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Green Lane Park Announces Fun Fowl Finding and Maple Sugar Magic in March
Green Lane Park has announced its upcoming events in late February and March. The public is encouraged to register to attend these upcoming family-friendly events. Waterfowl Watch Saturday, March 12 at 1 p.m. Green Lane Park has a rich Ornithological history, and is an official Important Bird Area in Pennsylvania. During this program, we will…
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Philly Home + Garden Show is Back with Exhibitors and Celebrity Guests in Oaks
The Philly Home + Garden Show returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks in Montgomery County for three days only from Friday, February 25th to Sunday, February 27th. Attendees will find new inspiration, innovative products, helpful tips, and amazing deals in remodeling, home improvements, décor, and outdoor spaces with opportunities to connect with…
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Neighbors Continue to Sow Seeds of Discontent in Malvern Couple’s Wildflower Farm
When Ryan and Lori Heenan bought a property on Castlebar Lane in Malvern seven years ago, they had no idea how controversial it would soon become. Davis Giangiulio dug up the particulars for Main Line Tonight. The couple brought a dilapidated barn on the property back into shape and began holding family events there, including…
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Prominent Abolitionist Who Lived in West Chester Honored with New Historic Marker
Abraham Shadd, a prominent abolitionist who lived in West Chester for two decades, was recently honored in Delaware with a historic marker unveiled outside government offices in Wilmington, writes Cris Barrish for WHYY. Shadd, who was born in 1801, was a cobbler who ran a shoemaking shop started by his father in Wilmington. He was…
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Valley Forge National Historical Park Dedicates Completion of Renovated Visitor Center
Valley Forge National Historical Park has dedicated its newly renovated visitor center with the opening of its museum exhibition in the center on February 16, 2021. The park held an outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony with park leadership, partners, and local elected officials to celebrate this momentous occasion. The public is invited to the new visitor center,…
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Ridley Tattoo Artist Roddie Cooper Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro With Delco Flag
“I did it for Delco,” says Roddie Cooper, posing for a picture at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro holding a Delco sign. The Ridley High School graduate is a stilt walker, “Star Wars” stormtrooper, and tattoo artist who decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania last year to fly the Delaware County sign at the…
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When Creating a Local, Enduring Tourism Go-To Spot, It Takes a Village — A Peddler’s Village, in Fact
Peddler’s Village turns 60 years old in 2022, and its active calendar will offer numerous sparkling events for the diamond anniversary. Jennifer Rogers Burns looked back on its beginnings for the Visit Bucks County blog. The site once comprised a simple array of shops and a hotel surrounding a Quaker meeting house in the early…
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Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester Celebrates the 200 Years Since Its Site Held Chickens, Not Chaucer
Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester, an iconic Chester County landmark, is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the structure that holds it. Bill Rettew covered the site’s storied reputation for the Daily Local News. After two centuries, the namesake barn still brims with life. Within its original walls are five floors containing roughly 300,000 books.…
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Heated Pool in Winter Turns the Tide for Lawrence Park Swim Club
In 2019, the Lawrence Park Swim Club, an outdoor pool in Broomall, was struggling, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. The 53-year-old facility saw its membership drop to 175 people. Then something happened that no one expected, The pandemic. It closed indoor pools, the destination of choice for swimmers in wintertime. Lawrence Park…
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Celebrate Black History Month With Events Throughout February in Montgomery County
Throughout Montgomery County, there is so much to do in February! From fantastic art galleries by artists of color to dining in amazing black-owned restaurants and shopping at black-owned businesses, there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate Black History Month right here in Montgomery County. . Celebrate Black History Month Now more than ever, building…
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Actor to Bring Phillis Wheatley to Life at Neumann University
The acting skills of Dr. Daisy Century will bring to life Phillis Wheatley, a slave who became an American poet, on Thursday, February 10, at Neumann University. Century will portray Wheatley in a program entitled The Life of Phillis Wheatley: Literary Genius at 1:30 p.m. in the Meagher Theatre. Wheatley (c. 1753-1784), a young slave…
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Local Trail System Gains Five More Miles of Fitness, Beauty, Recreation
Chester County pedestrians and bicyclists will soon be able to spread out a little more. Current plans call for adding five more miles to the county’s 22-mile-long trail system of paved pedestrian trails. Bill Rettew traversed the particulars for the Daily Local News. The additional mileage is coming to the Chester Valley Trail and the…
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River House at Odette’s Seeks Memories, Memorabilia from Hollywood Connection in Bucks County
River House at Odette’s, the New Hope hotel named for a Hollywood actress who operated a cabaret onsite, is asking Bucks County residents for help with an ambitious project. The destination, in partnership with the New Hope Historical Society (NHHS), is assembling a limited time, museum-style exhibition on its namesake entertainer Odette Myrtil. Her journey…
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Former Penn State Professor and Upper Perk Grad is Named PA’s New Director of Outdoor Recreation
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has just hired Nathan Reigner, a former Penn State assistant professor to be its first-ever director of outdoor recreation. Reigner, who has a background of recreation and tourism expertise, is going to assist the Department in drawing in more diverse park and forest users, writes Frank Kummer…
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Art Installation Highlights Diverse Artists in Montco on Display at the King of Prussia Mall Through March 31
Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board is pleased to announce a new installation that celebrates the diverse artists within Montgomery County at the region’s premiere shopping destination, King of Prussia Mall. The large-scale display, which is located in The Connector corridor across from Macy’s, highlights BIPOC makers in the Valley Forge area and will be…
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Get Outside! Norristown Farm Park Announces February Events
Montgomery County’s Norristown Farm Park has announced upcoming educational and family-friendly events scheduled for February. Morning Bird Walk Tuesday, February 8, 9 a.m. Get outdoors and join park staff for our regular Tuesday bird walk. Bring binoculars or borrow ours! Wear sturdy shoes for hiking. All ages; Free Nature Explorers – Tracks and Scat Thursday,…
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Willow Grove Native Becomes Professional Artist After Abrupt End of Sports Career
After an abrupt end to his football career, Willow Grove native Jordan Spector turned to art as both a way to cope and as a new profession, reports Jamie Apody for 6abc. “I’ve done art ever since I was a kid,” said Spector. “It was a hobby for me, a passion for me.” Due to…
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The Main Line is Filled with Hidden Architectural Gems, Many in Montgomery County
The Main Line region is filled with hidden architectural gems with a rich history that were successfully preserved by being repurposed for modern-day use, including several in Montgomery County, writes Paul Jablow for the Main Line Today. The Arbors at Athens in Ardmore once served as a church, and has since been carved into four…
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