Culture
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World-Class Horticulture, Architecture, and Natural Beauty at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square offers world-class horticulture, architecture, and natural beauty spread across more than 1,000 acres, writes Bridget Gleeson for the Islands. The largest botanical garden in the United States features over 10,000 species of plants and flowers and is home to the nation’s biggest green wall with a total surface area of…
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King of Prussia District Announces Plans for Recharge Park
The King of Prussia District has announced plans for Recharge Park, a 1.8-acre haven designed with both professionals and residents in mind, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The project aims to add a rare touch of nature to the high-traffic corridor. It will have a lawn, walking path, swings, seating, a food truck pull-through, and…
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King of Prussia District’s Beekeeping Program Brings Nature to the Office
Thanks to a creative initiative from the King of Prussia District, business parks are welcoming more than just corporate professionals, writes Emily Neil for WHYY. Thousands of honeybees have made their home in the green spaces of Renaissance Park and Moore Park. The bees work behind the scenes, pollinating local plants, supporting the ecosystem, and…
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Fairless Hills Swimming Pool Closed Indefinitely Due to Leak Issue
Fairless Hills’ Oxford Valley swimming pool remains closed, writes JD Mullane for the Bucks County Courier Times, but Parks and Recreation is working with the General Services team in hopes of reopening it this summer. The Bucks County-owned pool was leaking water. County spokesperson Jim O’Malley stated that he believes the leak is coming from…
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The Star-Spangled Banner, One of Best-Known National Anthems in World, Has Rowdy Origins
The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, writes Barrymore Laurence Scherer for The Wall Street Journal. The melody was originally written by English composer John Stafford Smith as a popular drinking song, “To Anacreon in Heav’n.” A pupil of renowned composer William Boyce…
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Elkins Park’s Seymour Lemonick Unveils First Exhibition at 90
Seymour Lemonick, who learned to sculpt wood during breaks from teaching and coaching high school football, is holding his first exhibition at age 90, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lemonick, who transformed his Elkins Park home into a makeshift museum, says he can hardly believe it is finally happening. His exhibition opened…
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Worcester Garden Transforms into a Pollinator Sanctuary
Suzanne and Doug Shank’s Worcester backyard buzzes with life, beauty, and purpose, writes Sally A. Downey for the Philadelphia Inquirer. After downsizing from their Skippack farm in 2016, the couple transformed the overgrown lawn behind their Victorian home into a lush, pollinator-friendly haven. A lifelong gardener, Suzanne took inspiration from their former farm, local nurseries,…
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Levittown Photographer Captures Magical Connection Between Two Strangers
Amanda Johnson, a photographer from Levittown, takes photos of strangers meeting for the first time, and her latest pictures have gone viral, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS News. Johnson enjoys playing matchmaker, offering what she calls “stranger sessions.” “I get two strangers together and we have fun, take a photo shoot, and apparently the internet…
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Woman Transforms Yard into Wildlife Oasis with Ecological Gardening
Kate Cronin has fully embraced ecological gardening, transforming the yard at her Lower Merion home into a genuine wildlife oasis for birds, butterflies, bees, and fireflies, writes Carol MacKenzie for KYW Newsradio. She estimates that her small sanctuary is home to about a thousand plants. “I have aromatic aster where it’s dry,” she said. “I…
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Vietnam War Memorial Replica to Tour Montgomery County with Special Motorcycle Escort
A massive replica of the Vietnam War Memorial will travel across Montgomery County next month, escorted by a special motorcycle convoy, before reaching its display location, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The Wall That Heals, a 375-foot-long memorial standing 7.5 feet tall at its highest point, will begin its Montgomery County journey at Valley…
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Drizzle Can’t Dampen Spirits on the Schuylkill River Sojourn’s Historic Journey
Last Monday’s rainy weather didn’t dampen the mood for more than 100 kayakers and canoeists as they launched into the Schuylkill River, writes Steven Henshaw for the Reading Eagle. The annual weeklong, 112-mile Schuylkill River Sojourn began at Jim Dietrich Park in Muhlenberg Township and follows the river down to Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row. Cutting through…
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Wayne Dentist Joins the Mountaineering Elites After Conquering the Seven Summits
Wayne-based mountaineering dentist Bruce Terry is one of the few members of the prestigious Seven Summits climbing club, after having successfully conquered all seven peaks, writes Ben Silver for the Main Line Today. Terry caught the climbing bug when his wife gifted him a trip to climb Mount Rainier for his birthday years ago. He…
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Inside Kennett Square’s Long History with the Underground Railroad
As Juneteenth approaches, the Kennett Underground Railroad Center seeks to educate the community on Kennett’s history with the abolitionist movement, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. Historic buildings throughout Kennett Square served as stops along the Underground Railroad. The community as a whole was a vital space for abolitionist work throughout the nineteenth century.…
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Beloved West Chester Bookstore to Close After Nearly 40 Years
The Second Reading Bookstore, a West Chester fixture for nearly four decades, is closing its doors, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. The volunteer-run shop, long celebrated for its affordable books and tight-knit community, will shut down following the sale of the property. The building, owned by the West Chester Area Senior Center,…
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Researchers Unveil Findings of Mass Grave in Downingtown, Likely Connecting to Duffy’s Cut
A newly discovered mass gravesite in Downingtown is believed to be the final resting place of around 120 Irish railroad workers who died in 1832, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. The breakthrough discovery of human remains at Northwood Cemetery was announced by brothers Dr. William Watson and Rev. Dr. Frank Watson during…
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An N.C. Wyeth Painting Used in 1929 Good Housekeeping Story Auctioned to Help Chadds Ford Church
An N.C. Wyeth painting used as an illustration for a 1929 Good Housekeeping story was auctioned June 8. Funds raised from the sale will help renovate the Chadds Ford church where it hung, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The winning bid has not yet been announced, but it was estimated the painting…
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Bucks County Bear on the Move: Search Underway in Langhorne
A search is underway for a bear spotted in the area of Route 1 close to the Our Lady of Grace Cemetery in Langhorne on Friday, write Trish Hartman and John Paul for 6abc. One clip captured by a local shows the bear climbing a fence, followed by police and a game warden. Authorities believe…
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Upper Merion Senior Evan Wang Named National Youth Poet Laureate
Upper Merion graduating senior Evan Wang has just made national history, writes Emily Neil for WHYY. Wang was named the 2024 National Youth Poet Laureate, the first male in the title’s nine-year history. Eighteen-year-old Wang has been writing since childhood, but it was a racially charged encounter during the pandemic that fueled his rise as…
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