Langhorne
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Of Five Bucks County Communities Ranked for Fastest-Growing Home Prices, One Hit No. 1
Over the past several years, the pandemic has been the driving force behind the real estate boom that sent home prices soaring in the Phila. area, reports Stacker. Among 30 communities in the southeast corner of Pa. noted for fastest residential real estate price jumps, five are in Bucks County. New Hope ranked first, with…
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Summer Sports Season 2022: Bucks County Fishing Fans Can’t Seem to Catch a Break
Bucks County fishing fans will need two things this summer: greater patience and a fatter wallet. Gregory Vellner netted the reasons behind these inconveniences for NewsBreak. The drop in the number of catchable fish — at least at Core Creek Park in Langhorne — is because of a stocking issue earlier this spring. According to…
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U.S. Golf Association Identifies Bucks County Public Golf Courses as Best Picks to Bring the Sticks
The United States Golf Association (USGA), the sport’s domestic governing body, has compiled a national list of best public courses. Fifteen of them are right in our own backyard. If the mention of public golf conjures images of divot-pitted fairways, pockmarked greens, and boorish players, the stereotype is unfounded. The USGA finds that many of…
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Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Holds Cultural Events: One Virtual; One Live
With the last of the spring chill finally receding locally, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce is anticipating the coming days of summer. In its effort to spark connections, especially with the arts, the organization announces two public programs. The first is the annual Bucks Fever Artists’ Studio Tour. This chance to peek over the…
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Sesame Place Classic Attracts Athletes from the Fiercely Competitive to the Off-the-Charts Cute
Runners’ family and friends who are spectating at tomorrow’s Sesame Place Classic will assuredly beam with pride as runners finish their respective courses. But the biggest grins will most likely accompany the athletes covering the shortest distance, as reported by Wayne Fish at the Bucks County Herald. More experienced runners will tackle a 5K or…
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In a Move Oscar Will Surely Grouch About, Hugs Return to Sesame Place
Sesame Place, just on the cusp of its full-blown spring/summer 2022 season, is changing a former pandemic-related policy. Suffice to say, Oscar the Grouch will hate it; Elmo will love it. The close proximity character interactions that were sidelined by COVID-19 cautiousness, are back. In other words, it’s hugs all around, reports Laura Smythe for…
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Families Will Soon Need Another Visual Icon Telling Them ‘How to Get, How to Get to Sesame Place’
The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (BCWSA) tower in Middletown Township is coming down. Its loss won’t mean much to customers, as it has been empty for years. But its absence may disappoint area children, reports Peg Quann in the Bucks County Courier Times. The 145-foot tank was once a dull gray. But in…
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Plenty to ‘Like’: Social Media Post Leads to New Kidney for Langhorne Resident
Social media can be blamed for numerous societal downsides: rumor-mongering, bullying, hate speech. But as proven recently in Langhorne, it can also be an agent for good. JoAnn Pileggi, of FOX29 Philadelphia, reported the story of how a public post led to a needy patient’s new kidney. In 2021, FOX 29 profiled local resident Joe…
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A Roarin’ Good Time, Blending the Jurassic and the Fantastic, Set to Stomp into Oxford Valley Mall
Oxford Valley Mall meets Ilsa Nublar (the ill-fated island of the Jurassic Park novels and film franchise). From May 6–15, the Langhorne retail mecca is hosting Jurassic Quest, an interactive, experiential, and startlingly lifelike dino meet-and-greet. Jurassic Quest Holdings, LLC, of Conroe Tx., created the traveling show in 2013. Its exhibitions — comprising 90 events…
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Dapper in Doylestown: Yelp Shows Five-Star Barber Shops Generating Buzz in the Borough
Whatever the secret sauce is to a successful barber shop, Doylestown seems to have it. Combing through the Yelp reviews reveals six in-borough shops earning maximum ratings of five stars: Three other five-star haircuts aside from those in Doylestown were also noted: More on Bucks County’s bounty of brilliant barbers is at Yelp.
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Local Food-Service Businesses Honor County Police Officers with ‘Fuel the Force’ Outreach
Christina Nelson, employee of La Stella Italian Market in Newtown, sought a tangible way to thank local law enforcement officers. Given her food-service experience, doing something meal related seemed natural. Jenn Frederick of FOX29 Philadelphia covered the clever result. Nelson knew that a group-meal thank you wouldn’t work, given officers’ busy schedules. Instead, she devised…
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Capital Health ‘Micro Hospital’ Project Near Oxford Valley Mall to Recover from Pandemic Halt
The Capital Health renovation of the former Forest Health Medical Center near Oxford Valley Mall is again progressing toward completion. John George reported the project’s revised timeline, delayed by COVID-19, in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 55,000-sq.-ft. building that once was a specialty hospital serving surgical weight-loss patients. It is again on track, after stalling,…
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Krimpets and Cryptocurrency in One Stop: Doylestown Store Gains Bitcoin ATM
The Global Gas Station at 3611 North Easton Road in Doylestown enables the purchase of most convenience-store merchandise: fuel, newspaper, Tastykakes, lottery tickets. But now, customers can also purchase (and sell) Bitcoin, using an onsite ATM. The functionality comes from supplier Hippo Kiosks LLC, located in Whitehall in the Lehigh Valley. The machine allows customers…
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Big Bucks for Bucks County: $6.5M in Funding: Who’s In for a Windfall?
Last week’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act is bringing $6.6 million in funding to Bucks County communities. The dollars will fill needs made known through the Community Funding Request process, which U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick championed for the betterment of the county. Nine community projects are getting a shot in the…
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Wells Fargo Bank Unhitches Another Bucks County Location from Its Team of Branches
The Wells Fargo branch at 120 N. Pine Street, Langhorne, will soon close, joining the financial institution’s 49 other darkened regional locations this year. Jeff Blumenthal explained the thinking behind the shuttered locations in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The bank has filed paperwork with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to notify the…
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Drone Alone: As Appealing as Bucks County Is from the Ground, It’s Especially Magical from the Air
Bucks County drone operators have filled Instagram with some downright stunning aerial views of our county. Doylestown, for example, quietly watches a spectacular sunset, in advance of an approaching rainstorm. , , Grey, clouded Chalfont receives a blanket of white from a recent dose of winter weather. . . But resilient Chalfont can just as…
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Sen. Robert ‘Tommy’ Tomlinson Foregoes Run for Seventh Term; Decides Instead to Retire
State Sen. Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson has announced his exit from Harrisburg. The Republican’s decision, posted on Facebook yesterday, caps nearly 30 years of service to Bucks County’s Sixth District, which covers Bensalem, Bristol, Hulmeville, Ivyland, Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Lower Southampton, Middletown, Northampton, Penndel, Warwick, and Wrightstown. “When I look back to that first senate race…
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Lack of Reported Bucks County Coyote Sightings Begs the Question: Has He Taken It on the Lam?
The Feb. presence of a coyote understandably made neighbors edgy. Fears were stoked especially by a suspected case of predation that took the life of a family pet near Core Creek Park and Playicki Park in Middletown Township/Langhorne. Greg Vellner sniffed out the story for the Community Voice. The carnivore may very well still be…
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