akin to an Oscar moment, with hundreds lining up for the “Mare of Easttown”-fueled experience, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wawa, Delco and “Mare of Easttown” have become intricately intertwined…
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With Opening of New Upper Darby Store, ‘Mare’ and Wawa Meet, Sort of
Wawa’s going all “Mare of Easttown” this morning with the grand opening of its newest store at 418 W. Baltimore Pike in Upper Darby, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here’s the lineup: Doors open at 8 a.m. Free coffee and a Wawa/Delco T-shirt goes to the first 100 customers. At 8:45 a.m., Chester…
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