Culture
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Cliveden in Germantown is Rewriting Its Own History, and Inviting the Community to Help
Standing on the grounds of Cliveden in Germantown, it’s easy to feel the weight of what happened here. Musket fire tore through these walls during the 1777 Battle of Germantown. British soldiers barricaded themselves inside while Continental troops, including forces under George Washington, tried to break through. The stone facade still bears the scars. But…
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Gone but Not Forgotten: 10 Vanished Montgomery County Hangouts
You’ve probably driven past one of these without knowing it. The Aldi off Route 309 in Montgomeryville sits where carloads once swapped a driver’s license for an in-car heater on cold nights. The food court at Plymouth Meeting Mall covers the ground where moviegoers once sat near a fountain that never worked. And the office…
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Pennsylvania’s 1776 Constitution: A Parallel Celebration
The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, but it also marks the semi-quincentennial of another seminal text: the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776. While the Declaration remains a foundational pillar of American history, the Pennsylvania Constitution represents an equally significant, highly progressive milestone in democratic governance that deserves its own distinct…
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In Upper Darby: Man in Mask Snatches Alligator From Darby Creek
The urban myth about alligators in the sewers came closer to reality this week when Upper Darby Police reported that a two-foot alligator was spotted in Darby Creek in Upper Darby, writes Tom Ignudo for CBS News Philadelphia. Someone walking their dog at Penn Pines Park near Providence Road contacted Upper Darby Police after the…
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Valley Forge Hosts Free July 4 Celebration for America’s 250th Anniversary
When George Washington’s Continental Army camped at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777, the survival of the American experiment was far from certain. This July 4, the ground where that story unfolded becomes the setting for a celebration of how far the nation has come. Valley Forge Park Alliance, the official philanthropic partner of…
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Brandywine Valley Symphony Salutes America’s 250th With Patriotic Concert at Longwood Gardens on June 25
The Brandywine Valley Symphony’s concert at Longwood Gardens on the evening of June 25 will be “bursting with patriotism, joy, and spirit. This is the music that captures the soul of America on its 250th birthday,” said Dr. Timothy Blair, President of the Brandywine Valley Symphony. The program, Made In America, includes: · John Williams…
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6 Montgomery County Day Trips That Feel Like a Mini Vacation
A memorable getaway does not require airfare or a hotel reservation. Sometimes a change of scenery and an unhurried meal are enough to make an ordinary Saturday feel like a trip. Montgomery County and its immediate surroundings offer six destinations that can turn a weekend into something closer to a vacation, from European-inspired architecture to…
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How a 12-Year-Old From Chester Designed a World Cup Jersey Now in Art Galleries
A 12-year-old from Chester is earning national attention during the World Cup, and it has nothing to do with what’s happening on the field. Ava Nichols designed a soccer jersey that is now hanging in art galleries across the country, according to staff for 6abc. Nichols created the jersey through Design FC, a nonprofit that introduces young…
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40 Years of Swing, 100 Years of Jazz: Criterions Alumni Return to WCU for a Milestone Reunion Concert
Four decades of tradition. One hundred years of jazz history. On Thursday, July 16, West Chester University will bring both milestones together as alumni from its legendary Criterions Jazz Ensemble return to campus for the 40th Annual Criterions Alumni Reunion Concert. The free public performance begins at 7:00 PM in Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall…
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New Chester Library Mural Keeps Memory of Young Athlete Ny’Ques Farlow-Davis Alive
Near the football fields where Ny’Ques Farlow-Davis once practiced and played, a vibrant new mural now keeps watch over the J. Lewis Crozer Library in Chester. The two-section tribute honors the 13-year-old Chester Charter Scholars Academy student and standout athlete who was killed in May 2020, reports Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Privately funded by the Davis…
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Things to Do in Delco This Weekend: World Cup, Pride, Music Fest, Fireworks, & More
Delaware County’s calendar is overflowing this weekend, and the lineup reads like a little bit of everything: World Cup fever, Pride, live music on multiple stages, fireworks, farmers markets, and a handful of wonderfully offbeat local happenings, compiled in a list by Blueberry_Sienna on Reddit. Things get rolling Friday, June 12, when Union Yards in Chester transforms…
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Bucks County Reporter Returns to 1976 Double Murder Case in New True Crime Book
It started with a tip at a 7-Eleven. Nearly 50 years later, that chance stop has become a book, and for Kathryn Canavan, a reckoning with one of the most haunting stories of her journalism career, writes John DiCarlo for Main Line Today. The former Bucks County Courier Times reporter recently published Killer in the…
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How Levittown’s Home Construction Method Transformed Homeownership After World War II
A simple slab of concrete helped reshape the American Dream, and its origins trace back to Bucks County, writes staff for PhillyBurbs. After World War II, millions of veterans came home to a country without enough housing. Levittown planner and builder Bill Levitt had a solution, and it started from the ground up. Rather than…
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Cathedral Gardens: Chester Community Works to Transform Vacant Church Into Public Green Space
A fire-scarred church in Chester is becoming something unexpected: a lush mosaic garden open to the entire community. The effort to transform the former Third Presbyterian Church at 9th and Potter streets into Cathedral Gardens is already underway. Volunteers recently descended on the long-vacant property armed with chainsaws, rakes, and wheelbarrows to begin clearing the…
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The Summer Camp That Never Really Ended for These Chester County Men
Every Friday, about 20 men scattered across the country open their laptops and dial into a Zoom call. They’re in their 70s and 80s now, but for an hour or so, they’re kids at camp again. The thread connecting them is Camp Saginaw, the overnight camp in Oxford farmland where they spent their summers in…
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Step Inside History Saturday at Hood Octagonal Schoolhouse Open House at Dunwoody Village
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, visit one of Delaware County’s unique historic treasures. Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square will host a special open house at the historic Hood Octagonal Schoolhouse, located on the community’s picturesque campus at 3500 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. The schoolhouse will be open to the public from 10 AM…
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How Philadelphia’s John Fitch Launched America’s First Steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787
Long before Robert Fulton became a household name, a lesser-known inventor was already churning up the Delaware River. In 1787, John Fitch launched what is widely recognized as America’s first functioning passenger and freight steamboat right here in Philadelphia, writes Violet Comber-Wilen for Billy Penn at WHYY. His original 45-foot vessel was a radical idea…
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Colonial Farmstead in Newtown Square Brings Highwayman Sandy Flash to Life
The Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead at Ridley Creek State Park in Newtown Square has brought highwayman Sandy Flash back to life in a living history play presented in October, writes Tom Kretschmer for 6abc. The play on Sandy Flash, whose real name was James Fitzpatrick, was incorporated into the Farmstead’s popular lantern ghost tours. “This is…
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