Upper Darby
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Cobbs Creek Could Be the Most Important Project in American Golf
The Philadelphia region has some great golf. Think Aronimink, Merion, Pine Valley, and the Philadelphia Cricket Club. They are all dreamscapes of golf, and most people will never play them, writes Laz Versalles for Skratch.golf. That didn’t sit right with golf course architect Hugh Wilson, who designed Merion and was a top player there. He…
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Breakfast Joint The Wiz Café Replaces Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby
Wilson’s Secret Sauce on Township Line Road in Upper Darby will be replaced with an all-day breakfast and brunch restaurant, The Wiz Cafe, writes Victor Firillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The barbecue restaurant is closing soon, a year after Gordon Ramsay showed up in a new reality show, Gordon Ramsey’s Secret Service, to give the restaurant…
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Wilson’s Secret Sauce Closing a Year After Gordon Ramsay Visit
A year after Wilson’s Secret Sauce got a retooling visit from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, the Upper Darby barbecue restaurant is closing, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Ramsay’s interventions appeared on an episode of a new Fox show, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. Now, husband-and-wife owners Steve and Kelly Wilson have decided to replace their…
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Drexel Hill Man Coined Now Famous Bernie Parent Bumper Sticker
Fans of the Philadelphia Flyers may remember a 1974 bumper sticker that was making the rounds, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent,” it read. The slogan was all about longtime Flyers goalie Bernie Parent, an NHL Hall of Famer and member of the Broad Street Bullies…
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Justine Mays’ Upper Darby Home Dubbed ‘Ugliest in America’ by HGTV
Justine May’s Upper Darby home uses doors for decorations, has cigar boxes for wallpaper, and a grill bolted to the exterior of the second floor. That and more earned it the title of “Ugliest Home in America” by HGTV, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. HGTV host Retta and interior designer Alison Victoria showed…
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Overdue Property Taxes Kill American Dream for Some Local Homeowners
It took 91-year-old Upper Darby resident Gloria Gaynor a lifetime to achieve the American Dream of owning a home. Now, suffering from dementia and confined to a hospital bed in her living room, the fact that she owes $3,500 in overdue taxes means losing the home she’s owned for 25 years, writes Maria Rosenfeld, Chad…
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Upper Darby’s Popular Pica’s Restaurant Announces New Location
Pica’s in Upper Darby was set to close its 69-year location on West Chester Pike this summer as it downsizes and relocates. That is no longer the case, writes Max Bennett for Marple Newtown Patch. “We have decided to delay our closing to the fall,” according to a social media post from the Pica family…
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A Chef Gordon Ramsay Sighting Near Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby
What’s up with a recent chef Gordon Ramsay appearance near Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby and why was the barbecue restaurant closed to the public for a week? Local residents spotted Ramsay of Kitchen Nightmares fame walking down a street just steps from the restaurant. There was also a busy collection of trucks and…
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Pica’s in Upper Darby Is Relocating and Downsizing After 69 Years
Pica’s restaurant in Upper Darby is closing its location in the summer of 2025 after a 69-year legacy of serving its signature pan pizza and other old world Italian delicacies at the same location on West Chester Pike. The restaurant plans to relocate and downsize somewhere else in Delaware County, writes Michael Klein for The…
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Upper Darby Looks to Make 69th Street a Vital Business Center
Upper Darby would like to revitalize its 69th Street business district with more tenants for now-vacant buildings, and more foot traffic, writes Noah Zucker for Bisnow. Some think 69th Street could benefit from federally designated opportunity zones. The zones receive tax breaks for investments in economically depressed communities. That could be a good way to…
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Upper Darby Considers the Fate of Now-Closed Tower Theater
The Tower Theater, once host to world-famous performers, has been closed since 2022. Now Upper Darby is contemplating what should come next for the historic theater, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The Tower opened as a movie house and vaudeville theater in the 1920s. A fire closed it in the early 1970s, but…
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Upper Darby Township’s Still Searching for Its 2025 Budget
Upper Darby is still trying to pass its 2025 budget. A lawsuit and resident clashes are impeding a process that was supposed to be finished by Dec. 31, writes Kate Bernard for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In September, Upper Darby Council OK’d a 1 percent earned income tax for 2025 that would have generated $15 million…
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In Bitter Cold, a Warm Greeting for Upper Darby’s Homeless
As the region battles winter’s cold, a team of outreach workers with Mental Health Partnerships is making sure the homeless in Upper Darby are kept warm and safe. Teresa Purdy, program manager with Mental Health Partnerships, does a daily drive around Upper Darby Township to check on people, a life-saving necessity, reports Madeline Wright for…
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Judge Strikes Down Ordinance Creating Upper Darby Earned Income Tax
An Upper Darby EIT (earned income tax) isn’t coming in 2025 because a court has determined the ordinance that created it violated the township’s Home Rule Charter, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times. A second ordinance passed Sept. 4 limiting public speaking during public hearings, was also struck down by the judge. Common Pleas…
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Upper Darby Parking Ticket Problem Triggers $800,000 Settlement
Upper Darby’s failure to give parking ticket violators between 2021 and 2022 a chance to contest their tickets has led to a proposed $800,000 settlement, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rule, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania described the settlement as a “fair, reasonable and adequate” resolution of…
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Saving the Legacy of Upper Darby Artist, Author William Wharton
An effort is underway to preserve the history and works of artist and writer William Wharton, also known as Albert du Aime, a 1943 graduate of Upper Darby High School, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Du Aime died in 2008 at age 82. He left behind 3,000 late-impressionist oil paintings and, as author…
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Upper Darby School Board Oks Evolv Weapons Detection System
It was a unanimous vote Tuesday by the Upper Darby School Board to install an Evolv weapons detection system at the high school and two middle schools, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The move has wide support from parents after one student brought a loaded gun to the high school and a second…
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This Upper Darby Record Collector Has a Store, But Don’t Stay Too Long
The owner of R&B Records in Upper Darby has an interesting customer approach: if you must come to his store, don’t stay long and know what you want, writes Beccah Hendrickson at 6abc.com. Val Shively prefers doing business by mail. “This is a landfill, not a record shop,” he said. The store, R&B Records, open…
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