Culture
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Jamey’s House of Music Partners With Conshohocken Brewing
Jamey’s House of Music in Lansdowne has partnered with Conshohocken Brewing Co., writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Jamey’s is a regional live music club and restaurant in Lansdowne. A public ribbon cutting for a grand re-opening ceremony will take place at the 32 S. Lansdowne Ave. location today at 3 p.m. Jamey’s House…
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This Artist From Aston Is Known as the Sandcastle Lady
Nearly every day in late summer Lynn Hicks McKeown from Aston makes her way to the Lewes beach at the Market Street crossover, writes Ron MacArthur for the Cape Gazette. The 76-year-old is engaged in a labor of love that has given her the title of Sandcastle Lady. She builds a new sandcastle every time…
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Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival & Country Fair Provides a Bucket-List Experience in a Basket
The 2022 Lancaster Hot Air Balloon festival lifts off Sept. 16 in nearby Bird-in-Hand Pa. By the time it lands on Sept. 18, attendees will have gazed at the sight of dozens of onsite technicolor balloons, perhaps ridden in one themselves, enjoyed a steady rotation of multi-genre musicians, enjoyed local dishes, engaged with their kids,…
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Philadelphia Once Again Earns @#$%&! Title as Rudest City in the U.S.
The results of the new survey to determine the rudest city in the country are out. Once again, Philadelphia has (some might say justly) found itself at the top. Matt Zajechowski butt in line ahead of other journalists to cover this story for Preply. Philadelphia was, in fact, again the victim of its own residents…
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At Neumann: Historian Highlights William Penn Successes
Delaware County native and historian Jim Murphy will present a program, “The Amazing Success of William Penn” Thursday, Sept. 8, 1:30 p.m., at the Meagher Theatre at Neumann University. The presentation will explain how William Penn turned a “howling wilderness” into America’s fastest-growing city while living in Philadelphia for less than four years. Murphy will…
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2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Weekends of Minstrels and Merriment, Jousting and Juggling, Frolicking and Feasting
Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa. Take a trip of fun and fantasy to a 35-acre English Village where colorfully costumed characters take visitors on an adventure of jousting knights and royal delights. Music, stunts, theater, magic, comedy and live jousting…
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‘Frozen’ Broadway Performer Jeremy Morse has Summer Stage Roots
Jeremy Morse is having a good run playing the part of the Duke of Weselton in the hit Broadway musical Frozen currently on stage in Cleveland, writes Ahana O’Malley-Smith for Northeast Ohio Parent. But the actor actually started his career while growing up in Havertown, as part of the Upper Darby Summer Stage program. “I…
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Watch Media Borough Evolve Over Time, Then Hang It on Your Wall
Interested in Media Borough’s history and looking for an interactive tour? There are floating maps for that, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kevin and Megan Langdon have combined digital and printed maps of small Pennsylvania towns with their business, Floating Maps. The printed maps can be used as wall decorations but they also…
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Kennedy Center Honors Hedgerow Director Marcie Bramucci for ADA Work
Hedgerow Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director Marcie Bramucci was honored by the Kennedy Center’s Office of Accessibility and VSA for bringing accessibility to the theater, writes A.A. Cristi for Broadway World. Bramucci received the LEAD Community Assets award during the Kennedy Center’s s national Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference. “She can be an…
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Newtown Square Man Faces Challenge of Eastern States 100
Imagine an Olympic event among the mountains and trails of north central Pennsylvania that lasts a grueling 36 hours with an axe as a prize instead of medals, writes Rob Senior for The Mercury. You’ve just imagined the Eastern States 100, run this year by Newtown Square resident Nick Ciarrocchi. This ultramarathon has taken place…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Phila. Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminshed in the Phila. collar counties. One contributing factor may have been the public encouragement for residents to wage war on the creepy crawlers. But signs also show that the initial zeal to hunt them may be ebbing away locally.…
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“Scarecrows in the Village” To Return To Peddler’s Village. Find Out How You Can Participate in the Fun
The popular “Scarecrows in the Village” event will be returning to Peddler’s Village in September, kicking off the local Halloween season. From Sept. 5 to Halloween Day, the Lahaska village will see an army of scarecrows standing around the area. Each year, entrees become more and more creative with their spooky creations. From Disney characters…
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Man Who Penned History of Valley Forge Academy Remembered
Ronald E. Tschiegg, who wrote a history of Valley Forge Military Academy covering its founding in 1928 to the present, has died, reports the Dayton Daily News. Tschiegg, a resident of Pittsburg, died Aug. 7 following a short illness. He was 89. His book’s title, “Courage, Honor, Conquer!” was taken from the school’s motto. Ronald…
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Her 1st Novel at 70 Is All About Rum Raisin and Romance
Harriet Fry, a 1995 alumna of Neumann University, decided it was time to try her hand at fiction writing. After decades of writing non-fiction, Harriet Fry started with a fictional short story that soon took on a life of its own, culminating in the novel Rum Raisin Rendezvous, about a breezy summer romance set in…
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Eagles Brian Westbrook Shares Life Lessons in Children’s Book
Brian Westbrook was frequently told he was too small to play professional football. That’s before he became a star running back with the Eagles and a record breaker at Villanova, writes Isabella DiAmre for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While a Wildcat, Westbrook held the all-time NCAA record with 9,512 all-purpose yards. “Unfortunately, a lot of times…
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Chadds Ford’s Teen Takes Award as Her ‘I Matter’ Poetry Contest Goes Global
Chadds Ford teen Isabella Hanson has been running her “I Matter” poetry contest since 2020 and it’s bigger than ever, reports the 6abc staff. The first year, Hanson received about 150 submissions from students around the world. By 2022, that number had risen to over 700. The 16-year-old started the “I Matter” contest while a…
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Doylestown Native Working on a Series About the Infamous Bucks County Gang
A Bucks County filmmaker is currently working on a series covering the exploits and history of the Doan Gang, a group of British spies who committed crimes throughout Bucks County during the Revolutionary War. Sarah Siock wrote about the upcoming film project for the Bucks County Courier Times. Mark McNutt, a filmmaker and Doylestown native,…
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Unexpected Inlet Incident Interrupts Lafayette Hill Beachgoer’s Reading Session
Of the things that could have interrupted her quiet shore day (errant beach ball, hungry seagull, quick-moving storm), Lafayette Hill resident Anna Habel never expected to be startled by something so significant. Trish Hartman, 6abc, sifted the story of what caused Habel to abandon her book. Habel and her beachgoing friends were stretched out near…
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