• 1940s Chester County Actor Once Left Lasting Impression on Pocono Family

    1940s Chester County Actor Once Left Lasting Impression on Pocono Family

    A celebrity encounter with actor Claude Rains, who once lived in West Bradford south of Coatesville in Chester County, left a lasting mark on a man whose family owned a small inn in the Pocono Mountains in the 1950s and early 1960s, writes John Kelly for The Washington Post.  Watson Bullock first met the popular…

  • Regal Cinema 24 in Oaks to Reopen as Independent Theater, Entertainment Center

    Regal Cinema 24 in Oaks to Reopen as Independent Theater, Entertainment Center

    Valley Forge Promotions, parent company of Arnold’s Fun Center, has acquired the Regal Cinema 24 building in the Marketplace at Oaks and will be reopening the location under the name Oaks Center. The Oaks Center will show first run movies as well as specialized genres targeting an August open date. Additional plans to expand the…

  • Ardmore’s Brian Duffy Heats Things Up in Food Network’s ‘BBQ Brawl’

    Ardmore’s Brian Duffy Heats Things Up in Food Network’s ‘BBQ Brawl’

    Local culinary star Brian Duffy, who lives in Ardmore, has been running restaurant kitchens in the Philadelphia area for years, but his participation in the Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl” is his first foray into a reality television competition, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The fourth season of the popular show just began this…

  • Actor Richard Kind Talks Growing Up in Yardley, Friendship with George Clooney

    Actor Richard Kind Talks Growing Up in Yardley, Friendship with George Clooney

    Actor Richard Kind, who grew up in Yardley and graduated from Pennsbury High School, has had a prolific television career over the last several decades, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. Many know him from Spin City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, A Serious Man, and numerous other popular shows. His latest project, The Out-Laws, recently…

  • Tilted 10 Opens Additional Level at Willow Grove Park Mall

    Tilted 10 Opens Additional Level at Willow Grove Park Mall

    The second phase of construction of Tilted 10 by Nickels and Dimes Incorporated at the Willow Grove Park Mall is now complete, PREIT announced yesterday. Titled 10 is a two-level, 103,000-square-foot entertainment complex. It offers 16 full bowling lanes with a VIP bowling lounge, over 150 video, pinball, redemption, and prize games; a blacklight laser…

  • Bryn Mawr Billionaire Michael Rubin Hosted Star-Studded Fourth of July Party in Hamptons

    Bryn Mawr Billionaire Michael Rubin Hosted Star-Studded Fourth of July Party in Hamptons

    Sports star Kylian Mbappé as well as A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez were among the celebrity guests at Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin’s Fourth of July party in the Hamptons, writes Seren Morris for Yahoo!Sports. Tom Brady was also present, as were Justin and Hailey Bieber, Emily Ratajkowski, Ben Affleck, Travis Scott, Dixie D’Amelio,…

  • LFG Philly: Abington Native Is Creating Gaming Communities IRL

    LFG Philly: Abington Native Is Creating Gaming Communities IRL

    Michael Somkuti, an Abington native, wants to share their love for gaming with people in the LGBTQ+ community, writes Suzi Nash for Philadelphia Gay News. As a nonbinary member of the community, they were aware of the hostility and hate that has been recently directed to the LGBTQ+ community, especially in the gaming sphere, and…

  • Don’t Miss Your Chance to See Cirque du Soleil’s new show at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

    Don’t Miss Your Chance to See Cirque du Soleil’s new show at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

    To celebrate its 39th birthday, Cirque du Soleil is offering discounted tickets to its new show BAZZAR until June 26, 2023, at 9 a.m. All tickets to the show during the promotion are up to $25 off. The new show is premiering September 26 through October 22, 2023, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in…

  • ‘We Want to Bring More Play to the World’: Topgolf King of Prussia Opened This Week

    ‘We Want to Bring More Play to the World’: Topgolf King of Prussia Opened This Week

    Topgolf King of Prussia, the newest Topgolf entertainment complex, opened on Monday, writes Daniel Urie for PennLive. Located at 588 N. Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township, the facility has 102 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays across three levels. Golfers will love how Topgolf’s Toptracer technology can trace each golf ball’s flight path, distance, and other…

  • Music on the Street Returning to Bucks County Borough. Read to Learn When and Where

    Music on the Street Returning to Bucks County Borough. Read to Learn When and Where

    “Music on the Street” returns to Newtown Borough this summer with an eclectic series of eight free outdoor concerts.  This year’s series of concerts will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 – 7:30 PM on the short stretch of Greene Street between State Street and the creek next to the Newtown Bicycle Shop at…

  • Calling all Lansdale Adventurers for a New Escape Room Experience

    Calling all Lansdale Adventurers for a New Escape Room Experience

    Lansdale is now home to an immersive escape room experience: Escapopolis Escape Rooms, writes Nicole Rosenthal for Patch. The escape rooms, which opened in May, are located at the site of the former Your CBD Store at 325 W. Main Street in Lansdale. Intrepid adventurers can explore the three themed escape rooms and go on…

  • Drexel Hill’s Zoe Erianna, 6, Performs on ‘America’s Got Talent’

    Drexel Hill’s Zoe Erianna, 6, Performs on ‘America’s Got Talent’

    Zoe Erianna kicked her singing career up a notch when she auditioned Tuesday evening for America’s Got Talent, writes Deb Kiner for Penn Live. Zoe plays piano, writes and composes her own original music, and already has 11 copyrighted songs under her belt. Her debut single, “All We Need Is Love” was released this month. Not…

  • Montgomery County Couple Share Nearly Six Decades of Love Together

    Montgomery County Couple Share Nearly Six Decades of Love Together

    Montgomery County couple Dave and Sharren Filan, who met while in college at Temple Ambler, have spent nearly six decades just as in love as the moment they first fell for each other, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the time, Dave lived in Plymouth Township, while Sharren lived in Huntingdon Valley.…

  • King of Prussia Golf Venue Will Offer On-Site Dining, Games, & Live Music

    King of Prussia Golf Venue Will Offer On-Site Dining, Games, & Live Music

    An experiential golfing venue is making its grand opening in King of Prussia this July. With over 70 locations scattered across the country, Topgolf mixes sport with leisure. Spanning 48.5 acres, the three- floor venue will include 34 hitting bays on each level and can serve 534 players, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business…

  • Celebrate Pride Month in Montgomery County with These Events

    Celebrate Pride Month in Montgomery County with These Events

    Montgomery County welcomes you to show off your pride this June 2023 with its LGBTQ+ friendly events, businesses, and residents. Whether you are honoring your own unique identity or supporting loved ones, these pride events are the best spots in the county to embrace and celebrate the vibrant LGBTQ+ community: Love Is for All: LGBTQ+…

  • Berwyn Native Praised for HBO Series, Now He’s Filming New Movie in New Jersey  

    Berwyn Native Praised for HBO Series, Now He’s Filming New Movie in New Jersey  

    The Berwyn-native and brains behind critically acclaimed HBO Series: Mare of Easttown is heading to Hunterdon County in New Jersey to film a new thriller, writes Franki Rudnesky for PhillyVoice. Echo Valley takes place in southeast Pennsylvania and stars Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney as a horse trainer and her daughter.   The production will…

  • Narberth Resident Cashes Out Big Winnings Playing Poker at Philadelphia Casino

    Narberth Resident Cashes Out Big Winnings Playing Poker at Philadelphia Casino

    Pete Mitchell, a Narberth resident, is almost one million dollars richer after playing Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, writes Max Bennett for Patch. He first bought into the game with just $200. He won $936,966 after going all in on his final wager. His winning hand was a Royal Flush.…

  • New Musical Tells the Story of a Holocaust Survivor Living in Jenkintown

    New Musical Tells the Story of a Holocaust Survivor Living in Jenkintown

    The musical Hidden, based on the real-life events of a Holocaust survivor living in Jenkintown, had its world premiere on Saturday at Abington Friends School, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. The musical follows the childhood of Ruth Kapp Hartz. When she was four, she was hidden in Southern France for the duration of World War…