Elkins Park
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Goat House Creamery in Elkins Park Offers Delicious Crepes Served Sweet or Savory
Goat House Creamery in Elkins Park is the perfect place to enjoy lunch or dinner and dessert in one spot, featuring delicious crepes that are served sweet or savory, reports Jennaphr Frederick for FOX 29 Philadelphia. The shop was opened in 2021 and has quickly become a local favorite. The eatery “is just a community-type…
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No More Mixed Signals: Life Changing Care at Feinbloom Center
For a time, Brooke Kruemmling, PhD, COMS, Associate Professor at PCO/Drexel, feared the day she might get a phone call saying one of her clients, Joseph Coger, had been hit by a car. Coger is visually impaired and has been working with Kruemmling at the William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center, which is housed at The Eye Institute (TEI)…
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Frank Lloyd Wright Designed One Synagogue and It’s in Elkins Park
Beth Sholom in Elkins Park is the only synagogue designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and its congregation still thrives, writes Benyamin Cohen for the Forward. The building, shaped like a mountain to evoke Sinai as Wright intended, rises 110 feet and wrapped in 1,500 glass panels. Over six decades after its construction in…
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Sister-Owned Elkins Park Restaurant Gets Shoutout from Jalen Hurts
When sisters and entrepreneurs Dr. Kala and Dr. Maya Johnstone started FoodChasers’ Kitchen in Elkins Park, little did they know that they would be getting a famous shoutout. Before the Super Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was asked at a press conference about the best place in Philly to grab a cheesesteak. He…
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Dr. Josephine Ibironke Appointed Dean of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Josephine O. Ibironke, OD ‘03, Resident ’04, MPH, FAAO, has been appointed Dean of the Salus Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), following a national search, effective Sept. 15, 2025. As a founding faculty member of University of Pikeville’s Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO), Ibironke co-developed the college’s didactic and clinical pediatric optometry curriculum and created its…
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Elkins Park’s Seymour Lemonick Unveils First Exhibition at 90
Seymour Lemonick, who learned to sculpt wood during breaks from teaching and coaching high school football, is holding his first exhibition at age 90, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lemonick, who transformed his Elkins Park home into a makeshift museum, says he can hardly believe it is finally happening. His exhibition opened…
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First Bank House of the Week: Timeless Tudor Revival in Elkins Park Hits the Market for $1.3M
Set on over an acre along Cedar Road in Elkins Park, this stately 1928 Tudor Revival home blends historic character with modern updates and is listed at $1,295,000. . . Designed by acclaimed architect Robert Rodes McGoodwin, the 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath stone residence features signature craftsmanship throughout, from walnut floors and arched doorways to marble and…
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Grandmother Paves the Way for Granddaughter’s Journey into Speech-Language Pathology
When Jenna Nurick ‘26SLP was in high school, she wasn’t sure whether she wanted to be a Teacher or go into medicine. “My grandma said, ‘I know a field that would be good for you. Let me show you what it is,’” said Jenna. Etta Lee Nurick, Ph.D., was then what was labeled a “speech teacher”…
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Josh Shapiro’s Longtime Synagogue, Elkins Park’s Beth Shalom Shows Support After Arson Attack
Members of Beth Shalom in Elkins Park, the longtime synagogue of Governor Josh Shapiro, voiced their support after an arson attack at his home on Sunday, writes Jessica Kartalija for 6abc. Abington’s Shapiro spoke about the incident shortly before the second Passover seder began. “If he was trying to terrorize our family?” he said. “Friends,…
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Charles Barkley Takes Shot at Elkins Park’s Lil Dicky for His NBA Championship Pick
NBA legend Charles Barkley took a playful shot at Elkins Park rapper Lil Dicky’s NBA Championship pick during their appearance on Jason Kelce’s show, They Call It Late Night, writes TOI Sports Desk for MSN. In the show, the host mentioned Dicky was a big fan of Philadelphia 76ers. The rapper then said he had…
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Elkins Park-Based Heroic Gardens Helps Veterans Heal Through Horticulture
Collie Turner combined her love of gardening with pride in her grandfather’s military service to create Heroic Gardens, an Elkins Park-based mental health nonprofit that helps veterans heal through horticulture, writes Racquel Williams for KYW Newsradio. “I was very close to my grandfather, and he served in World War II,” she said. “He was a…
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Longtime Philadelphia Flower Show Competitor Showcases Her Floral Art at Elkins Park Home
Wilfreta Baugh, who exhibited at the Philadelphia Flower Show for many years, is now showcasing her gorgeous floral arrangements and creations at her Elkins Park home, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Her most recent creations include white rectangular containers populated with pink and white roses to decorate her long, oak table. She…
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Salus at Drexel University Partners with Bestwork Industries for Blindness and Low Vision Services Clinic
Growing up in South Jersey, Emily Vasile, MAT, TVI, MS ‘16, CLVT, VRT ’23 was one of those people who needed low vision services and had to cross the river into the Greater Philadelphia area to go to the William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center housed at The Eye Institute for the help they needed. A generation later, those who need low vision…
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A Relic of the Gilded Age, Historic Lynnewood Hall Will Soon be Open to the Public
Lynnewood Hall, the mansion tucked away just off Rt. 611 in Elkins Park has sat vacant for decades, but that will soon change. Last year, the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation purchased the estate with plans to restore this relic of the Gilded Age. Photographer Sherman Cahal explores the mansion’s fascinating history on the Pennsylvania subreddit…
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CBS News Gives Quick Peek into the Restoration of Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park
Lynnewood Hall, a Gilded Age mansion in Elkins Park, is finally being restored and Jan Carabeo of CBS News offers a glimpse inside the estate. “Lynnewood Hall is a house that has long been forgotten about, unfortunately, and that is what we’re here to change,” Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation executive director Edward Thome said. Thome…
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Gratz College Moves to Bala Cynwyd, Jewish Federation Takes Over of Elkins Park Campus
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is acquiring the Gratz College building on its Mandell Campus in Elkins Park, reports Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The purchase comes as Gratz relocates to a new site on the Main Line. The Federation will become the sole owner of the 28-acre campus in Montgomery County,…
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First Bank House of the Week: Beautiful Custom-built Manor in Elkins Park
A beautiful custom-built manor home on 0.59 acres with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Elkins Park. . . Constructed in 2019, this stunning home is secluded and different from other homes in the area. Gorgeous imported custom ironwork envelops its main door and windows. Once inside, the…
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Elusive John Singer Sargent Portrait Briefly Comes out of Hiding
A portrait by John Singer Sargent resurfaced recently before being tucked back away, reports Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The portrait from 1903 is of Philadelphia businessman Peter A.B. Widener and had been held in storage at the Art Museum for decades. The Museum recently relinquished the portrait to Widener’s estate, but they did…
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