Culture
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This Year’s 7th Annual Super Hero 5K Run for Prevention Was Bigger Than Ever
In early October, Child Guidance Resource Centers held its 7th Annual Superhero 5K Run for Prevention and Wellness Festival. This year’s event took place at it its new Ridley Creek State Park location, adding to the fun for everyone who joined in. There was a super hero participation of 21 exhibitors, 250 participants, 151…
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Kamal Gray of The Roots Gives to Neumann Scholarships
Kamal Gray of The Roots was one of three donors who presented a check for $25,000 to Neumann University Oct. 18. Gray is the keyboard player for the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group and house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The funds will be used for scholarships to support Neumann students who need…
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Brandywine Penn State Undergrad Takes National Trollope Prize for Essay
Penn State Brandywine student Nyssa Fahy has won a national award for her essay on the works of novelist Anthony Trollope, writes Amber Marcon for Penn State News. The Trollope Prize historically has gone to graduate and undergraduate students from places like Brown, Duke, Stanford, the College of William and Mary the University of Toronto.…
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Bates Motel in Glen Mills Makes List of 10 Best Haunted House Attractions in the U.S. for 2019 (see video)
The Bates Motel in Glen Mills made a list of top haunted attractions in the nation this Halloween, reports detroit.cbslocal.com. The report also touted the haunted hayride at the Glen Mills farm with its “revenge-minded scarecrows.” The attractions at Arasapha Farm have been declared the “best haunted house in America” by CNN Travel, according to…
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Neon Sign Artist Learned From a Delaware County Master
Artist Alissa Eberle desperately wanted to create neon signs for a living, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2012, she asked for help from one of the region’s most prominent sign-makers, Domenic Urbani, owner of Urban Neon in Delaware County. This month, Eberle is unveiling “Already Dreamed,” her first-ever neon art show, a…
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Drexel Hill Man, Part of Band Duo Rubber, Excited Over Release of First EP
A band duo called Rubber, made up of Drexel Hill resident Andrew Loper and Philadelphia area resident John Della Franco, has released its first EP, “Rubber Baby,” writes Lawrence Ukenye for Temple News. ““I really hope it does well, this is honestly the most nervous I’ve ever been,” said Loper, a 2018 economics alumnus at…
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Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability Helps People with Disabilities Find Inspiration Through Art
Painting has always been Carol Spiker’s passion, but it wasn’t until after her life-altering accident that she understood just what the brush and canvas truly mean to her. In 1998, Spiker – an active woman who worked for an ad agency, started a lacrosse program that ran for 26 years, and studied painting in college…
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Southwest Airline Flight 1380 Almost Didn’t Make it To PHL Last Year
An emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport was the only option when an engine blew on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, writes Kyle Arnold for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We couldn’t see, we couldn’t breathe, and a piercing pain stabbed our ears, all while the aircraft snapped into a rapid roll and skidded hard to the left…
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Another First: Deer Hunting at Tinicum’s John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Hunting license requests are down in Pennsylvania, so seasoned hunters are trying to interest newcomers with an eight-day deer hunt at the John Heinz National Refuge in Tinicum, writes Eimena Conde for WHYY. “I’ve become interested in how can I pass it along to new folks and a more diverse group and… people who don’t…
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Today, Oct. 17, Is the Last Day to Register for Elwyn Day Festival and Fun Walk
There is still time to register for the Elwyn Day Festival and Fun Walk. Elwyn is hosting its first-ever Elwyn Day that combines a 5K Run, Fun Walk and Festival this Saturday morning, Oct. 19, 8:30 to 11 a.m., at Elwyn’s main campus, 111 Elwyn Road, in Media. In addition to a somewhat challenging course…
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Swarthmore Folk Singer’s Song on Obama’s ‘Amazing Grace’ Went Viral. Now There’s a Children’s Book
Folk singer-songwriter Zoe Mulford of Swarthmore was visiting an aunt in the Philadelphia suburbs June 26, 2015 when nine people were shot and killed in a Charleston church, writes Natalie Pompillo for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was transfixed watching President Barack Obama eulogize one of the nine people then, unexpectedly, begin to sing “Amazing Grace”.…
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Delco Couple Restores Historic Home in Old City, Moves on to Society Hill
Restoring a four-bedroom rowhouse in Old City Philadelphia was so much fun for this Delaware County couple, they want to do it again in Society Hill, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nancy and Bill Britton’s rowhouse was a block away from the Betsy Ross House. “We loved it for the history and the…
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Here Are 5 Nearby Fall Foliage Hikes You Won’t Want to Miss
You don’t have to travel far to see all of fall’s splendor. Check out these five ideal locations in Delaware County for fall hikes, reports Philadelphia Magazine. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum There are 10 miles of tree-lined gravel trails that follow the waterways, as well as boardwalk crossings that take you out…
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Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra Takes National Award for Recording What Was Never Recorded Before
The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra has won itself a national award for showcasing never-before-recorded American romantic music of the late 19th and 20th century, reports benzinga.com. The orchestra was honored with The American Prize for its première recording released by New Focus Recordings. The music comes from the Fleischer Collection of the Philadelphia Free Library. The…
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Modern Classical Composer George Crumb Honored in Media for His 90th birthday
Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning contemporary classical composer George Crumb, of Upper Providence, was honored Sunday in Media as he turns 90 on Oct. 24 this year, writes Susan L. Serbin for Delco News Network. A ceremony took place during the borough’s annual food festival. The birthday party was put together with the help of…
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Marple Newtown Marching Band Offers a Teen Oasis From Crazed Competitiveness
The Marple Newtown Marching Band exists apart from today’s anxiety-ridden competitiveness of all-season league sports, video games and college applications, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The no-cut, no-tryout marching band has remained largely untouched by the ‘sorry-you-didn’t-make-the-cut’ culture that seems to have swallowed childhood and poisoned extracurricular activities from elementary school on up.…
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Painter Louise Fishman Has Roots in Havertown and Philadelphia. Now Her Work Is Back in Town for A Visit
Louise Fishman grew up in Havertown and West Oak Lane, and lived in Center City as a young person, but now she’s associated more with producing abstract canvases in Manhatten, writes Edith Newhall for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The work of the 80-year-old artist has had only rare appearances in the Philadelphia region since her first…
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Newtown Square Home Makeover Melds Hollywood Light with Traditional Main Line
A family home in Newtown Square got a big time makeover from the two medical professionals who live there with their two young children, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. The house was built in the early 2000s, but the owners’ wanted a more contemporary aesthetic. “The colors were dark and rich, but…
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