Culture
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Photographer Steps Outside His ‘Black-and-White’ Box to Paint Chester in Color
Most of Justin Maxon’s photos are black-and-white, blurry, and hyperbolic, and many have been published in high-profile magazines likes Mother Jones, and the blogs of Time magazine and The New Yorker. Organizations like the Aaron Siskind Foundation and the Magnum Foundation have awarded Maxon funding to continue his work. However, when Maxon, who has been…
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Villanova’s Championship Bittersweet for One Delco Family
When Villanova recently knocked off North Carolina to win its second NCAA championship, it was a bittersweet moment for the family of Pasquale Dougherty, according to Action News. Dougherty, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Villanova and who flew to Kentucky to witness the historic upset over Georgetown in 1985, was…
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Lansdowne at Center of Hunt for Secret Nazi Diary
Robert Wittman, the head of the FBI’s art-crime team in Philadelphia, has collaborated with Pulitzer Prizing-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 deadly epic story it illuminates. Interestingly, Wittman and Kinney’s odyssey…
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Havertown Baker Talks Sugar Art with PhillyVoice before Appearance on Food Network
Havertown baker Dan Langan got into baking after spending ample time in the kitchen with grandma as a child, writes Brandon Baker of PhillyVoice. Now the 26-year-old is a self-described sugar artist who taught himself how to bake while working as a personal fitness trainer. Langan operates his cake and pastries business, Baked by Dan,…
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SAP’s McDermott Wins Almost Half a Million for Charity in CEO Tournament Pool
Bill McDermott, the CEO of software giant SAP in Newtown Square, picked against the school just down the road from his house, the college where his friend, Father Peter Donohue, is president, and the place where he attends Sunday Mass when he’s in town. Unlike his father and son, who both correctly picked Villanova to…
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Art from Philadelphia Museum Coming to Lansdowne, Upper Darby
Lansdowne and Upper Darby residents will soon be discovering outdoor installations of masterpieces from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the unlikeliest of places – right under their noses. With the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Museum is launching the 2016 season of Inside Out, a major initiative that…
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Villanova Gear Flying off the Shelves Amid Final Four Run
The Villanova basketball team’s success in the 2016 NCAA Tournament has resulted in a financial boon for area retailers, from Modell’s to the on-campus bookstore, writes Suzette Parmley of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Since the Wildcats’ upset over top-seeded Kansas on Saturday enabled them to advance to the Final Four in Houston, top-sellers such as the…
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Glenolden Man Who Stopped Hospital Shooter Named Carnegie Hero
John D’Alonzo, the mental health manager from Glenolden who tackled the gunman that killed his caseworker and wounded a psychiatrist, is one of 24 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. The 42-year-old D’Alonzo helped rescue Dr. Lee Silverman after the psychiatrist was wounded by Richard Plotts, 50. Plotts is serving life in prison…
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Havertown Native to Compete in Food Network Challenge
Dan Langan, a 26-year-old native of Havertown, will appear on the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship beginning April 10, writes Nick Vadala of the Philadelphia Inquirer. A self-taught “sugar artist,” Dan currently owns and operates Baked By Dan. Langan will compete against several other bakers, pastry chefs, and sugar artists on the program, which awards…
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Instacart Partners with Upper Darby’s H Mart
Same-day delivery service Instacart has partnered with a national Asian-American supermarket chain to deliver more ethnic products to its customers, and Philadelphia, specifically Upper Darby, will be the first expansion city, writes Kenneth Hilario of the Philadelphia Business Journal. San Francisco-based Instacart has partnered with grocery chain H Mart, so users of the delivery service…
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North Philly Rapper Opens Studio in Brookhaven
North Philly knows her for her lyrics, which paint vivid, detailed stories of the crime and poverty she witnessed growing up, and pretty soon, the rap industry will know her for her high-quality production from Brookhaven. Female artist Zeta Ztorm will celebrate the grand opening of Megabuck Recording Studios on April 1 at 601 Upland…
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The Roots of Penske Racing Extend Back to Delco
Roger Penske’s name is synonymous with auto racing. The 79-year-old, Lehigh-educated native of Ohio is the chief executive of an international automotive and transportation services empire with almost 50,000 employees, more than $25 billion in annual revenues, and a personal net worth estimated by Forbes at $1.4 billion. Penske is also America’s most successful racing…
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SNL Alum and Upper Darby Native Tina Fey Establishes Scholarship at Temple
From 69th Street to Rockefeller Plaza and Hollywood, Upper Darby native Tina Fey has never forgotten where she’s come from. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, Fey and her brother Peter recently created a scholarship fund at Temple University in memory of their father, Donald Fey, a Temple alumnus who died in October. Tina – an…
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