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March Could Bring Some Northern Lights to Southern Pennsylvania
March could be the month that Southern Pennsylvania gets some Northern Lights (aurora borealis). While not very common, when the conditions are right, states like Arizona and Florida can even see them, and here’s why, writes Kara Seymour for Patch. Space forecasters expect March to be the best month in two decades to see the…
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‘This Place Is Death on Pants.’ Brothers From Delaware County Describe 1850 Frontier Life in California
Two brothers writing home to their family in Delaware County back in 1850 provide a sense of daily life on the frontier in the California town of Humboldt Bay, writes Ann Roberts for the Lost Coast Outpost. The two brothers, ages 26 and 19, came to Humboldt Bay on the Laura Virginia, the first ship…
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Celebrate the Arrival of Spring This Year with a Trip to Local Greenhouses, Gardens
As the sun shines longer and the temperatures warm up, it is the perfect time to spend more time in nature, writes Jeff Tomik for PhillyVoice. One fun way to celebrate the arrival of spring is to visit some of the local gardens and arboretums, including Ott’s Exotic Plants in Schwenksville. At Ott’s Exotic Plants…
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New Book Offers Glance at Local Private Gardens Around Region
We all know that the Philadelphia region has some of the most beautiful and historic gardens to visit like Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square or private abodes with exquisite gardens dating back decades or centuries, but viewing them all can take some time, writes Therese Ciesinsi for Lancaster Farming. Private Gardens of Philadelphia, a new…
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‘Cabrini’ Film Opens Friday as Cabrini University Preps to Close
Cabrini, the movie about Francesca Cabrini, the first American canonized as a saint, opens Friday, at the same time her namesake university in Radnor is preparing to close, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Cabrini University is the only higher education institution founded by her order, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. There…
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Send in the Birds: Eliminating Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternflies Through Avian Assistance
The ways to get rid of spotted lanternflies over the past few years have been to step, squish, and squash them. But as the battle against the bugs becomes too steep, some researchers say that getting native birds to eat these invasive pests is key, writes Dino Grandoni for The Washington Post. Since the lanternflies…
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Historic Cox House in Kennett Square Which Was Once Part of Underground Railroad Relocated
Longwood Gardens has successfully moved the Cox House, a historic home that once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Longwood made the decision to preserve the Cox House by moving it 100 feet from its prior location in response to a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project to widen Route 1. The process…
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Merion Station Author Offers a Guide to Exploring Nature In and Around Philadelphia
Mike Weilbacher, a Merion Station resident, and author, has dedicated his life to finding creative ways to teach people about nature, writes the staff of Main Line Today. And now all his experience has culminated in his first book, Wild Philly: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Philadelphia. Weilbacher is the executive director of…
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Kimmel Center To Rename Verizon Hall After Philadelphia Native and Renowned Singer, Marian Anderson
Verizon Hall inside the Kimmel Center will soon be renamed to honor Philadelphia native, singer, and civil rights pioneer Marian Anderson, writes Kiara Santos for The Philadelphia Tribune. Kimmel Center will formally unveil the new Marian Anderson Hall in June with a joint gala and concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Couple Richard Worley and Leslie…
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Chester County Author and Artist Team Up to Tell Story of Battle of Brandywine
The second collaboration of Chester County author Bruce Mowday and Chadds Ford artist Karl Kuerner, Emotional Brandywine, tells the story of the Battle of Brandywine through paintings and essays, writes Rich Schwartzman for Chadds Ford Live. Their first collaboration, Emotional Gettysburg, focused on the Battle of Gettysburg. Mowday is a former reporter and editor who…
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Local Author and Artist Team Up to Tell Story of Battle of Brandywine
The second collaboration of West Chester author Bruce Mowday and Chadds Ford artist Karl Kuerner, Emotional Brandywine, tells the story of the Battle of Brandywine through paintings and essays, writes Rich Schwartzman for Chadds Ford Live. Their first collaboration, Emotional Gettysburg, focused on the Battle of Gettysburg. Mowday is a former reporter and editor who…
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Lost Lincoln Presidential Order Signed 2 Days After Civil War’s End Being Sold in Ardmore
A presidential order signed by Abraham Lincoln four days before he was assassinated has been found in an old writing desk and is now being sold for $45,000 in Ardmore by the Raab Collection, writes Cris Barrish for WHYY. The order, dated April 11, 1865, names anti-slavery proponent Allen M. Gangewere to a federal Treasury…
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Figure Skater Gracie Gold Finds Balance at Aston’s IceWorks
Gracie Gold has had success as a 2014 and 2016 U.S. figure skating champion, earning a bronze medal in the team event in 2014, writes Ellen Dunkel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But her success was built on the pressures of expectations, and Gold, 28, was sometimes an unhealthy perfectionist. For a time, things spiraled out…
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West Chester University Wells School of Music Will Host Its 15th Annual Trumpet Festival
West Chester University’s esteemed Wells School of Music will present the 15th Annual Trumpet Festival from Feb. 16-18. Events take place on and off campus over three days. Some events are ticketed. The Trumpet Festival’s daily events include exhibits, coachings, warm-ups, and classes on Friday and Saturday in West Chester University’s Wells School of Music, Swope…
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Philadelphia Students Lend Their Voices For New PBS Cartoon’s Theme Song
“Lyla in the Loop,” a new PBS cartoon has a theme song performed using the voices of Philadelphia second graders, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. The second graders attend Fanny Jackson Coppin School in South Philadelphia. One of those students is show producer Dave Peth’s daughter, Anna. The recording session took place in November…
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Chester Children’s Chorus Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Chester Children’s Chorus has a proud 30-year history of helping Chester’s at-risk kids make beautiful music. More than 950 children have participated over the years, writes the 6abc staff. The nonprofit group operates year-round out of Swarthmore College for children and youth ages 7 through 18 and performs concerts regularly. Choir members either live…
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Haverford College Project Uncovers Fate of Enslaved African Americans Later Freed
A Haverford College project is working to determine what happened to 413 formerly enslaved African Americans who were contractually freed by Quaker guarantees known as “manumissions” in Philadelphia between 1765 and 1790. The project “Manumitted: The People Enslaved by Quakers” is headed up by Avis Wanda McClinton, a Black community activist and Quaker preservationist, writes…
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Fire Destroyed a Historic Black Church in Concord. It’s Been Rebuilt
A historic Black Concord church is seeing new life again after a fire destroyed it 27 years ago, reports KYW via CNN Newsource. The Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church on Spring Valley Road in Concord Township was once the center of the Black community. “People came from Chester, Media, Kennett Square, Oxford, just to…
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