Nearly six decades ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached from the pulpit of Salem Baptist Church, which was at the time located in Jenkintown, at the invitation of his former classm... Read more
Montgomery County Community College celebrated its 55th anniversary on Founders’ Day Dec. 10, remembering the vision of its founders, acknowledging its milestones, and looking ahead to the f... Read more
During the Civil War, Chestnut Hill was home to one of the nation’s largest hospitals, according to a staff report from the Chestnut Hill Local. When the war started, the Chestnut Hill East... Read more
Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown will celebrate its 95th anniversary on Nov. 14 with a first-ever Black Tie Gala featuring The Philly POPS, the nation’s largest standalone pops orchestra. The... Read more
Col. David Pergrin, formerly of Delaware County, helped create the Nittany Lion Shrine and led one of the most decorated U.S. Army engineering units of World War II, reported news.psu.edu. P... Read more
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the infamous Black Sox Scandal that resulted in the indictments of eight White Sox players, including Pottstown shortstop Buck Weaver, writes Jeremy... Read more
By Ken Knickerbocker The sky is falling. What is wrong with this world? I wish I could turn back the clocks and live back when things were better. Or everyone’s grandfather’s fav... Read more
Pope Francis has appointed Barbara Henkels, a longtime resident of Plymouth Meeting and the founder of the Regina Academies, to the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Sylvester in recognitio... Read more
The Ardmore Cinema closed almost two decades ago. The current occupant is an outdoor furniture store that advertises on the marquee that once displayed movie showings, writes Erin McCarthy f... Read more
Bryn Mawr Film Institute will host a screening of Pennhurst, a groundbreaking documentary chronicling perhaps the worst case of institutional abuse of disabled people in U.S. history, on Wed... Read more
