Culture
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Member of St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville Part of New Commission on Racial Healing
Angela Lewis of St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville is one of the fifteen members of the Commission on Racial Healing in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, writes Matthew Gambino for Catholic Philly. The commission was announced by Archbishop Nelson Perez on January 18, the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It will gather for…
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Meet Villanova’s Brother-Sister Basketball Duo–First Ever on Campus
Villanova University’s got a brother-sister basketball duo this year out on the courts. The first ever, reports Jamie Apody for 6abc.com. Forward junior Cole Swider is joined by his new practice partner—sister Kylie. “Initially, I was like ‘no way can I go there. I can’t follow him,’” Kylie said. “And then every place I went,…
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Conshohocken Co-Founder of Folk-Rock Band ‘Good Old War’ Releases First Solo Album
Conshohocken’s Dan Schwartz, also known as Danny Black, co-founder of the folk-rock band Good Old War, has released his first solo album, Black Ryno, writes Hobart Rowland for Main Line Today. Schwartz has previously released four full-length albums with the band over seven years along with a series of singles and EPs. With its tight…
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Retired Shipley School Teacher Finds New Life in Restoring Local History
Tony Morinelli, a retired humanities teacher and theater director at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, now devotes his time to restoring pieces of local history, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Morinelli, who is an accomplished artist and holds a doctorate in medieval history, bought an abandoned 18th-century mill owner’s home in Havertown…
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PHS Receives Generous Grant for Public Garden in Abington Township
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has been awarded a $1M Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to make capital improvements at its Meadowbrook Farm in Abington Township over the winter. The late J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. bequeathed Meadowbrook Farm, a 25-acre property, to PHS in 2003 and this award will allow PHS to make capital improvements,…
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Har Jehuda Cemetery in Neighboring Delaware County Facing Hard Times as Business Declines
Har Jehuda Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in nearby Upper Darby, is being tended to by a skeleton staff, writes Andy Gotlieb for Jewish Exponent. Declining upkeep in local cemeteries isn’t limited to the just Delco or Montco areas, as The Morning Call has reported in recent months. The crew does the best it can but…
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New Land Deal Turns 577-Acre Farm in Nearby Chester County into Public Nature Preserve
A part of Glenroy Farm in Lower Oxford and West Nottingham townships will become a public nature preserve thanks to a $6.6 million land deal made by the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art in partnership with the Oxford Area Foundation, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 577-acre plot along Octoraro Creek was…
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Gladwyne Architect Celebrates Groundbreaking Design in American History in His New TV Series
Renowned Gladwyne architect Charles E. Dagit Jr. celebrates grand design in the new series based on his 2015 book, The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History – Their Places and Times, writes Marilyn Odesser-Torpey for Main Line Today. The eight-part Groundbreakers TV series is currently airing on MLTV-Main Line Network on Sundays. Through interviews and historical…
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Zion Baptist Church, Home Church to Black Community on Main Line, Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Zion Baptist Church in Ardmore, the home church to the Black community both on the Main Line and beyond, is celebrating its 125th anniversary, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. For the past fifty years, Rev. Dr. James Pollard Sr. has been leading the congregation. “We’ve always had congregants from the whole region,”…
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New Stimulus Package Crucial in Keeping Ardmore Music Hall Open in Future
The new federal coronavirus relief package that allocates funds for independent entertainment venue operators through the Save Our Stages Act could be crucial in keeping Ardmore Music Hall open in the future, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The entertainment venue has been closed to the public for the last nine months. During that…
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The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Spotlights Small Businesses in North Wales and Souderton
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board introduced two additional video vignettes promoting its Make it Main Street initiative. Make it Main Street was introduced to support local, family-owned businesses impacted by COVID-19 and proud to be “Made Strong in Montco.” To date, this campaign has received over 640,000 video views on @VisitValleyForge social media,…
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Schwenksville Mother Combines Her Love for Education and Art to Illustrate Her First Children’s Book
Mary Kratz, a Schwenksville native, has combined her love for education and art to illustrate her first children’s book, Ella Bella Loves the Rain. The 20-page rhyming book was written by Kratz’s aunt, Suzanne Downey Farrell. The creative duo is hoping that this is just the first book in what will become a series of…
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Commercial Takeover of Christmas Rescued it From Mummers Anarchy & Made it Safe to Celebrate
The commercial takeover of Christmas helped rescue the holiday from the grip of violent gangs of Mummers that used to roam the streets of cities such as Philadelphia and made it safe to celebrate, writes Jason Zweig for The Wall Street Journal. Mummers were gangs of drunk young men who would dress in outrageous disguises…
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Another Beloved Tradition Falls Victim to Pandemic: No Reenactment of Washington’s Christmas Day Crossing of the Delaware River
The traditional reenactment of General George Washington’s Christmas Day crossing of the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County was canceled this year due to the pandemic, writes James Freeman for The Wall Street Journal. Instead of the reenactment that usually takes place in front of cheering crowds, the Washington Crossing Historic Park debuted a special…
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Bryn Athyn Historic District Showcases Its Founders’ Love For Medieval Masterpieces
The Bryn Athyn Historic District showcases the love and admiration its founders had for the religious structures of the Middle Ages, writes Samuel Newhouse for Hidden City. “Of all the works of art created by the hands of men, there are none that seem to live, through the human spirit that breathes within their every…
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Meadowbrook Teen Sensation WALLIS Getting Offers from Producers, Recording Companies
Meadowbrook teen singer-songwriter Wallis Schriver is receiving offers from producers, managers, and recording companies after her hit song “Lonely Christmas” went viral online, writes Ellen Gray for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 15-year-old who goes under stage name WALLIS started working on a song with her father, Gene, last year but something just did not work.…
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Find Perfect Gifts for the Bookaholic in Your Life in These Local Indie Bookstores
The best way to surprise the bookaholic in your life with a perfect gift and support local small businesses at the same time is to shop in some of the best independent bookstores in the region, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Narberth Bookshop is open for in-person shopping and is also taking orders…
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MCCC Hosts Master Class and Performance with Artist Rachel K. Collier
Musician Rachel K. Collier, Welsh-born electronic music producer and performer, led a master class during a guest appearance on the virtual interview series “Montco@Home: Global Perspectives on Electronic Music.” The show, hosted by MCCC Computer Science Professor Kendall Martin and Sound Recording and Music Technology (SRT) Instructor Jen Mitlas, was on Thursday, Dec. 10. This…
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