Culture
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King of Prussia District: Moore Road Multimodal Trail Study Takes Brisk Step Forward
The King of Prussia District has set forth with its Moore Road Multimodal Trail Study, according to a Chris Basler, director of Capital Projects and Planning for the organization. The study will seek to determine if First Avenue Linear Park — the recreation, dining, and lifestyle space between N. Gulph Road to the south and…
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Seven Montco Experiences to Put a Spring into Your Step
The vernal equinox — Mar. 20 — is in the rear-view mirror, and the area is already on Daylight Savings Time. Spring 2023 is here. And although this wasn’t a brutal winter by any measure, it had its share of cold streaks and gray days. It’s time for residents to get out and enjoy the…
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Famous Mexican Poet Buried in the Philadelphia Suburbs; How’d *That* Happen?
There’s a poet so famous that huge cultural institutions in Mexico bear his name, as does an international award for poetry. Gilberto Owen Estrada is one of Mexico’s great 20th century writers. Yet in nearly 71 years, only a few outside his family knew he was buried in an unmarked grave at Holy Cross Cemetery…
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Outdoor Recreation Industry Continues to Bloom in Pennsylvania
The businesses related to outdoor recreation continue to make significant contributions to the health of Pennsylvania’s economy as well as for that of the state’s residents, writes Lauren Jessop for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, outdoor recreation-related industries in manufacturing, retail, and tourism employed more than 150,000 people in…
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Bucks County Community College Art Competition Is Open For Entries
Bucks County Community College, in collaboration with Moss Mill Brewing Company, invites entries for the Centurion Ale Label Art Competition. The competition is open to adults, 18 and older, who are students, faculty, and staff of Bucks County Community College, along with residents of Bucks County. Centurion Ale is an exploratory release made possible by the…
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Fan’s Search for Grave of Jazz Musician Lee Morgan Reaches Startling Coda
Lee Morgan, a prominent 1950s–1960s jazz trumpeter, had a tragically short career. The 33-year-old performer was killed by his common-law wife in 1972 and buried in White Chapel Memorial Park, Feasterville, next to his father. NPR’s Nate Chinen uncovered the story of a recent, surprising revelation unearthed there. Morgan succeeded as both a recording and…
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Distinctly Warped Voice of a 1960s Novelty Songwriter Is Silenced in King of Prussia
Jerry Samuels, whose novelty tune took off in 1966, has passed away in a King of Prussia assisted-living facility. Nate File reported the 84-year-old’s loss in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Samuels, from New York City, played piano by age three and wrote marketable songs by 15. He eventually moved to Northeast Philadelphia as a record producer…
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Development/Demolition Plans for Elkins Park’s Lynnewood Hall Forever Put Aside
After three decades of sitting vacant and steadily deteriorating, Lynnewood Hall, the Gilded-Age mansion in Elkins Park, has found its new owners. Carla Robinson reported the good news in the Chestnut Hill Local. A group of young preservationists have reached an agreement to acquire the property and will start renovating the 110-room building and its…
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Remembering a Visionary Episcopal Bishop with Multiple Montgomery County Roots
Frank T. Griswold III, former Episcopal Church presiding bishop, passed at age 85. He spent much time in Montgomery County, as reported by Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Born in 1937, Griswold was baptized and confirmed at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Harvard…
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Provision of Another Public Service Returns to Norristown from Its COVID-19 Cancellation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is resuming its annual deer herd culling project for 2023. The 6abc digital staff reported the Montgomery County implications, which include efforts at Norristown Farm Park. The herd-thinning project was an annual springtime occurrence in the years 2005–2019. But it was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement…
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USA Today: Delaware Attic Leads to Weapons Pilfered from Valley Forge in 1968
A May 2017 search of the Newark, Delaware, home of Michael Kintner Corbett put in motion the recovery of firearms absent from Valley Forge since 1968. Matthew Korfhage chronicled their long-term hunt in USA Today. Over a course of years, Corbett had stolen historic guns from several museums, including the one at the Valley Forge…
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Russell Janzen from Wyndmoor Awarded Coveted Spot of Principal Dancer at NYC Ballet
One of the highest ranking ballet dancers in America hails from Montgomery County as The New York City Ballet has announced that Russell Janzen, who grew up in Wyndmoor, has been named a principal dancer, writes Ellen Dunkel for Philly.com. Janzen started ballet at Philadelphia’s Rock School for Dance Education at age six, where he…
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MCCC Student Donates Guitars to CCATE Students in Norristown
Montgomery County Community College faculty members and a student are being praised for their efforts to help Latinx students in Norristown learn to play the guitar. Doug Ellis, of Lansdale, a student in the Sound Recording and Music Technology (SRT) Program at MCCC and founder of the nonprofit organization “No Strings Attached Guitars,” donated two…
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Grammy-Award Winning Artists Headline West Chester University’s Annual Jazz Festival
The Wells School of Music at West Chester University will bring world-class entertainment and free live jazz to the surrounding community during the 33rd annual Jazz Festival from March 22 – 25, 2023. All performances except for the High School Jazz Festival are free and open to the public in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, Swope…
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Best Nature Hikes in Philly Area Featured in Book ‘Wild Philly’
A new book by Mike Weilbacher, executive director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, offers a look at the region’s natural history and highlights the 29 best nature hikes in and around Philadelphia, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wild Philly, recently published by Timber Press, contains 250 photographs and 25 maps. It…
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Oscar Winner ‘Philadelphia’ to Screen in Bryn Mawr, Marking 30 Years of Compelling Significance
Philadelphia — the Jonathan Demme 1993 film that was one of Hollywood’s first mainstream commentaries on the AIDS crisis, released before the outbreak proved devastatingly fatal — turns 30 this year. To celebrate its significance, the Bryn Mawr Film Institute is putting it back on the big screen, reported Stephen Silver in The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Pre-Revolutionary Tavern in Upper Bucks Hits the Market for $1.25M
A property in Bucks County, which predates a large portion of the nation’s history, has recently gone up for sale at a historic price. Jeff Ward wrote about the tavern for WFMZ-69 News. The Raven’s Nest, located at 625 Old Bethlehem Road in Quakertown, has operated as a tavern since 1750. As one of the…
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Doylestown Native, Singer-Songwriter Wows Crowd at Recent Philadelphia Concert
A Bucks County musician recently returned to the area for several shows in support of her latest album, which is receiving rave reviews. Paige Walter wrote about the recent show for WXPN. Natalie Mering, known by the stage name Weyes Blood, recently came back to her home area for two shows to support her latest album, “And…
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