Upper Darby
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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 upkeep in local cemeteries isn’t limited to the just Delco or Montco areas, as The Morning Call has reported in recent months. The crew does the best it can but…
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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.com. Being from Upper Darby, SEPTA of course would have figured in Tina Fey’s transportation plans. She’s only just purchased her first car. In Upper Darby where Fey grew up, she went around…
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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 of George H. Rothacker,” writes Lisa Dukart for the Main Line Today. In the book, the artist shares a half-century of shifts and struggles that have shaped him into who…
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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 hits came during Army basic training at Fort Jackson in 1966, writes Thomas Novelly for postandcourier.com. “We were told that his experience at Fort Jackson during basic training inspired the…
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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 report published by the RENTCafé. However the most expensive for renters in the region and in the state are Philadelphia apartments, with an average monthly rent of $1,652. This average grew…
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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. Gambardello for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chitwood plans to step down Dec. 1. “I really don’t want to leave,” Chitwood said Friday. “My next birthday, I’ll be 76. I still run up…
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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 campus. The Prendergast building at Garrett Road and Lansdowne Avenue will provide 30 classrooms with chemistry and biology labs, according to a release from the college. The campus will offer a…
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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, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. “Crabs in a Bucket” is set in the fictional town of Darby Heights, focusing on Callahan’s Tavern. It is based on Callahn’s Tavern on…
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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, writes Sebastian Echeverri for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The spiders are built like inch-long tarantulas painted in earth tones. “They are very secretive. … They live their entire lives in their…
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