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Coatesville Ceremony Finally Honors Zachariah Walker After Brutal Lynching in 1911
Coatesville resident Zachariah Walker was finally recognized with a dignified burial after his brutal death over one hundred years ago, reports staff for 6abc. Walker, a Black man, was killed by a white mob after a self-defense shootout with a white police officer. Walker was injured during the shootout, and mob members later kidnapped him…
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Religious Sisters from Ukraine Arrive in Montco to Help Host Annual Summer Camp
The Sisters of St. Basil the Great in Montgomery County welcomed religious sisters from Ukraine to help host their annual summer camp and pray for global peace, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. The visit is part of a long-standing partnership the Montgomery County order maintains with sisters around the world. “We came from Ukraine for…
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Philadelphia is a City of Rivers, Now Advocates Aim to Turn Its Waterways Into the Next Great Playground
Philadelphia is home to numerous rivers, and now a group of advocates hopes to transform the city’s waterways into its next great playground, writes Kyle Bagenstose for Grid Magazine. Adam Forbes, founder of Discovery Pathways, wants to provide current and future generations of Philadelphians with opportunities to boat, fish, and perhaps one day even swim…
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Local History Professor Shares His Decades of Duffy’s Cut Research
Local history professor William Watson has shared the story of first discovering Duffy’s Cut, a mysterious landmark in Malvern, as he writes in an article at The Conversation. The Immaculata University professor and a team of students first discovered Duffy’s Cut in 2004. In the decades since, the team has continued research on the site,…
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Philadelphia Folk Festival Returns Next Week, Bigger and Better Than Ever
The Philadelphia Folk Festival, Montgomery County’s largest event, is returning to Schwenksville next week, even bigger and better, writes Lily Henderson for the Main Line Today. The festival’s 62nd annual weekend will be at Old Pool Farm from August 15 to 17. The event was canceled in 2023 due to financial difficulties. “We were $200,000-plus…
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Spotted Lanternfly Season Is Here: Learn How to Spot and Remove Them from Your Yard
With spotted lanternfly season underway, it is important to know how to identify this invasive pest and get rid of it them from you yard, writes Megan Newton for the Outdoor Guide. The insect looks different at each stage, but the life cycle begins with eggs. Spotted lanternfly egg masses are usually covered with gray,…
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Celebrate Summer with a Sunflower Festival at Linvilla Orchards
On long, hot summer days, sunflowers are a pleasant distraction. On cooler days, they brighten a slow walk through the fields and gardens, reports PA Eats. These resilient flowers grow slowly, but steadily, reaching full bloom in the latter half of the season, offering amazing long views of deep golden yellow. Many farms intentionally plant…
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Pope Leo XIV Happily Takes Eagles Hat but Chooses Not to Wear It
Pope Leo XIV, who has spent time in Delaware County as a Villanova University student, was offered a Philadelphia Eagles hat as a gift from a Philadelphia delegation that met him in the Vatican on Wednesday morning, writes Joe Brandt for CBS News Philadelphia. His Holiness was seen smiling and shaking hands with Philadelphia Archbishop…
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Bryn Mawr’s Ira Shander Lives Amid Decades of Art
Accomplished illustrator and photographer Ira Shander spent decades collecting art, with many pieces, including his own, adorning the walls of his Bryn Mawr home, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘Shander was first impressed by illustrations in fourth grade at Mann Elementary School in Wynnefield. In the back of the classroom, he discovered…
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Local Podcast Connects Listeners to Chester County Nonprofits, Businesses Like ‘Forever Changes’
Co-hosted by Joe Casabona, Erik Gudmundson, and Liam Dempsey, the “Start Local” podcast connects Chester County with its local businesses and nonprofits to grow and support each other. Originally started by Casabona and Dempsey in 2020, with Gudmundson joining in 2023, the podcast covers positive and career-oriented topics around the county. With a goal of…
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Bridgeport to Transform Ida-Damaged Site into Green Oasis with $1M in Park Funding
Bridgeport will be getting a new park at the site that was severely damaged by Hurricane Ida four years ago, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The patch of land at the corner of Front Street and Depot Street has fallen into blight. It has now become overgrown with weeds and strewn with trash that…
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New Montco Forever Green Grant Initiative Supports Open Space Preservation Projects Throughout County
Montco Forever Green is a new grant initiative launched by Montgomery County to support open space preservation projects throughout the area, writes Emily Neil for WHYY. Starting September 1, nonprofit organizations and local municipalities can apply for grants of up to $500,000 to finance open space preservation projects of any size on the county’s rural,…
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Philadelphians Fight to Save the Wanamaker Holiday Experience. Join in the Fun.
You know, two people yelled at me this week. But what I read in The Philadelphia Inquirer absolutely and wonderfully made up for it. A plan is taking shape to maintain the Wanamaker Christmas Light Show and Dickens Village. Does anybody else hear Queen singing “We are the champions, my friends…”? No? Just me? That’s…
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Legends of Montco: James Madison Porter Honors Revolutionary War Hero with a College
Behind the legacy of Lafayette College is an ambitious man from Norristown, writes Frank Whelan for WFMZ. James Madison Porter was born at Selma, his family’s estate in Norristown, and grew up hearing stories of heroism from his father, General Andrew Porter, who fought alongside Marquis de Lafayette in the Revolutionary War. When Lafayette returned…
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Grant Program Fuels More Opportunities for Thousands of Community Members to Experience the Circuit Trails
The Circuit Trails network is growing — not just in miles, but also in momentum. This year, 25 nonprofit organizations across Greater Philadelphia and southern New Jersey are receiving funding to lead creative, community-rooted programs on and around the region’s multi-use trails, thanks to the expanding Circuit Trails Community Grant Program. Administered by the Pennsylvania…
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Group of Locals Work to Give Wayne’s Anthony Wayne Theater A New Life
A group of locals have been working to give the shuttered Anthony Wayne Theater new life as an elevated dining and entertainment destination, writes Gina Lizzo for the Main Line Today. At the moment, the semi-gutted interior of the Wayne Theater presents an eerie sight. The inspiring effort to bring the Wayne space back to…
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Duffy’s Cut Researchers Believe They Found Second Mass Grave of Irish Railroad Workers Likely Killed in 1832
Brothers William and Frank Watson, the researchers who first uncovered Duffy’s Cut, believe they have discovered a second mass grave of Irish railroad workers buried in Malvern in 1832, writes Zoe Greenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. William Watson is a historian at Immaculata University, while Frank Watson is a pastor and an archivist. They discovered…
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Glenside Artist Zenos Frudakis Has Sculpted Everything from Monuments to Figurative Works
Glenside artist Zenos Frudakis, best known for his Freedom monument, has sculpted everything from large-scale monuments and portrait statues to busts and figurative works throughout his distinguished career, reports Hank Flynn for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Frudakis’ work can be found throughout Philadelphia and his work can be easily recognized for its striking detail and realism.…
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