Upper Darby
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Bonner Grad Jim Haley Signed by Phillies to Minor League Deal
The Phillies have reportedly signed Bonner & Prendergast High graduate Jim Haley to a minor league deal, writes Matthew DeGeorge with the Daily Times. The 27-year-old had six seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, after they drafted him in the 19th round of the 2016 draft. In 2022, he was with the Triple-A Durham Bulls,…
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Hit Steve Gunn 2019 Single Invokes Spirit of Upper Darby Neighborhood
Lansdowne-born musician Steve Gunn has released his latest album, The Unseen in Between, which takes his music in a more personal direction, writes Tom Beck for Philadelphia Weekly. One of the hit singles from the album – “Stonehurst Cowboy” – tells the story of the artist’s recently departed father, who grew up as a street-fighting…
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Upper Darby ‘Elves’ Bring Holiday Joy to Elementary Students
Over 600 donated toys found their way to children from six Upper Darby schools through Operation: Upper Darby Elves Collaborative Toy Drive. Thanks to some Upper Darby ‘elves’ who also happen to be caring Upper Darby High School students, the toys were distributed on Saturday, Dec. 17. This is the second year for the toy…
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Another Delay for Cobbs Golf Course Over Tree Clearing Concerns
The Cobbs Creek Foundation plans for revitalizing the Cobbs Creek golf course, which seemed to be back on track, now face another delay, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. The historic golf course rests in Upper Darby and West Philadelphia. The city-owned public golf course welcomed players of color decades before the PGA, but fell into…
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Tina Fey Touts Upper Darby-Based Mean Girls Musical in 2019 Philly Visit
Tina Fey stopped at the Kimmel Center recently to talk about her “Mean Girls” musical coming to Philadelphia Nov. 19, writes Neal Zoren for the Daily Times. After achieving a movie triumph in 2004’s “Mean Girls,” she rode the same vehicle, with music by her husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, to Broadway…
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Upper Darby Gets 2nd Homeless Shelter as Need Rises
A new homeless shelter in Upper Darby is a “dream come true” for Stephanie Sena, a Villanova professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sena created the Breaking Bread Community shelter at a former daycare center in Upper Darby. The three-story, 4,000-square-foot shelter accepted 17…
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Couple Runs a Successful Farm—In An Upper Darby Cemetery
Upper Darby’s not the first place you’d think of for farming. Sean and Stacey McNicholl decided to give it a try, though, leasing a greenhouse at Arlington Cemetery to create their cemetery farm, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple saw an opportunity to create an urban farm, so they crammed as many…
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Joseph McFadden, Once Cardinal O’Hara’s President, Exchanged Basketball for the Priesthood
The eulogy for Bishop Joe McFadden could have opened in so many ways, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The former president of Cardinal O’Hara High School and a priest at St. Laurence in Highland Park, McFadden also had a brief but memorable tenure as Harrisburg’s bishop. Instead, the eulogy opened with basketball. Until…
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Wall Street Journal: Upper Darby’s Jim Croce Wrote Music That Still Resonates
Singer-songwriter Jim Croce, who grew up in Upper Darby and who sang in Villanova University singing groups, has fallen into obscurity after being killed Sept. 20, 1973, in a plane crash, writes Maarc Myers for the Wall Street Journal. But his music still resonates. Croce died at 30, leaving behind a wife and son. At…
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Renowned Burglary of FBI Office in Media and Upper Darby Native Jim Croce to Receive Historical Markers
The renowned burglary of an FBI office in Media and Upper Darby native Jim Croce are two of the 18 subjects that have received approval for historical markers by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, according to a report from The Associated Press. The two subjects were selected from the 55 that were nominated and…
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WWII Vet’s Upper Darby High Diploma Finds Its Way Back to His Family
The long-lost high school diploma of World War II veteran Francis DiGiovanni was returned to his son six years after it disappeared, reports Christy Turner for fox30actionnewsjax. The diploma belongs to Francis DiGiovanni, who graduated from Upper Darby High School on June 12, 1930. Claudio Alvarado found the diploma in the parking lot of the…
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Tree Plantings in Upper Darby This Weekend Have Ties to Phillies
Thousands of trees are being planted across the Delaware Valley, including in Upper Darby this weekend thanks to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PGW and the Phillies, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. About 2,000 trees are being planted. “So we can reduce the temperatures in the summertime, to reduce the effects of the heat island that’s…
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Cobbs Creek Golf Course Restoration Plan Back on Track
Renovating the historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course, which rests in Upper Darby and West Philadelphia, appears to be back on track, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. The city-owned public course welcomed players of color decades before the PGA, but closed after it fell into disrepair. The Cobbs Creek Foundation had a lease agreement with the…
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Penn Community Bank Contributes $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties
Penn Community Bank has contributed $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties (Habitat MontDelCo) to help lower-income residents with home buying. The donation aligns with its home-ownership programs: Home Buying, Almost Home Financial Empowerment, and Neighborhood Revitalization programs. Home Buying The Home Buying Program serves residents earning 30–80 percent of the median…
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Plans Unveiled for New Middle School and Athletic Fields in Clifton Heights
Plans for a new middle school and athletic fields in Clifton Heights were recently presented to local community members and elected officials, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. Dan McGarry, the acting superintendent of the Upper Darby School District, and KCBA Architects principal Michael Kelly unveiled a preview for the new school.…
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Upper Darby’s Llanerch Diner Again the Scene of Film Crews
Video production crews were recently working outside the Llanerch Diner in Upper Darby and caught the attention of commuters driving past the location, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Local News. The diner, on Township Line Road near West Chester Pike, became famous from a scene in the movie Silver Linings Playbook in which actors…
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This Triathlete From Upper Darby Looks to Her Grandmother for Inspiration
This runner and triathlete Maria Fernandez from Upper Darby looked to her grandmother for inspiration, writes Emilia Benton for Runners World. Maria Paredes Fernandez’ immigrant parents saw sports as something kids do for fun, but her late maternal grandmother, Mariana Zambrano de Fernandez, was enthusiastic about her sports pursuits. “She had this determination of really…
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Upper Darby Actor Helps Launch Horror Content ‘Chilling’ App
Upper Darby native, comedian, and actor Jamie Kennedy is launching an app tailored to horror fanatics. The Chilling app serves as a crowdsourced platform for a multitude of ad-free spooky stories. The founder of the app is a YouTuber of the “Being Scared” channel, Dane Petrali, and tech “unicorn” Chris Graham. Escaping the grips of…
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