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"Last Call" Movie Based on Growing Up in Upper Darby Has Friday Release Date

You could say that Greg Lingo’s life lessons make up the script for his movie, “Last Call” being released Friday, March 19, writes Peg…

Business Swap to Upper Darby Saves Family and Piano From the Third Reich

A piano that journeyed from Nazi Germany to nearby Upper Darby tells an amazing survival story, writes Michela Winberg for billypenn.com.

The baby grand…

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‘Last Call,’ a Film Comedy With a Local Delco Focus, Opens in March

 “Last Call” a movie with its roots deep in the local area and nearby Upper Darby, is scheduled to open March 19.

The movie is…

Har Jehuda Cemetery in Neighboring Delaware County Facing Hard Times as Business Declines

Har Jehuda Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in nearby Upper Darby, is being tended to by a skeleton staff, writes Andy Gotlieb for Jewish Exponent.

Declining…

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Tina Fey on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon: 'I'm a SEPTA Bitch'

Tina Fey’s a “SEPTA bitch.”

That’s how she described herself to Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Thursday., writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn…

Main Line Artist Pens New Book Detailing 'Playful and Experimental' Journey

George Rothacker, whose works are currently being exhibited at Main Line Art Center in Haverford, has penned a new memoir titled “The Diverse Artistic Universe…

Folk and Rock Singer-Songwriter Jim Croce Was Musically Inspired by His Time in the National Guard

Jim Croce was always interested in music, going back to his high school years and his time at Villanova University, but some of his biggest…

Average Rent In Philadelphia Area Generally Lower Than National Average

The average rent in the Philadelphia area is generally below the national average, which reached $1,476 per month in October, according to a new…

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Blunt and Outspoken Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood Is Retiring From Upper Darby

After 55 years in law enforcement, Upper Darby’s colorful police superintendent Michael Chitwood announced he is retiring, writes Anthony R. Wood and Joseph A…

Here’s What’s Coming to the New Upper Darby Community College Campus at Prendie

In September 2019, Delaware County Community College agreed to buy the former Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School to create a new Upper Darby full-service…

Film Comedy Highlights Upper Darby Bars Where Everybody Knows You’re Delco

Two Upper Darby bars will be featured in a new comedy by Main Line real estate developer Greg Lingo that wraps up filming this week…

This spider was discovered in Delco, now, it just wants to be left alone

A small team of volunteers is studying a spider unique to Delaware County and parts of nearby Philadelphia: the Pennsylvania purseweb spider, or Atypus snetsingeri…