Outdoors
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The Bucks County Classic Is Returning to Doylestown. Read To Know When and How To Participate
The popular Bucks County Classic bike race will be returning to Doylestown in mid-September, seeing racers from around the world come to the area. Mike Maney wrote about the upcoming race for the Bucks County Herald. This year’s race will be the 18th edition of the popular race. With riders coming from around the globe,…
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Nockamixon State Park Implements New Hunting Guidelines To Increase Public Safety
In an effort to increase public safety, Bucks County’s Nockamixon State Park will be one of several local parks updating their hunting guidelines. Dayne Marae wrote about the new guidelines for 69 WFMZ News. Following the accidental shooting and killing of a Bucks County man at the park in 2020, local lawmakers have been working…
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“Scarecrows in the Village” To Return To Peddler’s Village. Find Out How You Can Participate in the Fun
The popular “Scarecrows in the Village” event will be returning to Peddler’s Village in September, kicking off the local Halloween season. From Sept. 5 to Halloween Day, the Lahaska village will see an army of scarecrows standing around the area. Each year, entrees become more and more creative with their spooky creations. From Disney characters…
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KoP Derm Firm Donations Send Sun-Safety Message: Always Make a Motion for the Lotion
Dermatology Partners, taking pity perhaps on the crew of lifeguards who spend summers perched with watchful eyes high above area pools, has made a helpful donation to protect them. The skincare health provider sent umbrellas and bottles of sunscreen to the lifeguards and staff at the Upper Merion Township pool. It hopes the gifts (lotion…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Phila. Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminshed in the Phila. collar counties. One contributing factor may have been the public encouragement for residents to wage war on the creepy crawlers. But signs also show that the initial zeal to hunt them may be ebbing away locally.…
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Here’s What to Know About the Upcoming 72nd Annual Middletown Grange Fair in Wrightstown
The 72nd annual Middletown Grange Fair will be returning to Bucks County for the next few days. Ella Castronuovo wrote about the fair for the Bucks County Courier Times. The popular fair will be returning to the Middletown Grange at 576 Penns Park Road in Wrightstown from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21. First starting in…
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Sesame Place Will Begin Training Employees on Diversity, Inclusion to Avoid Future Incidents
After their famous theme park made headlines following a recently recorded incident, Sesame Place said that they will begin training employees on diversity and inclusion. Staff writers at The Associated Press wrote about the training in Bloomberg. The recent controversy surrounding a the alleged ignoring of a child by a park employee, dressed as a…
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Normandy Farm Holds End-of-Summer Fundraiser for Travis Manion Foundation
Summer is meant for scaled-back work schedules, family time of relaxation, and plenty of entertaining diversions like movies and sports. But Normandy Farm invites the public to an event designed to usher out Summer 2022 on a note of gravitas, patriotism and beneficence: A Travis Manion Foundation beef and beer. The Aug. 25 event in…
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Philly Skydiver Jumps into His 40th Birthday by Attempting New Record at Perkasie Airport for Charity
A Philadelphia skydiving instructor celebrated his 40th birthday by attempting to break a new record at a Perkasie airport for charity. Sharifa Jackson wrote about the charitable feat for 6ABC Action News. Chris Howard, an instructor at Skydive Philadelphia, made it his goal to jump from a plane 101 times on Wednesday. One of his…
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Land Purchase to Make Green Lane Park Just a Wee Bit Larger and Greener
The move of Deep Creek Learning Center, a private school to Schwenksville may enable Montgomery County to add a 1.1-acre parcel to the extensive footprint of Green Lane Park. The story was part of Dan Sokil’s turf at The Times Herald. The Upper Frederick Township plot once held a K-through-12 private school, the Deep Creek…
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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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Tinicum Arts Festival Sees Massive Success After Return Following a Two-Year Hiatus
The popular Tinicum Art Festival in Bucks County made their return in July following a two-year hiatus. Andy Holtzman wrote about the festival’s return in the Bucks County Herald. Hosted by the Tinicum Civic Association, an estimated 6,000 visitors attended the event over the course of the festival weekend, which was held from July 9…
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Pennsylvania Uses a Fine Approach — Meaning Both Workable and Costly — to Tamp Down Lanternfly Infestation
State officials have enacted fines for businesses and organizations that do not adhere to quarantine rules in 34 counties to help mitigate the spread of the spotted lanternfly (SLF), writes Brian X. McCrone for NBC10. The measures are designed to keep the invasive insect from spreading from Pennsylvania to New England, Washington D.C., and as…
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Peddler’s Village in August: Peachy-Keen
This may come as a shock, but summer 2022 is elapsing. The time for outdoor fun is growing short, but fortunately, local event calendars are stocked, including Peddler’s Village’s, which is celebrating Peach Month. Highlights of all things Prunus persica (the genus of a peach) are: A sidewalk sale kickoff to the event (Aug. 5–7),…
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YMCA Camp Bucks Kids Sit Down with High-Profile Lunch Buddy: Sen. Bob Casey
The kids at YMCA Camp Bucks had an additional adult attending a lunch session last week. It wasn’t a supplemental food server, nor an extra pair of eyes monitoring behavior. It was Senator Bob Casey, as reported by John Berry in The Trentonian. Casey was at the Fairless Hills site to visit with the campers;…
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Bucks County Offers Plenty of Proximity to Shedding Modern-Day Stress — And Dress
Bucks County vacationers who want to truly escape modern life are well positioned. After navigating a relatively short commute from the area (less than 90 minutes) a unique getaway awaits. All it takes is a tankful of gas, some sunscreen, and perhaps a dose of bravery to give a clothing optional destination a try. Admittedly,…
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Want to Support Bucks County’s Trail System? Don’t Forget the TIP
As June’s Great Outdoors Month begins to wane the William Penn Foundation reminds Bucks County residents that the local Circuit Trail system — a treasured county asset — could use some public support. What’s more, getting behind the cause takes only a mouse-click nomination of the Liberty Bell Trail to the Pa. Transportation Improvement Program…
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Quakertown Nonprofit Builds Kids’ Confidence Right off the Bat
Pride of Quakertown (POQ) is a nonprofit community service organization that funds local kids’ extracurricular activities. Whether it’s playing a musical instrument, learning to horseback ride, or gaining karate skills, its leadership believes there is value in stretching kids physically, creatively, and competitively. Or at least in not allowing financial setbacks to keep preteens from…
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