Elkins Park
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Elkins Park’s Abrams Realty Adds Fitness Concept to Growing Retail Portfolio
An Elkins Park-based real estate firm is continuing its expansion across the region with a new retail move in Philadelphia, writes Paul Schwedelson for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Abrams Realty & Development has secured a major anchor tenant for a shopping center it acquired last year along Girard Avenue. The firm purchased the 42,000-square-foot property…
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Josh Shapiro’s Longtime Synagogue, Elkins Park’s Beth Shalom Shows Support After Arson Attack
Members of Beth Shalom in Elkins Park, the longtime synagogue of Governor Josh Shapiro, voiced their support after an arson attack at his home on Sunday, writes Jessica Kartalija for 6abc. Abington’s Shapiro spoke about the incident shortly before the second Passover seder began. “If he was trying to terrorize our family?” he said. “Friends,…
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A Relic of the Gilded Age, Historic Lynnewood Hall Will Soon be Open to the Public
Lynnewood Hall, the mansion tucked away just off Rt. 611 in Elkins Park has sat vacant for decades, but that will soon change. Last year, the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation purchased the estate with plans to restore this relic of the Gilded Age. Photographer Sherman Cahal explores the mansion’s fascinating history on the Pennsylvania subreddit…
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Elkins Park Man Turns His Backyard Into Gorgeous Garden Sanctuary
The Elkins Park home of Rich and Angela McCracken backs onto a lush garden that took the pair years to cultivate, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The garden is filled with a plethora of wildflowers, including blue hydrangeas, orange and yellow daylilies, and purple catmint. The posies follow stone steps that lead…
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Six Philly-Area Hospitals Rank Top 50 in U.S. News & World Report for Specialty Care
Six hospitals from the Philadelphia region are in the top 50 nationally for at least one healthcare specialty category in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals report, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania–Penn Presbyterian Medical Center also made the publication’s “Honor Roll” as…
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Foundation Working to Save Widener Mansion Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park
Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park is thought to be one of the greatest surviving Gilded Age mansions in America, writes Jen Grimble for LoveMoney. The 480-acre $8 million estate was built between 1897 and 1900 for US tycoon, art collector and Titanic investor Peter Arrell Browne Widener. Lynnewood Hall had 110 rooms, including an art…
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Lynnewood Hall: An Abandoned Elkins Park Historic Mansion
Designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer at the end of the 19th century for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener, the historic neoclassical revival mansion Lynnewood Hall now stands abandoned in Elkins Park, writes Cuitandokter. This majestic building is considered to be the Philadelphia area’s largest surviving gilded age mansion. It has 110 rooms, including a…
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CBS News Gives Quick Peek into the Restoration of Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park
Lynnewood Hall, a Gilded Age mansion in Elkins Park, is finally being restored and Jan Carabeo of CBS News offers a glimpse inside the estate. “Lynnewood Hall is a house that has long been forgotten about, unfortunately, and that is what we’re here to change,” Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation executive director Edward Thome said. Thome…
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Bucks County Leadership: Dr. Michael Mittelman, President, Salus University
Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, president of Elkins Park-based Salus University, spoke to BUCKSCO Today about growing up in Long Island, where he rode his bike to neighboring towns with his best friend. As a teenager, he was involved in theater and choir and got to see first-run Broadway shows during a theater appreciation class. After…
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Sister-Owned Elkins Park Restaurant Gets Shoutout from Jalen Hurts
When sisters and entrepreneurs Dr. Kala and Dr. Maya Johnstone started FoodChasers’ Kitchen in Elkins Park, little did they know that they would be getting a famous shoutout. Before the Super Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was asked at a press conference about the best place in Philly to grab a cheesesteak. He…
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FarmerJawn Hosts Outstanding in the Field Table-to-Farm Event in Elkins Park
This year’s Outstanding in the Field event in Philadelphia was held at FarmerJawn’s five acres at Elkins Estate in Elkins Park and Laura Brzyski of Philadelphia was there for the experience. The mission of the table-to-farm events run by Outstanding in the Field is to support local farmers, chefs, and restaurant owners. The dinners are…
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Sister-Owned Elkins Park Restaurant Gets Shoutout from Jalen Hurts
When sisters and entrepreneurs Dr. Kala and Dr. Maya Johnstone started FoodChasers’ Kitchen in Elkins Park, little did they know that they would be getting a famous shoutout. Before the Super Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was asked at a press conference about the best place in Philly to grab a cheesesteak. He…
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Temple’s Jeanes ER Seeing Uptick in Visits After Closure of Nearby Elkins Park ER
Since Jefferson Health made the decision to close the emergency department at Elkins Park Hospital, the ER staff at Temple’s Jeanes has been seeing a 15% increase in visits, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Matt Shelak, the executive director of the Jeanes campus, said that they were prepared though, and an expansion to…
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Lynnewood Hall to Be Used as Education Tool Even Before It Opens to Public
Lynnewood Hall, an Elkins Park mansion that made architect Horace Trumbauer famous, has found its savior in the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation, which now owns Peter A.B. Widener’s grand home, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. The 110-room, 100,000-square-foot 1899 mansion is the largest Gilded Age mansion still standing in the Philadelphia region. The…
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In Advance of Tomorrow’s Scorching Weather, 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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Once Storied and Majestic Lynnewood Hall Falls Into Disrepair
Lynnewood Hall, a once majestic 110-room residence located in Elkins Park in neighboring Montgomery County, has fallen into disrepair after being abandoned for 25 years, write Josie Adnitt and Chiara Fiorillo for the Mirror. The property was built for Peter Arrell Browne Widener, an investor in the Titanic, between 1897 and 1900. The mansion covers…
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Elkins Park Vintners Bubble Up to List of Black-Owned Businesses Worth Supporting
If you are looking for more Philadelphia-area Black-owned businesses to add to the roster of companies you regularly support, you need look no further than Mitchell & Mitchell Wines in Elkins Park. The recommendation came from a staff report in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The wine-making company is one of 14 businesses that has made the…
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Salus University Faculty Member Lives Boyhood Dream with Phila. Hockey Team
As a kid, David Meltzer, OD, FAAO, played street hockey and was a big fan of the Philadelphia Flyers. He recalls watching the Flyers in the 1980s, when the team made the Stanley Cup finals three times during that decade. Now, he gets to share the ice with some of his boyhood idols like Brad Marsh and…
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