Culture
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For Lower Moreland Native and Her Rockstar Boyfriend, Popular Hotel in Manhattan Was a Setting for Tragedy
The Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan is a popular spot that has attracted creative types for more than a century, writes Matt Reigle for Grunge.com. Many artists, writers, and musicians created some of their best works there. However, the connection Lower Moreland native Nancy Spungen has to the hotel is a tragic one. Spungen was murdered…
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Her 1st Novel at 70 Is All About Rum Raisin and Romance
Harriet Fry, a 1995 alumna of Neumann University, decided it was time to try her hand at fiction writing. After decades of writing non-fiction, Harriet Fry started with a fictional short story that soon took on a life of its own, culminating in the novel Rum Raisin Rendezvous, about a breezy summer romance set in…
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With a Nationwide Audience, Bridgeport Church Serves as a Spiritual Home for Ukrainians in the Region and Beyond
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport has been the spiritual home to local Ukrainian Catholics for generations, writes Russell Rubert for The Times Herald. Parishioners come from the Greater King of Prussia area, from Upper Merion to Bridgeport, from West Conshohocken to Norristown and beyond. The worshiping community was founded in July…
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Normandy Farm Holds End-of-Summer Fundraiser for Travis Manion Foundation
Summer is meant for scaled-back work schedules, family time of relaxation, and plenty of entertaining diversions like movies and sports. But Normandy Farm invites the public to an event designed to usher out Summer 2022 on a note of gravitas, patriotism and beneficence: A Travis Manion Foundation beef and beer. The Aug. 25 event in…
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Pennypacker Mills Gains StoryWalk, Where Parental and Pint-Sized Pedestrians Ponder a Plot While They Perambulate
StoryWalk — a series of consecutive, narrative signs that readers encounter along a pathway — may be the recent brainchild of a Vermont developer. But as any English Major knows, the notion of storytelling while traversing a geography is centuries old (The Canterbury Tales, anyone?). The differences with StoryWalk include: Pennypacker Mills has just obtained…
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Members of the Jackson 5 to Perform Their Only Fall Show at the Xcite Center at Bensalem’s Parx Casino
Several surviving members of the Jackson 5 are set to perform at Bensalem’s Parx Casino next month. Chloe Rabinowitz wrote about the upcoming show for Broadway World Pennsylvania. The Jacksons will be performing at the casino’s Xcite Center on Sept. 10. Jackie, Tito and Marlon Jackson will bring their biggest hits to the Bucks County…
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Land Purchase to Make Green Lane Park Just a Wee Bit Larger and Greener
The move of Deep Creek Learning Center, a private school, from Perkiomenville to Schwenksville may enable Montgomery County to add a 1.1-acre parcel to the extensive footprint of Green Lane Park. The story was part of Dan Sokil’s turf at The Times Herald. Adding the learning center’s former real estate holding to the park’s footprint…
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Arts Montco Week, Returns for 2022 and Includes First-Ever Montco Jazz Fest
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board announces the return of Arts Montco Week, a celebratory initiative that supports Montgomery County’s over 200 arts, culture, and entertainment venues. The festivities will highlight artists, entertainers, makers, and attractions in the region, which normally represent $100 million in positive economic impact, not to mention hundreds, if not…
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Historical Society of Montgomery County Recreates the Childhood Joy of Exploring Attic Treasures
A visit to a grandparent’s home is magical enough for the cookies, stories, and lax rules. But the Historical Society of Montgomery County (HSMC), Norristown, has recreated one more: the imaginative joy of exploring an attic stuffed with treasures. M. English peered into its current display — “Grandma’s Attic” — for the Main Line Times…
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Montco’s Monarch Butterflies Are Departing — Like Fluttery Vacationers — for Winters in the Warmth
What does a Monarch Butterfly have in common with certain Montgomery County residents? They not only hate the cold weather, they migrate to warmer climates to avoid it. But considering the fragile insects’ exit to Mexico and beyond isn’t here just yet, opportunities remain to appreciate and support them. Franki Rudnesky reported a local one…
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In Advance of Tomorrow’s Scorcher, Here’s Where to Turn for Relief
Tomorrow’s one-two punch of high humidity and excessive heat will bring on a real-feel temperature of 102⁰. That’s dangerous territory for Montgomery County residents who are very young, advanced in age, or medically compromised; however, Montgomery County service providers are firing up its heat advisory response. Emily Rizzo was appropriately cool-headed in bringing details to…
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To Spare Its Priceless Treasures During a Significant Renovation, Glencairn Museum Has Lent Them Out
Average home renovation jobs usually start with removing fragile items and covering the rest with protective cloths. But the work going on at Glencairn Museum — home of the Raymond Pitcairn family from the 1930s to the 1970s — is no average home spruce up. Peter Crimmins, WHYY, reported on how the museum is protecting…
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Unexpected Inlet Incident Interrupts Lafayette Hill Beachgoer’s Reading Session
Of the things that could have interrupted her quiet shore day (errant beach ball, hungry seagull, quick-moving storm), Lafayette Hill resident Anna Habel never expected to be startled by something so significant. Trish Hartman, 6abc, sifted the story of what caused Habel to abandon her book. Habel and her beachgoing friends were stretched out near…
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Cross County Trail — Intended to Eventually Connect Montco with Bucks — Takes One More Step Forward
The process of creating a trail network across the Phila. suburbs has advanced with the recent Montgomery County acceptance of the Cross County Trail East feasibility study. Dan Sokil laced up his shoes to report the progress for Main Line Media News. The “aye” votes from the Montgomery County Commissioners last week confirm the study’s…
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1830 Map — One of the Earliest Printings of Montgomery County on Paper — Gets New Home in Pennsburg
An 1830 Montgomery County map has been acquired by the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center for display in Pennsburg this fall. Joe Zlomek unrolled this story at The Sanatoga Post. The document is estimated to be one of the earliest printed maps of the county. The Schwenkfelder Library acquired it at auction as another element…
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Holy Ghost Prep Graduate Helps Bring Popular Netflix Show to Life
Rand Geiger, a Holy Ghost Preparatory School graduate, is helping bring Netflix’s megahit Stranger Things to life as one of the show’s producers. Elizabeth Wellington wrote about the Bucks County native in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Geiger, who grew up in Langhorne, also produces Netflix’s Shadow and Bone and previously worked on FX’s American Crime Story…
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Holy Family University Announces 2022-2023 Art Gallery Exhibition Schedule
Holy Family University has announced the 2022-2023 exhibitions that will be presented at the University’s Art Gallery. The Holy Family University Art Gallery is located in the lower level of the Education and Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia campus (9801 Frankford Avenue). The schedule includes a group exhibition by the Women’s Caucus for…
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Princeton Professor and Glenside Resident Enlightens Others about the South, the ‘Soul of a Nation’
Imani Perry, now of Glenside, was born in Alabama and then moved to Massachusetts. That change that gave her an “external view of the place that was home to me,” she said. Robin Rose Parker explained how that impact shaped Perry in The Washington Post. Perry, a professor of African American Studies at Princeton, collected…
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