Culture
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Richard Prigg’s Lansdowne Gallery Creates a Space for Young Artists to Show Off Their Work
Artist Richard Prigg wanted a place to showcase the work of young artists who often can’t get into galleries, so in 2022 he opened Gallery 26 at 26 E. Baltimore Pike in Lansdowne, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. You can catch a new exhibit, “Bodybuilding,” that opened there this past weekend by Philadelphia-based…
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Tattooed Moms Exhibition Opens Today at Neumann University
Kevin Russo created the Tattooed Moms project to shatter a stereotype. “It developed from my own learned prejudice about tattooed women,” he explains. “Growing up in the 1970s in South Philadelphia, there weren’t too many women who had tattoos, and if they did, they were thought of as biker chicks.” An artist now based in…
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Transformative School of Rock Delco Opens in Media Borough
A new avenue for musical education and personal growth for people of all ages is now available in Media Borough thanks to Jeff Dulemba’s decision to open School of Rock Delco, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. Dulemba was inspired to open the school after witnessing its profound impact on his son Ben’s life.…
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Netflix Looks at CIA Mission Involving Eccentric Billionaire, Chester Shipbuilder and a Soviet Sub
A new Netflix series will include an episode looking at a secret mission that involved a Chester shipbuilding company and the recovery of a sunken Soviet submarine. An episode of a new series, ‘Spy Ops’, tells the story of Project Azorian, writes Kristin Hunt for Philly Voice. The CIA operation was designed to recover K-129,…
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Judge Allows Media Lawyer’s Lawsuit Against Led Zeppelin to Move Forward
(This post first appeared April 13, 2016) A California judge has declared that there is enough evidence for Media lawyer Francis Alexander Malofiy’s lawsuit against Led Zeppelin to move forward, writes Victor Fiorillo of Philadelphia Magazine. Malofiy went to federal court in 2014 to file a lawsuit against the group he claims stole parts of…
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Boarding School Trauma of Native American Youth Brought to Light With Help of 2 Local Colleges
Swarthmore College and Haverford College are helping to create a digitized record showing the trauma Native American youth experienced by being forced to attend nine Quaker-operated boarding schools between 1852 and 1945 in seven states, including Pennsylvania. Children were separated from their families, tribes, and traditions, writes Luis Andres Henao for the Albany Democrat-Herald. The…
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It’s Another Rediscovered Animal in Delaware County–the Beaver
Animals long thought gone from our area are making a comeback. People are noticing more foxes, coyotes, bald eagles…and now beavers. On Tuesday, Haverford’s animal control officer recovered a deceased beaver from Darby Creek near Merry Place Park, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times. Uncontrolled trapping and habitat loss eliminated beavers in Pennsylvania and…
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Lansdowne at Center of Hunt for Secret Nazi Diary
(This article first appeared in DELCO.Today on April 8, 2016.) Robert Wittman, the head of the FBI’s art-crime team in Philadelphia, has collaborated with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist David Kinney to write The Devil’s Diary – the story of the pair’s hunt for the missing diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a high-ranking Nazi, and the…
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Before Salem, There Was a Witch Trial for a Delaware County Woman
Nine years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials took place, a Delaware County woman faced her own witch trial in Philadelphia, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. It was Pennsylvania’s only witch trial. Known as “The Witch of Ridley Creek“, the “witch” in question was a Swedish settler named Margaret Mattson. She lived with her husband,…
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Folcroft Historical Marker Honors Borough’s First Black Family
Folcroft’s first Black family, the Baker family, is being honored Saturday, Aug. 19 at 1 PM, with the unveiling of a historical marker near their former home on Heather Road, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The marker commemorates the tragic events known as the Folcroft riots and honors the courage of the Baker…
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Bookworms Invited to the First-ever Independent Bookstore Crawl
Lovers of books who have a lot of energy can join an independent bookstore crawl Saturday, Aug. 26, by visiting more than two dozen participating bookstores in the Philadelphia area. The crawl includes readings, local author book signings, pop-ups, discounts, and giveaways at the stores, writes Kristin Hunt for Philly Voice. Children’s Book World,…
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Jim Croce’s East Brandywine Farmhouse Made Public, Turned Into Airbnb
Dating back to the 1700s, the farm known as Highspire Corner in East Brandywine that once housed singer-songwriter Jim Croce has been restored and is now both an auction house and Airbnb, writes Virginia Lindak for The Daily Local News. Before his death at age 30, Croce lived at Highspire in the 1970s with his…
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Penn State Great Valley Hosts ‘From Inspiration to Expression’ Art Exhibit
Penn State Great Valley’ exhibit at the Henry Gallery. “From Inspiration to Expression” is open to the public until Monday, Oct. 9. An opening reception will be held at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The National League of Pen Women Diamond State Branch’s Arts and Letters Challenge allowed its artists and writers to stimulate their…
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Wallingford Woman Launches Teen Theater Progam in Ireland
A Wallingford woman, Pam Monaco, has taken her positive musical theater experience on the road with a “first-of-its-kind” musical theater program for Irish teens, writes Fionnuala Boyle for Irish Star. Pam Monaco, a Temple University professor who has directed shows at the Hedgerow Theatre in Rose Valley, launched Musical Theatre Dublin in 2017 and…
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‘Poison Garden’ at Media Theatre: Where History Meets Horror
The Media Theatre’s latest show, “Poison Garden,” offers a uniquely immersive experience as the theater and audience become characters in the show, writes Jane M. Von Bergen of The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Poison Garden” blends procedural drama and campy horror. It runs through Aug. 13. Director Kaitlin Chin’s company, Alterra Productions, is producing the show. Set…
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Professional Sand Sculptor Schools Chadds Ford Kids in the Art of Sand Castle Building
Kids from the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District got down and sandy with sand sculptor Chuck Feld at the Chadds Ford Historical Society to build professional sand castles, writes Rich Schwartzman for ChaddsFordLive. The Historical Society recently hosted its Hands on History Camp, which allowed kids the chance to have fun and learn at the same…
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Two Philadelphia Sites Are Among America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently unveiled its 2023 list of America’s Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places, and two Philadelphia sites have found their spot among them, writes Ron Bernthal for Global Traveler. A North Philadelphia rowhouse on West Diamond Street in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, built in 1871, was home to Henry Ossawa Tanner,…
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Chester Courthouse: Preserving a Monument to American History
The 1724 Chester Courthouse is the oldest continuously used public building in the country. Now it’s getting a restoration in time for its 300th birthday, and ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. A $522,872 grant from the National Park Service’s Semiquincentennial Grant Program will fund the work, writes Alex Rose for the Daily…
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