Culture
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The Culture of the Amazon on Display at Neumann University
Neumann University is hosting an exhibit of photos and artifacts that capture the character and culture of one of the last remaining foraging Amazonian people. Entitled “The Ese’Eja People of the Amazon: Connected by a Thread,” the free exhibit runs until April 15 in the McNichol Art Gallery. Believing themselves to have been descended from…
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Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Valley Forge Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park has a new and exciting feature, as dozens of fossilized dinosaur footprints have been discovered on rocks used for a hiking trail, writes Mark Scolforo for The Associated Press. The trace fossils are approximately 210 million years old and scattered along the winding trail. The slabs were purchased eight years…
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Plans for Inaugural Delco Arts Week to Be Announced Tuesday at Event in Wallingford
The Delaware County Arts Consortium and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance will announce details about the inaugural Delco Arts Week (Sept. 21-28, 2019) during an event on Tuesday, March 5 as part of National Arts Advocacy Day. The formal announcement will occur at 10 AM at the Community Arts Center, located at 414 Plush Mill…
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Delaware County Council Attempts to Preserve Darby’s Historic Woodbourne Mansion
Delaware County Council is pushing solutions to help preserve the historic Woodbourne Mansion off Springfield Road in Darby, writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. The mansion was built in 1906 for Thomas A. Scott. He was Abraham Lincoln’s Assistant Secretary of War before becoming president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. His son, Edgar, commissioned the renowned…
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Chester Native Wins Grammy Award
Chester native Jahlil Beats returned home from the 61st Annual Grammy Awards a winner after receiving a Grammy for his production work on a popular rap song, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The win makes Beats, who was born Orlando Tucker, the first Chester native to bring home the music industry’s top prize.…
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Tyler Arboretum Clears Trees in Effort to Refurbish Rare Environment
Tyler Arboretum in Media has cleared rows of trees along Barren Road near Penncrest High School to recreate a rare environment, the Pink Hill Serpentine barrens, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “While it looks like we just cleared six and a half acres of woods, it was to bring back this unique ecosystem,”…
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For This Man, the Journey of 4,000 Miles Began with a Single Step … in Chadds Ford
Andrew Forsthoefel shares the stories of people he encountered on his 4,000-mile walking journey in his book Walking to Listen, writes Jim Sullivan for The Daily News of Newburyport (Mass.). Forsthoefel, a native of Chicago, graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont eight years ago, but said he was not done learning. In an attempt to…
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Rare Mandarin Duck Native to Asia Finds Its Way to Ridley Park
A rare mandarin duck native to Asia recently found its way to Delaware County and has taken up residence in Ridley Park Lake, writes Taylor Horn for NBC Philadelphia. The chubby newcomer has puffy orange cheeks and gorgeous feathers that range from emerald to violet to royal blue. It’s possible that the duck is somebody’s…
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Aston’s 2SP Brewing Part of Newly Launched Coalition Aimed at Protecting Delaware River Watershed
The National Audubon Society and Audubon Pennsylvania have launched the Brewers for the Delaware River Association. This coalition of craft brewers in the Delaware River Watershed, which includes 2SP Brewing Company in Aston, united to promote the protection of the watershed as a reliable, clean water source that benefits the people, birds, and communities of…
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Photograph Exhibit at Haverford College Offers Vivid Look at Early-1940s America
Photographs taken by the U.S. government more than 75 years ago that offer a vivid look at early-1940s America are currently on display at Haverford College, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY. In 1940, photographers were sent around the country to document events during that turbulent time in history. The photographers were employed by the Farm…
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Frolic Weymouth’s Son Reviving Big Bend Farm, the Late Artist’s Centuries-Old Estate in Chadds Ford
The centuries-old Big Bend Farm in Chadds Ford that was once owned by renowned artist George “Frolic” Weymouth is being revived by his son, writes Jim Graham for Main Line Today. The farm used to be an early European outpost in the mid 1600s. It is unknown who rebuilt it as a house, but it…
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Blues Legend Living in Delco Mentors Prodigy from Havertown
Blues legend and Media resident Lonnie Shields has found his successor in 20-year-old Jesse Loewy and has been mentoring the Havertown native for the last eight years, writes Lora Englehart for Main Line Today. Shields met the young guitarist in 2011 when he was considering retiring for a second time. The Arkansas native had already…
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Author Raised in Drexel Hill Publishes Fourth Novel in Series Set in Delco
Tom Faustman, an author who grew up in Drexel Hill, has released the latest installment in his “The Misadventures of Dylan” series that is set in Delaware County, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The fourth book in the thrilling series that takes place in post-Vietnam Delco is called Dylan’s Devils. In…
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Motorists Wowed by Unique Art Installation on Bridge in Chester
Sarah Heyward, an adjunct professor at Widener University, has fashioned a unique art installation on the I-95 bridge in Chester, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Heyward has created a plastic bag mural on the fencing of the Walnut Street bridge, which connects the university to the eastern side of the city. “The bridge…
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Historic Nile Swim Club in Yeadon on Path to Recovery
After nearly being forced to close over an unpaid property bill, the Nile Swim Club in Yeadon is on its way to a full recovery, writes Michael D’Onofrio for The Philadelphia Tribune. The historic swim club is expecting to get out of the red over the coming months. “People are excited. They’ve really come through,”…
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Pilgrim Park Trail to Complete Upper Darby Township’s Segment of Trail Along Darby Creek
The Urban Research and Development Corporation recently unveiled a feasibility study for developing the Pilgrim Park Trail in Upper Darby, writes Linda Reilly for the Daily Times. The firm presented three comprehensive maps for the trail along Darby Creek in Drexel Hill for review by residents. For the research, area residents were asked to complete…
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#7 Lansdowne Native, the Face of Philly’s Rock Renaissance Believes New Album Is His Best Yet
Rock star Kurt Vile, a Lansdowne native and Penn Wood High School graduate, believes his new album, Bottle It In, is his best one yet, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has already produced the first video from the album, which features the song “Loading Zones.” The video has the rock star driving…
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Neumann University Student Wins Second Place in National Art Contest
Lauren Skurla, a Nursing major at Neumann University, has won second place in a national art contest sponsored by the Franciscan Action Network. She will receive a $250 prize and her art will be displayed at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 11-27. Submissions had to reflect a theme…
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