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Penn Researchers Offer Recommendations for Improving Delaware River Water Quality
Researchers at the Water Center at Penn recently offered several recommendations on how to improve Delaware River water quality to achieve safer conditions for swimming, fishing, and drinking, writes Richard Zhuang for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Due to fecal bacteria levels, a 27-mile section of the river is currently considered unsafe for swimming. The study identified…
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Philadelphia Students Lend Their Voices for New PBS Cartoon’s Theme Song
“Lyla in the Loop,” a new PBS cartoon has a theme song performed using the voices of Philadelphia second graders, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. The second graders attend Fanny Jackson Coppin School in South Philadelphia. One of those students is show producer Dave Peth’s daughter, Anna. The recording session took place in November…
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Singer-Songwriter Laura Mann to Close the Living Room and Cricket Café This Spring
Laura Mann, a singer-songwriter and owner of Ardmore’s The Living Room and Cricket Café, has decided to close the popular music venue and cafe in April, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mann first opened the venue on Lancaster Avenue in 2018 under the name, the Living Room. After the pandemic shut her down,…
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New Funding Will Help Expand Power Line Trail Network in Upper Moreland
Upper Moreland Township will now be able to expand the 5.2-mile Power Line Trail into Montgomery and Upper Gwynedd townships to the west, writes Ryan Genova for Glenside Local. The $2,465,780 in funding will come from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Technical Committee, according to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. The committee…
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Boyertown Area Rock Band Chestnut Grove Releases Farewell Album
Chestnut Grove, a popular rock band from Boyertown gives their all in farewell album “Can’t Stand the Music,” writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. The members of the band started playing together when they were in high school at Boyertown Senior High School and went on to tour the East Coast and Midwest headlining…
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Town Hall Meeting Gives Hope to Opponents of Camping Ground at Big Elk Creek State Park
A packed town hall meeting earlier this month saw hundreds of people show up to express their displeasure over the plan to construct a new camping ground at Big Elk Creek State Park, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The audience members were not the only ones who voiced their opposition to the Department…
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The Preservation of the King of Prussia Inn Is a Testament to the Importance of History
So much of our connection to the past can be lost with the rush for development and modernization. The survival story of theKing of Prussia Inn, however, is a true testament to a community’s need for ties to the past, according to the National Park Service and the King of Prussia Historical Society. The King…
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Holocaust Survivor Tells Wyncote Students Her Story of When She First Tried to Escape Nazi Germany
Renate Breslow, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, recently recounted her experience as a child in Nazi Germany at Cedarbrook Middle School in Wyncote, writes Hadas Kuznits and The Associated Press, KYW Newsradio. Breslow was just 8 years old when she and her mother boarded the SS St. Louis in 1939 to escape Nazi Germany. No port,…
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Prima Theatre’s “Off the Yellow Brick Road” Brings a Modern Twist to Dorothy’s Tale
Lancaster’s Prima Theatre is unveiling its latest production, “Off the Yellow Brick Road.” The show is a world premiere, offering a fresh take on the classic tale of Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” by placing it in the context of today’s digital age. The brainchild of Mitch Nugent, Prima’s Founder, and Executive Artistic Producer,…
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Essays Written by Jenkintown High School Teens in 1976 Give Insights into Past
Earlier this week, officials from Jenkintown 150, Jenkintown School District, and the Jenkintown Library opened an envelope containing personal essays written in 1976 by students from Jenkintown High School’s Local History class, writes Ryan Genova for Glenside Local. The envelope was sealed 48 years ago by the history class’s teacher, Dan Chittik. He gave it…
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Coatesville Native Now Motivational Speaker, Author After Surviving a Deadly Car Accident
In 2011, Coatesville native Ethan A. Poetic survived a nearly fatal car crash that had left him with numerous injuries, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC. “99 percent chance of death versus 1 percent of life. That means I shouldn’t be here,” Poetic said. Three of five people survived the horrendous accident, Poetic being one…
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From Education to Diversity, This Is How Philadelphia Has Changed Over the Last 75 Years
Philadelphia is a significantly different city than it was 75 years ago, with a smarter and more diverse population but fewer residents overall, writes Meir Rinde for Billy Penn at WHYY. According to the Pew Charitable Trust’s annual look at the State of the City, in 1950, the city reached a high of almost 2.1…
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Depeche Mode Inspired Art Exhibit at Bucks County Community College is a Must-See Event
A new exhibit at the Hicks Art Center Gallery at the Bucks County Community College in Newtown pays tribute to Depeche Mode’s album “Construction Time Again,” reports Jennaphr Frederick for FOX 29 Philadelphia. The exhibit “takes its name from the 1983 Depeche Mode studio album of the same name, “said exhibitions Associate Clifford Eberly, “and…
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MCCC’s Alumni Art Exhibition Is a Celebration of Artistic Talent
This Jan. 23 through Feb. 16, Montgomery County Community College is celebrating the vibrant creativity of its alumni at the annual Alumni Art Exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the Fine Arts Center Gallery of the Montco Cultural Center, Blue Bell Campus. The exhibit highlights the artwork of more than 20 alumni, spanning a…
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For Chester County Native, Amish Love Song Presented a Way to Say Goodbye to His Dying Father
When Elam Stoltzfus was growing up in Chester County as part of an Old Order Amish family, he was charged with setting out the Ausbund hymn books for Sunday service, writes Elam Stoltzfus for the Anabaptist World. Stoltzfus was enthralled with the songs once the whole congregation began singing them, especially the Lob Lied, or…
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Philadelphia Folk Festival Will Return to Old Pool Farm This Summer
Now in its 61st year, the Philadelphia Folk Festival is returning to Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville in August, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The popular outdoor festival was not held last year due to financial issues, but it is returning this year under new management. Andrew and Michael Braunfeld of Blind Justice…
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Ambler Veteran Creates Journal for Fellow Veterans to Share Their Stories
Ambler veteran Sharon Cooke-Vargas enjoys being involved with fellow veterans and has created a book for veterans to record their own journeys for other generations to learn from, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Cooke-Vargas enlisted in the United States Army as a teenager and served her country for 20 years before retiring. Now she stays…
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MCCC hosts the Pottstown Area Artists Guild 2024 Members Winter Show Now Through Jan. 28
Montgomery County Community College and members of the Pottstown Area Artists Guild are hosting an annual members-only Winter Show at the college’s North Hall Gallery. The exhibit opened Monday, Jan. 8, and features more than 75 pieces of artwork created in a variety of media, including oils, watercolors, charcoal, encaustics, tapestries, and sculpture. The exhibit…
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