Elkins Park
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Elkins Park Synagogue Hosts Photography Exhibition Exploring Famed American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Sacred Spaces”
Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Taliesin Preservation, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy/Fallingwater have joined together to host an intimate exhibition, “Sacred Spaces: Frank Lloyd Wright x Andrew Pielage,” opened at Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, PA on September 19 with a presentation and reception featuring Andrew Pielage and curator Sam…
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While Everything is Changing, Mister Softee Remains the Same Within Elkins Park and the Philly Region
While Philadelphia and its suburbs have changed over the last seven decades, Mister Softee luckily has remained the same, writes Lynette Tolbert Hazelton for Philadelphia Magazine. Mister Softee was started sixty-five years ago by two sons of Irish immigrants. The company started from a West Philly garage and quickly revolutionized the ice-cream business. Today, this…
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Elkins Park’s FarmerJawn is Rising Voice in Region’s Urban Farming Scene
Christa Barfield, owner of FarmerJawn Greenhouses in Elkins Park, is a rising voice in the region’s urban farming scene, writes Hope Cohen for Billy Penn. Barfield, who refers to her business as “100% organically dope,” focuses on the intersection of education, environmental science, and food justice. The Germantown native started her CSA business two years…
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Salus University Plans Traditional Fall Semester
Salus University has recently released plans for upcoming semesters, signaling a more traditional Fall 2021 semester with in-person learning, labs, and clinical facilities for all programs more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic drove students to online learning. For the summer semester, many didactic classes will continue online with some programs offering in-person or…
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Find the Perfect Book to Curl Up With at Your Local Montco Indie Bookstores
Now is a great time to look for that perfect book to curl up with from some of the best independent bookstores in the region and help support local small businesses at the same time, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Narberth Bookshop has a large, curated collection of books that is available for…
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Elkins Park’s Dr. Sheldon Pavel, Longtime Principal of Philadelphia’s Central High, Dies Aged 74
Dr. Sheldon S. Pavel, who served as the principal of Philadelphia’s Central High School for nearly three decades, died of cancer on February 7 at his Elkins Park home, aged 74, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. During his time at the helm of the second-oldest public school in the nation, the school…
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Local Librarian Finds New Career in Repurposing Old Books into Handmade Gifts
After working as a librarian for years, Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes, of Elkins Park, decided to turn her hobby of repurposing discarded books into eco-friendly handmade gifts into a business, writes Victoria Flexner for The Story Exchange. She started mkc photography in 2009 to bring her work to a larger audience. She also wanted to create something…
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As People Search for Inexpensive Home Improvements, Down2earth Interior Design Is Seeing Resurgence of Wallpaper
As people are searching for inexpensive home improvements that can help them refresh their homes during the pandemic for either living or selling, Elkins Park-based Down2earth Interior Design is seeing the resurgence of wallpaper as one of the favorite options, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wallpaper “is really having a moment now,” said…
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Madelange Laroche Bridal Studio in Elkins Park Turns Brides’ Visions Into Stunning, One-of-a-Kind Wedding Dresses
Madelange Laroche Bridal Studio in Elkins Park offers brides a chance to turn their visions for their special day into one-of-a-kind wedding dresses, according to NBC 10 Philadelphia. The Black and woman-owned bridal studio was opened by Madelange Laroche at the height of the pandemic. In fact Laroche had dreamed of having her own bridal…
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Temple University’s Former Elkins Park Campus Finds New Owner in International Evangelical Group with Embezzlement Past
Temple University’s former Tyler School of Art campus in Elkins Park seems to have been acquired by an international evangelical group that was caught in an embezzlement scheme last year, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The upstate New York Bible college of the not-for-profit religious organization pleaded guilty in an embezzlement case involving…
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Elkins Park Foundation Provides ‘Breathing Room’ to Families Fighting Cancer
Elkins Park-based Breathing Room Foundation, founded by the late Diane Fitzgerald and her husband, Bernie, helps families cope with the realities of cancer, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Jenkintown couple started the foundation in 1997. They wanted to channel their experience with the practical assistance they received from family, friends, and even…
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Haitian-born Designer Debuts Her Bridal Salon in Elkins Park
Haitian-born designer Madelange Laroche fulfilled her lifelong dream when she opened her bridal salon in Elkins Park, writes Kristen Schott for the Philadelphia Magazine. Madelange Laroche Bridal Design Studio had its grand opening on November 7, in the middle of the celebrations that broke out when Joe Biden was named President-elect. For Laroche, that was…
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Elkins Park Podiatrist Puts Long-term Plans on Hold During Pandemic
Dr. Margie Plon, an Elkins Park podiatrist, has put all her long-term planning on hold for the first time in almost four decades of practice due to the pandemic, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. She now has all four of her employees back after they spent much of the pandemic either working…
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Elkins Park Teen Gets National Attention for Song She Hopes Will Help Heal the Country
Angelina Mack, a 15-year-old from Elkins Park, is receiving nationwide accolades for a song she recorded hoping to help heal the country’s racial divide, writes Trang Do for CBS Philly. To record “Stop A Fight,” Mack, who gets really nervous when performing in front of other people, had to put her nerves aside. The song…
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If Sale Goes Through, Jefferson Plans to Shut Einstein Healthcare’s ER at Elkins Park
If Thomas Jefferson University can complete its acquisition of Einstein Healthcare Network which the Federal Trade Commission is suing to block, it is planning to shut the emergency department at Einstein’s small Elkins Park campus, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The university would also eliminate the 60-bed inpatient program and replace the two…
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From Rock to Opera to Spiritual: The Musical Journey of Elkins Park Synagogue’s New Cantor
Jacob Agar, the new cantor of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, underwent a musical journey from rock to operatic to spiritual music, writes Len Lear for the Chestnut Hill Local. Agar sang Jewish prayers for the first time at his grandfather’s funeral. A year earlier, the 22-year old graduated from the conservatory at the…
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State of Elkins Park Mansion No Longer a Mystery Thanks to Crafty YouTubers
Despite its incredible history, the 110-room Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Parks has been sitting empty for nearly 25 years, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The former home of Peter A.B. Widener and family, two of whom died on the Titanic, was once known for its opulence both inside and out. But today, the…
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Singing at Grandfather’s Funeral a Life-Changing Experience for New Beth Sholom Cantor
After singing at his grandfather’s funeral, Jacob Agar gave up a promising opera career to become the new cantor of Beth Sholom Congregation of Elkins Park, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Agar was asked to sing some prayers by the officiating rabbi. The experience ended up changing his life. “I felt the connection…
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