Upper Darby
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Breakfast Joint The Wiz Café Replaces Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby
Wilson’s Secret Sauce on Township Line Road in Upper Darby will be replaced with an all-day breakfast and brunch restaurant, The Wiz Cafe, writes Victor Firillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The barbecue restaurant is closing soon, a year after Gordon Ramsay showed up in a new reality show, Gordon Ramsey’s Secret Service, to give the restaurant…
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Wilson’s Secret Sauce Closing a Year After Gordon Ramsay Visit
A year after Wilson’s Secret Sauce got a retooling visit from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, the Upper Darby barbecue restaurant is closing, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Ramsay’s interventions appeared on an episode of a new Fox show, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. Now, husband-and-wife owners Steve and Kelly Wilson have decided to replace their…
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Cemeteries Seek Creative Alternatives as Revenue Declines
There are more people than ever opting for cremations so cemeteries, particularly smaller ones like the Har Jedhuda Cemetery in Upper Darby, are struggling, writes Nate File for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Har Jehuda has been important for the region’s Jewish community since it was founded in the 1890s, with more than 20,000 graves. These days, though,…
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Developers Are Descending on Rare Open Space in Upper Darby
Open space in the area of Township Line and State roads in Upper Darby has become a lightning rod for developers. The latest proposal is a car wash near the intersection on three undeveloped acres known as the Mozino property, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. It would sit next to and behind the…
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Drexel Hill Man Coined Now Famous Bernie Parent Bumper Sticker
Fans of the Philadelphia Flyers may remember a 1974 bumper sticker that was making the rounds, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent,” it read. The slogan was all about longtime Flyers goalie Bernie Parent, an NHL Hall of Famer and member of the Broad Street Bullies…
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Justine Mays’ Upper Darby Home Dubbed ‘Ugliest in America’ by HGTV
Justine May’s Upper Darby home uses doors for decorations, has cigar boxes for wallpaper, and a grill bolted to the exterior of the second floor. That and more earned it the title of “Ugliest Home in America” by HGTV, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. HGTV host Retta and interior designer Alison Victoria showed…
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Upper Darby’s Popular Pica’s Restaurant Announces New Location
Pica’s in Upper Darby was set to close its 69-year location on West Chester Pike this summer as it downsizes and relocates. That is no longer the case, writes Max Bennett for Marple Newtown Patch. “We have decided to delay our closing to the fall,” according to a social media post from the Pica family…
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Former Upper Darby Summer Stager David Corenswet Talks Superman and Philly
Upper Darby Summer Stager David Corenswet, the star of the new ‘Superman‘ movie due out July 11, has made the cover of People Magazine, which hit newsstands Friday. In the cover interview, the Philadelphia-born actor who grew up in Upper Merion Township shared why he prefers the Eagles over the Phillies, and hoagies over cheesesteaks,…
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Cobbs Creek Could Be the Most Important Project in American Golf
The Philadelphia region has some great golf. Think Aronimink, Merion, Pine Valley, and the Philadelphia Cricket Club. They are all dreamscapes of golf, and most people will never play them, writes Laz Versalles for Skratch.golf. That didn’t sit right with golf course architect Hugh Wilson, who designed Merion and was a top player there. He…
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A Chef Gordon Ramsay Sighting Near Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby
What’s up with a recent chef Gordon Ramsay appearance near Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby and why was the barbecue restaurant closed to the public for a week? Local residents spotted Ramsay of Kitchen Nightmares fame walking down a street just steps from the restaurant. There was also a busy collection of trucks and…
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Tina Fey’s Favorite Upper Darby Pizza Shop Is Relocating and Downsizing After 69 Years
Pica’s restaurant in Upper Darby is closing its location in the summer of 2025 after a 69-year legacy of serving its signature pan pizza and other old world Italian delicacies at the same location on West Chester Pike. The restaurant plans to relocate and downsize somewhere else in Delaware County, writes Michael Klein for The…
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Upper Darby Considers the Fate of Now-Closed Tower Theater
The Tower Theater, once host to world-famous performers, has been closed since 2022. Now Upper Darby is contemplating what should come next for the historic theater, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The Tower opened as a movie house and vaudeville theater in the 1920s. A fire closed it in the early 1970s, but…
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2nd Golfer, Jordan Spieth, Joins Tiger Woods in Backing Cobbs Creek Project
Tiger Woods has been joined by professional golfer Jordan Spieth in backing a $150 million restoration and expansion of the Cobbs Creek Golf Campus in West Philadelphia and Upper Darby, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. A three-time major winner, Spieth has awarded the Cobbs Creek Foundation a $250,000 grant through the Jordan Spieth…
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See What a New Weapons Detection System Found on Its First Day in Upper Darby Schools
Students lined up at Upper Darby High School Dec. 4 for their first Evolv weapons detector walk-through, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. By the time the students were finished passing through the new Evolv system, a pair of brass knuckles and a knife were spotted. The AI that runs the Evolv system wasn’t…
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This Upper Darby Record Collector Has a Store, But You Shouldn’t Stay Too Long
The owner of R&B Records in Upper Darby has an interesting customer approach: if you must come to his store, don’t stay long and know what you want, writes Beccah Hendrickson at 6abc. Val Shively prefers doing business by mail. “This is a landfill, not a record shop,” he said. The store, open since 1990,…
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Market-Frankford El Getting Brand New Cars starting in 2029
The first new cars for the Market Frankford El will arrive in the spring of 2029, with the last added to the fleet in 2031, according to SEPTA officials. The transit agency’s board voted July 25 to approve a $848 million contract for up to 240 new cars, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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SEPTA Lays Out $75M Improvement Plan for 69th Street Terminal
SEPTA plans to do an extensive remodeling of the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, which it described as its second busiest transit hub in the SEPTA system. Ryan Judge, SEPTA’s deputy chief planning officer, presented a $75 million master plan this week to modernize the 1907 facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.…
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Meet the Real ‘Mean Girls’ Glen Coco. He’s From Upper Darby
Tina Fey’s favorite line from her 2004 movie “Mean Girls” uses the name of someone she grew up with in Upper Darby. That line? “You go Glen Coco!”. Fey talked about the film while promoting an upcoming movie musical version due out Jan. 12, writes Rosa Cargagena for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Glen Cocco (note the…
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