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The SS Oregon: The Cursed Ship Built in Chester Shipyards
The SS Oregon, a steamer ship built and launched in 1878 from the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works in Chester, was doomed as a cursed ship, writes historian David Reamer for the Anchorage Daily News. On Dec. 27, 1889, the Oregon collided with a British ship Clan McKenzie on a snowy night,…
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Can’t Get Enough Wawa in Your Life? Here’s a Spotify Playlist of Wawa Tunes
For years, Wawa fans have written songs to their favorite convenience store. Now, a playlist of four songs entirely dedicated to Wawa and its HoagieFest has dropped on Spotify, writes Stephanie Farr for philly.com. Lettuce break these songs down for you: “H.O.A.G.I.E.F.E.S.T” by The Meatball Mann and Shorti K. This sounds like the Delco version if Taylor Swift wrote…
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Hedgerow Theater in Rose Valley Celebrates 100 Years
Hedgerow Theatre turns 100 this year. It is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the Philadelphia region, topped only by the Walnut’s 215-year history, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY. It runs out of a 19th-century grist mill in Rose Valley, and it’s launched more than a few careers, said executive artistic director Marcie…
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Pope Francis Named Carroll Grad the New Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of the Military
Father Joseph Coffey, a graduate of Archbishop Carroll High School was named a new auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, writes Robert Moran for the Philadelphia Inquirer. His responsibilities include overseeing Catholic priests serving as chaplains around the world. Coffey was previously the assistant chief of staff for the…
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Big Feats for Bigfoot, Latest Sighting Reported in Pennsylvania Woods
Bigfoot researchers are hailing the unusual findings of a former police officer deep in the Pennsylvania woods as the latest bigfoot sighting of the mythical beast, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The man spotted large footprints with nearly four feet between them near the town of Indiana, around 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. “The…
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Bucks County Hotel, in Operation for Over 300 Years, Hits the Market
One of Bucks County’s most well-known hotels has hit the market, and sellers are asking a hefty price for the old estate. JD Mullane wrote about the estate for Yahoo! Sports. A 300-year-old hotel, The Langhorne Hotel, one of the oldest continuously operated inns in Bucks County, has hit the market for $2.5 million, This…
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WCU Welcomes Executive Director of Philadelphia’s Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery
On Monday, Feb. 13, at 3:30 PM, Gwen Ragsdale will present a free lecture in person and virtually in West Chester University’s Philips Autograph Library, located at the corner of High Street and University Avenue. Ragsdale is the founder and executive director of Philadelphia’s Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery, which is the only slavery museum in Philadelphia…
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Immaculata to Present Annual Children’s Concert Based on Book by Lemony Snicket
The Immaculata Symphony will hold its annual children’s concert, “The Composer is Dead,” on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 PM in Alumnae Hall on the campus of Immaculata University. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. Co-conducted by Robert Frazier and Mark Cellini,…
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2018 Campaign Hoped to Save Nine-Decades-Old Anthony Wayne Theater
A campaign – Save the Anthony Wayne – is hoping to breathe new life into the nine-decades-old theater in Wayne, to save it from permanently closing its doors next year, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The theater has lost some of its luster over the years. For a long time, it had a…
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Scrapple’s Popularity Extends Beyond the Delaware Valley
Residents of the Baltimore area, much like those in the Philadelphia region, share a love for scrapple, writes Kit Waskom Pollard for The Baltimore Sun. The food’s American roots can be traced to the 17th Century when it was made by German immigrants living in Pennsylvania. “When ancestors from the Rhineland came to America, they…
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Neumann University Hosts Exhibit to Honor Victims of Gun Violence
Reports of gun violence appear in the media daily, and victims are often forgotten in a flood of new tragedies and cold statistics. The Souls Shot Portrait Project attempts to memorialize these victims through art. The project connects artists with the families of victims to create intimate portraits of the lives that have been lost…
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Wayne Student’s 2017 Bionic Arm Design Inspired by Video Game
Whether in action-packed video-game scenes or practical, real-life challenges, an attention-grabbing red bionic arm now comes to the rescue, thanks to the ingenuity of an industrial design student from Wayne. Philadelphia University’s Gordon Jackson has replicated video-game character Venom Snake’s bionic arm for real-world use, according to a PhillyVoice report by Brian Hickey. The project…
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New York Times: Star Pianist Yuja Wang Preparing with Philadelphia Orchestra for Carnegie Hall Challenge
Star pianist Yuja Wang is preparing for a new challenge with the Philadelphia Orchestra, writes Javier C. Hernández for The New York Times. Wang will do what is virtually unheard-of by playing all four of Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and his “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” in a single concert at Carnegie Hall in New…
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Joseph Zarelli’s Biological Parents Identified by The Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting it has identified the biological parents of Joseph Augustus Zarelli, a 4-year-old known for 65 years only as “The Boy in the Box”. Joseph’s body was found in a bassinet box in a Fox Chase lot in February, 1957, dead from blunt force trauma. Family interviews and investigation sources identify…
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Warns Residents of a Unique Visitor to the Area
Delaware County is no stranger to rare animal sightings, and neither is nearby Bucks County as a one-year anniversary approaches of a coyote being spotted in the area. Authorities are warning residents to remain diligent. Gregory Vellner wrote about the local animals for NewsBreak. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has sent out a reminder of last…
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Art Director of Philadelphia Gallery Turns Drawings Found Forgotten in Antique Shop into Next Big Thing
Claire Iltis, associate director at Philadelphia’s Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, turned drawings she found forgotten in an antique shop into the next big thing, writes Zoe Greenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Iltis stumbled onto the drawings that looked like other-worldly collages in dusty storage bins in upstate New York. Since then, the art labeled with a Dorothy…
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Renowned Drexel Hill Accordionist Mike Martino Gives 2017 Concert
Accordionist Mike Martino of Drexel Hill showed off his renowned accordion skills at his annual public concert in October, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County News Network. Martino, who refers to himself as “the ultimate showman accordionist,” performed his public concert on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Collenbrook United Church in Drexel Hill. Known for his…
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Celebrating 100 Years of the ‘Art That Is Life’ at Rose Valley
The borough of Rose Valley, originally an arts and crafts community founded by architect Will Price, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Price envisioned Rose Valley as a place that would emphasize the elements of life worth living, including art, education, philosophy, and communal activity, surrounded by a…
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