Lansdowne
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Former Sixers President and Lansdowne Native Pat Croce Takes on Everest While Battling Rare Blood Cancer
Pat Croce, the 71-year-old former Sixers president, entrepreneur, and spiritual seeker, faced one of his hardest challenges yet: taking chemotherapy pills while trekking Mount Everest. Once known for his roaring “I feel great!” optimism, Croce built a fortune in physical therapy, helped revive the Philadelphia 76ers, and became a larger-than-life figure in Philly sports, reports Larry…
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Lansdowne Author’s Fiction Explores Dark Themes, Supernatural Encounters
Eric Knight loves to tell stories. Always has. At 14, he was weaving stories about his family and his friends. Sometimes stories sprang solely from his imagination. “They would always say, ‘Man, you tell a hell of a story, you should be a writer,” Knight recalled. Now, with four self-published books under his belt, and…
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Sales Jump for Lansdowne’s Forte3D After $250,000 ‘Shark Tank’ Deal
Lansdowne-based Forte3D $250,000 deal on “Shark Tank” is already translating into a noticeable uptick in sales one week after founder and CEO Alfred Goodrich appeared on the ABC reality series, writes Stephanie L. Arnold for Philadelphia Business Journal. “I’d say we’re at least 20 times our weekly revenue,” Goodrich said. “We’re blowing it out.” The…
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William Penn Runs Out of Cash in January Without a State Budget
William Penn School District will run out of money to operate its schools by the end of January, said Superintendent Eric Becoats at a Monday night school board meeting. William Penn covers Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, and Yeadon Boroughs, with about 4,500 students in 11 schools. The district depends on Pennsylvania for 55…
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For $420,000 You Can Get This Victorian Twin Home in Lansdowne
$420,000. That’s the new record-setting median home sale price reached in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area in July, according to the multiple listing service Bright MLS. For that amount of money, you can buy a large Victorian twin home in Lansdowne, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Using $420,000 as the purchase price, Bond compared…
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After Decades of Closure, Lansdowne Theater Set to Open Its Doors Again as a Concert Hall
A century-old Lansdowne Theater is set to open its doors on August 22 after nearly four decades of closure, with the presentation of Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The movie theater was forced to close in 1987 after a devastating fire and has stayed unused since then. Ownership of the…
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Lansdowne Woman Who Lost Her Daughter Cares for Miracle Baby Left Behind
Tylicia Bell is coping with the loss of her 19-year-old daughter, a victim of murder, even as she remains strong for her granddaughter. Tanyiah Bell was eight months pregnant when she was shot and killed in her apartment by her boyfriend, according to Lansdowne police. Doctors were able to save the baby, and Tanyiah Miracle…
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William Penn School District Cuts Continue; State Actions Requested
William Penn School District is implementing a 5.9 percent property tax increase and is cutting positions to cope with a budget crisis, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Two actions from Pennsylvania would keep it from having to cut art, athletic, and music programs next year. “This is not something that I want to do,” Superintendent…
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Lansdowne Theater Plans Fall Reopening as Public Gets Restoration Tour
A $19 million project to restore the former glory of the Lansdowne Theater as it becomes a new concert venue got some love Saturday when community members and leaders were invited inside. The former movie theater at 31 N. Lansdowne Ave. dates back to 1927 and has been closed since 1987. It’s scheduled to open…
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Olympian Darrell Hill Got His Start in Shot Put at Penn Wood High
From being a 2016 shot put champion in Rio de Janeiro to analyzing the 2024 Olympic field events for NBC, Darrell Hill has experienced the Olympics from multiple angles, writes Lochlahn March for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hill is a Penn Wood High School and Penn State University graduate who is currently coaching women’s track and…
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Judge Moves From Court to High School to Keep Teens on the Right Track
District Justice W. Keith Williams II, whose court covers Yeadon, Lansdowne and East Lansdowne, is tired of seeing young people in his courtroom, writes Antionette Lee for KYW Newsradio. That’s why this 1983 Penn Wood High School graduate has stepped up as a volunteer with Men on Mission. “The program is just an opportunity for…
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2nd Oscar for Lansdowne Native Byron Howard with Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Win
Lansdowne native Byron Howard received his second Oscar win Sunday when Encanto won best animated feature, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.com. Encanto was one of three Walt Disney Animation Studios Films up for the award this year. Howard’s been a doodler and a cartoon fan going back to his younger years at Ardmore Elementary School…
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Borrowing a Cup of Sugar Is Just the Beginning for ‘Buy Nothing Lansdowne’
Lansdowne is the local home of a national campaign that’s catching fire — the Buy Nothing Project, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Buy Nothing Lansdowne has only one rule for its 1,400 Facebook group: If you live in Lansdowne, you can give, receive, lend and borrow. There’s no money involved, no selling, buying, or trading.…
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Mail Carrier Al Campanile Gets Beautiful Send-Off From Appreciative Residents
Al Campanile is retiring as a mail carrier after 37 years and the Lansdowne community he serves wants to know how much it appreciates him, writes Ellie Rushing for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In a time of post office upheaval, Campanile is described by people on his 10-year route as “professional,” “consistent” and “kind.” The neighbors…
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Walter J. Fox, Noted Journalist and Author, Dies at 89
Walter J. Fox, a journalist and retired Temple and West Chester University professor raised in Lansdowne has died, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He died Aug. 8 at age 89. He’s the author of Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists. From 1955 through 2020, he worked as a writer and reporter…
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